“A dog is not "almost human", and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such.”

“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.”

“A joy without object or reason rose within him, but like all such joys ebbed into frustration almost immediately because he did not know how to express it.”

“I live in the faith that there is a Presence and Power greater than I am that nurtures and supports me in ways I could not even imagine. I know that this Presence is All knowing and All Power and is Always right where I am”

“Your talk had a glow that fought the darkness back.”

“While leaning over the toilet getting up his nerve, he thought that the moment before making yourself throw up must be very like the instant before suicide. You are almost content to bear the sickening headache and the torment in your stomach rather than go through that moment. But the prospect of relief made you foolhardy and you jammed your finger down your throat.”

“Even a dog knows the difference between being kicked and being stumbled over.”