I could have grabbed his shirt collar. I could have pulled him close to me, so close he could feel my breath on his skin, and I could have said to him, "This is just a crisis. A flash! A single match struck against the implacable darkness of time! You are the one who taught me to never give up. You taught me that new possibilities emerge for those who are prepared, for those who are ready. You have to believe!
Garth SteinIโve always felt almost human. Iโve always known that thereโs something about me thatโs different than other dogs. Sure, Iโm stuffed into a dogโs body, but thatโs just the shell. Itโs whatโs inside thatโs important. The soul. And my soul is very human.
Garth SteinThere is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.
Garth SteinPerhaps that is what life is all aboutโthe search for such a connection. The search for magic. The search for the inexplicable. Not in order to explain it, or contain it. Simply in order to feel it. Because in that recognition of the sublime, we see for a moment the entire universe in the palm of our hand. And in that moment, we touch the face of God.
Garth Stein