Many dogs can understand almost every word humans say, while humans seldom learn to recognize more than half a dozen barks, if that. And barks are only a small part of the dog language. A wagging tail can mean so many things. Humans know that it means a dog is pleased, but not what a dog is saying about his pleasedness.
Dodie SmithThere is something revolting about the way girls' minds so often jump to marriage long before they jump to love.
Dodie SmithStill, looking through the old volumes was soothing, because thinking of the past made the present seem a little less real.
Dodie Smith