Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself.

One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us

The wives of Spartans are the secret pillars of the world."--Odd Thomas

One door away from heaven And the key is ours to lose. One door away from heaven But oh, the entry dues.

I need those nukes, the chief said. I need them, I need them right now. I don't want to be an enabler, sir. I'd rather get you into a twelve step program to help you break this addiction.

For some, the past is a chain, each day a link, raveling backward to one ringbolt or another, in one dark place or another, and tomorrow is a slave to yesterday.

These days, people spent too much time striving to understand their feelings - and then ended up with none that were genuine.