“When you spent your entire career on the fringes of violence, the dogs helped remind you that you were still human”

“Why wasn't my time spent helping people instead of a puppy? I don't know and I don't care but at least I saved something.”

“You don’t know what goes on in anyone’s life but your own. And when you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re not messing with just that part. Unfortunately, you can’t be that precise and selective. When you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re messing with their entire life. Everything. . . affects everything.”

“Don't let anyone take your power by influencing what you do.... sure ask for advice when you are still deciding, but once you are sure what you want to go for, don't let anyone deflect you. It is YOUR choice to make and to follow through.”

“Your presence here is is only a matter of conducting an experiment in limits, reminding yourself of what you aren’t.”

“When you mess with one part of a person's life, you're messing with their entire life.”

“And when you mess with one part of a person's life, you're not messing with just that part. When you mess with one part of a person's life, you're messing with their entire life.”