Most of what happens in the world is far beyond a dog's comprehension, so they must turn to their faith in us to help them navigate life's treacheries. Don't we, also, have unanswerable questions about the vagaries of modern existence for which the answer is beyond human grasp, so that only our faith can guide us?

Kansas is a piece of real estate that completely disproves the theory of roundness as a quality of the planet earth.

Dogs have important jobs, like barking when the doorbell rings, but cats have no function in a house whatsoever.

I wouldn't say that I have overcome opposition so much as I have tried to understand it. The lash of judgment carries a wounding sting, and there's a deeply instinctual tendency to want to respond in kind. I am not proud that my thoughts were blackened with vile opinions about the nature of those who were attacking me.

You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him.

That's the lesson of the dogs, that it's important to both live in the moment and then go on to the next wonderful thing.

Apparently there are three levels of brain activity. Level 1 is the lowest level - the amount of concentration required to, say, delete emails or serve in congress.