“When animals make a stupid mistake, you laugh at them. A cat misjudges a leap. A dog looks overly quizzical about a simple object. These are funny things. But when a person doesnt understand someth...”

“Newness wears off.This is something Ive learned about relationships. Ive had more than a few run their course, the idiosyncrasies that were once endearing becoming annoying, the jump of my heart in...”

“We're cleaning cat ears.Rhonda doesn't require us to come in on Sundays, but somebody has to feed the animals. Yesterday Alex and I helped five cats and two dogs find homes...We agreed we probably ...”

“You see it in all animals - the female of the species is more deadly than the male.''Except humans.”

“A puppy feels like life and love. Their entire bodies are softfur, skin, the pads of their feet new and delicate. They radiate warmth in the way science can explain, but it goes further than that. ...”

“Everyone thinks if you fix a male dog it will lower his aggression, but most of the biters are female. Its basic instinct to protect their womb. You see it in all animals - the female of the specie...”

“A statue stands in a shaded placeAn angel girl with an upturned faceA name is written on a polished rockA broken heart that the world forgot”

“If you are really doing all this for your kids, then why are you so mean to them?”

“A terrible sadness threatened to overwhelm me as I wondered how two people capable of such love for each other had eventually felt so little for the child they had produced between them.”