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W. Bruce Cameron is a renowned columnist, born in 1960. His work is known for its humor and insightful observations, which have won him a wide following among readers.

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“I think one of the wonderful messages of A Dog's Purpose is how difficult it is for humans to master love without making it a muddy mess. God invented love and it is therefore perfect, and dogs are better at celebrating this perfection than we are. When in doubt as to how we should feel, we could do far worse than trying to live life like the dogs.”

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Author:W. Bruce Cameron

“Dogs have important jobs, like barking when the doorbell rings, but cats have no function in a house whatsoever.”

Important Jobs House Dog Cat Function Rings Important Jobs

Book:A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans

Source: A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans

“My purpose, my whole life, had been to love him and be with him, to make him happy. I didn’t want to cause any unhappiness now—in that way, I decided it was probably better than he wasn’t here to see this, though I missed him so much at that moment the ache of it was as bad as the strange pains in my belly.”

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Author:W. Bruce Cameron

“You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him.”

Ifs Men Dog Puppy Good Dog

Author:W. Bruce Cameron

“Dog’ is ‘God’ spelled backward; you know that. That’s why you’re here, to help the nuns do God’s work.”

Knows Helping Dog Nun

Book:A Dog's Journey: A Novel

Source: A Dog's Journey: A Novel

“Some people just don’t appreciate having a dog around. It’s sad to think there are people like that. I knew Gloria was that way—maybe that’s why she could never be truly happy.”

People Thinking Way Dog Appreciate Truly Happy Gloria

Book:A Dog's Journey: A Novel

Source: A Dog's Journey: A Novel

“That's the lesson of the dogs, that it's important to both live in the moment and then go on to the next wonderful thing.”

Important Moments Next Wonderful Dog Goes On Lessons Live In The Moment Wonderful Things

Book:The Dogs of Christmas

Source: The Dogs of Christmas

About the Author

Born: 1960
Known for: Columnist
Quotes: 18

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A Dog's Journey: A NovelRelated source material

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