“It seemed a strange thing to him, when earth was earth and rain was rain, that scrawny pines should grow in the scrub, while by every branch and lake and river there grew magnolias. Dogs were the same everywhere, and oxen and mules and horses. But trees were different in different places.” ShouldDifferentEarthGrowsTreeDogStrangeGrewRainRiversHorseBranchesLakesDifferent PlaceStrange ThingsMulesMagnoliasOxen Book:The Yearling Source: The Yearling
“You can love infinity, eternity, Scotty dogs, sports, work, play, the feelings of being alive, the earth, the sky, the fire, the wind ... there's a lot you can love.” PlayFeelingsEarthSportsFireAliveSkyDogWindYogaEternityInfinityBhakti YogaScottyWork Play Author:Frederick Lenz
“Dogs change lives. Half Buddha, half Bozo, they keep us tethered to the earth, and teach us to fly. Our dogs are our sanity keepers.” EarthHalfTeachDogLife ChangingSanityKeepers Book:Woman's Best Friend: Women Writers on the Dogs in Their Lives Source: Woman's Best Friend: Women Writers on the Dogs in Their Lives
“If the stars are suns and the earth is the earth and there are men only upon this earth and anything can put an end to anything and any dog does anything like anybody does it what is the difference between eternity and anything.” IfsMenDoeEndsEarthStarsDifferencesSunDogEternity Book:Everybody's Autobiography Source: Everybody's Autobiography
“That dog is mine said those poor children; that place in the sun is mine; such is the beginning and type of usurpation throughout the earth. [Fr., Ce chien est a moi, disaient ces pauvres enfants; c'est la ma place au soleil. Voila le commencement et l'image de l'usurpation de toute la terre.]” ChildrenSaidEarthPoorSunDogMinesTypePossessionCommencementUsurpationPoor Children Author:Blaise Pascal