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“Dogs are our link to paradise.” – Milan Kundera
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
― Josh Billings
“You think those dogs will not be in heaven! I tell you they will be there long before any of us.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.”
― Orhan Pamuk, My Name is Red
“The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.”
― Martin Luther
“The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too.”
― Samuel Butler
“A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.”
― Robert Benchley
“It’s hard not to immediately fall in love witha dog who has a good sense of humor.”
― Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie
“Did you know that there are over three hundred words for love in canine?”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Elsewhere
“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.”
―M.K. Clinton
“The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.”
― Johnny Depp
“To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.”
—Aldous Huxley
“A dog can’t think that much about what he’s doing, he just does what feels right.”
―Barbara Kingsolver
“When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it’s hard to feel sad.”
― Kristan Higgins, Catch of the Day
“Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished.”
—Dean Koontz
“Dogs don’t rationalize. They don’t hold anything against a person. They don’t see the outside of a human but the inside of a human.”
—Cesar Millan
“I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.”
—Gilda Radner