Dogs, the foremost snobs in creation, are quick to notice the difference between a well-clad and a disreputable stranger.

Win without boasting. Lose without excuse.

Soon or late, every dog's master's memory becomes a graveyard; peopled by wistful little furry ghosts that creep back unbidden, at times, to a semblance of their olden lives.

The dog was cold and in pain. But being only a dog it did not occur to him to trot off home to the comfort of the library fire and leave his master to fend for himself.

When a puppy takes fifty catnaps in the course of the day, he cannot always be expected to sleep the night through.

No breeder is above catering to intelligent praise of his dog.

The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.

I've been beautiful all along.

They are many wounded hearts here. Many! Some admit. Others - the stubborn ones, scribble poetry instead.

Anger is the prelude to courage.

Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing.

Knowledge is important, but only if we're being kind and gentle with ourselves as we work to discover who we are.

It seems not to have been written. It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth.

I am mentally preparing myself for the five-year-old mind. I want to come down to their physical limitations and up to their sense of wonder and awe.

I love pitching in front of big crowds and in huge stadiums.