A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.
Blizzards, floods, volcanos, hurricanes, earthquakes: They fascinate because they nakedly reveal that Mother Nature, afflicted with bipolar disorder, is as likely to snuff us as she is to succor us.
By their delight in being with us, the reliable sunniness of their disposition, the joy they bring to playtime, the curiosity with which they embrace each new experience, dogs can melt cynicism, and sweeten the bitter heart.
Fate cannot be sidestepped or outrun.
Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself. I also suspect that we cherish dogs because their unblemished souls make us wish- consciously or unconsciously- that we were as innocent as they are, and make us yearn for a place where innocence is universal and where the meanness, the betrayals, and the cruelties of this world are unknown.
Hatred and anger are only scars upon a beach, while love is the rolling surf that ceaselessly smooths the sand.
Human beings can always be relied upon to assert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid.
If dogs talked, one of them would be president by now. Everybody likes dogs.
Ignorance isn't bliss, but sometimes ignorance makes it possible for us to sleep at night.
In a crunch a man's reputation never counts for as much as it ought to.
In a world that daily disconnects further from truth, more and more people accept the virtual in place of the real, and all things virtual are also malleable.
Life you can evade; death you cannot.
Loneliness comes in two basic varieties. When it results from a desire for solitude, loneliness is a door we close against the world. When the world instead rejects us, loneliness is an open door, unused.
Love isn't enough. Your parents have to know how to relate to you, and to each other. They have to want to be with you more than with anyone else.
No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is the relationship you have with a good dog.
One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us.
One of the greatest sorrows of human existence is that some people aren't happy merely to be alive but find their happiness only in the misery of others.
Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear nor pity. Without fear, there could be no humility, and every man would be a monster. The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our humanity, our redemption.
Recognizing the structure of your psychology doesn't mean that you can easily rebuild it.
The sane understand that human beings are incapable of sustaining conspiracies on a grand scale, because some of our most defining qualities as a species are inattention to detail, a tendency to panic, and an inability to keep our mouths shut.
There's lots of law these days, but not much justice.
When we don't allow ourselves to hope, we don't allow ourselves to have purpose. Without purpose, without meaning, life is dark. We've no light within, and we're just living to die.
Where there's cake, there's hope. And there's always cake.
Your sense of responsibility to others can never be excessive.
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