“He was acutely aware then that he was closer to his future than he was with the memories of his past.” InspirationalPastImaginationFutureMemoryRememberingPast And Future Book:TITLE 13: A Novel Source: TITLE 13: A Novel
“Heald envied and admired a dog's existence, and it only weighed on him more when he considered the rare and undeniably questionable gift of knowing that he would die— that he was mortal. A dog could only embrace love absolutely, without hesitation, and could devote itself to it with complete and unabashed abandon, for the world was forever.” LoveLifeInspirationalHappinessDeathDyingPhilosophy Of LifeDeath And DyingDogsDogs And Humans Book:TITLE 13: A Novel Source: TITLE 13: A Novel
“Negativity, like mass, can neither be created nor destroyed—it exists in everything.” FeelingsSadnessEmotionalEmotionsAngerNegativityHopelessness Book:TITLE 13: A Novel Source: TITLE 13: A Novel
“You know, your grandmother once told me something that the Native Americans say about dogs with different-colored eyes: they are extraordinary, for they have the ability to look upon both heaven and hell.” WisdomMythologyEyesNative AmericanDogsNative American WisdomNative AmericansDogs And HumansPhilosphy Book:TITLE 13: A Novel Source: TITLE 13: A Novel
“A dog only got hurt if its love was repudiated, intentional or not, though it never had long to feel true sorrow in response because it never held its love back, regardless of reciprocation; the dog just tried to love you more. No other distractions such as work, home, friendships, or lovers—just the insistence of undying and unwavering affection in the truest sense of the word—asking for only a fraction of what it gave.” LoveInspirationalDevotionDogsDogs And HumansDog LoversDogs Loyalty Book:TITLE 13: A Novel Source: TITLE 13: A Novel
“This was when the aging smokestacks atop the monumental factories began to shut off one by one. There were still plenty left running to keep the air over Detroit filled with that choking industrial aptitude, but you were never far from a hollowed-out factory, massive steel tubes on the roofs pointing up toward the sky with nothing left inside but dust and cobwebs. These giant pillars of concrete and metal now jutted high like extended index fingers from broken and casted hands, pointing toward something they would never touch.” CitiesIndustryMemoryRuinsFactoriesDecayEnvironmentalismDetroitIndustrialism Book:TITLE 13: A Novel Source: TITLE 13: A Novel
“Heald did not understand cats. All his life he had been a dog person, naturally averse to cats due to his allergies. Many of the women that he knew in the city had cats. It couldn’t be as simple as men being “dog people” and women being “cat people”; he knew that was too one- dimensional. Maybe something about cats’ apprehensive and complicated nature drew women to adore them, sensing a mirrored personality that had to be appreciated, or at the very least, respected. Dogs, with their fanatical, uncomplicated, and singular devotion, were everything a man could ever ask for.” Men And WomenDogsCatsDogs And HumansDog LoversDogs And CatsDogs LoyaltyCats Vs Dogs Book:TITLE 13: A Novel Source: TITLE 13: A Novel