Iโve 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 SteinI'm a writer because I love reading. I love the conversation between a reader and a writer, and that it all takes place in a book-sort of a neutral ground. A writer puts down the words, and a reader interprets the words, and every reader will read a book differently. I love that.
Garth SteinWhen I return to the world, I will be a man. I will walk among you. I will lick my lips with my small, dexterous tongue. I will shake hands with other men, grasping firmly with my opposable thumbs. And I will teach all people that I know. And when I see a man or a woman or a child in trouble, I will extend my hand, both metaphorically and physically. I will offer my hand. To him. To her. To you. To the world. I will be a good citizen, a good partner in the endeaver of life that we all share.
Garth SteinBut what is worse, smelling the roast and not feasting, or not smelling the roast at all?
Garth Stein