Dogs are voiceless ... a critical part of having dogs is emotional responsibility: learning how to understand them and, when necessary, to speak and act on their behalf.

Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.

A border collie named Orson inspired me to buy a 110-acre farm with four barns and a sheep. That led to a series of books about Bedlam Farm and about dogs, rural life, lambing and herding sheep.

Dogs and other animals - goats, donkeys, cows, a grumpy rooster - continue to change my writing life.

Americans have an extraordinary love-hate relationship with the rich culture they've created. They buy, watch and read it even as they ban, block and condemn it.

I am lucky in marriage and in dogs.

Actual evil probably requires much more creativity, passion, and political ideology than anyone at or near the top of Microsoft seems to possess.

Dogs are blameless, devoid of calculation, neither blessed nor cursed with human motives. They can't really be held responsible for what they do. But we can."--from The Dogs of Bedlam Farm

When an animal dies, it gives you the chance to love another animal. That's an insightful and profound way to look at it.

Taking responsibility and having faith in your own judgment will help you make good choices and decisions at the end of your pet's life.

No other work of man in any language even faintly resembles the intricate structure and design of the Bible. The fact remains – only an infinite mind could have devised this Book of books.

Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders.

I believe health care is a civil right.

Like I said, when you have to play against a great player every night, that defines who you are if you can compete on that same level night in and night out.

A good rider on a good horse is as much above himself and others as the world can make him.

Remember when we used to worry about some weirdo having a razor blade inside an apple on Halloween? Not anymore. Like a kid today would eat an apple.

Hey, if you decided to tear up the town, you can always use the leftover bread from my breakfast in place of your cane. I'm pretty sure it's hard enough to bust heads.

Madness and genius are two sides to the same coin.

A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him.

I can't go back because I lost all my Soul Reaper powers! - Rukia You lost your powers? What are they, socks? - Ichigo