“Bravery and devotion to duty hath no greater reward than to see the cat get into trouble.”

“Cats are greedy, whereas I merely want all the scraps.”

“My idea of being a nice dog stops short of getting murdered for it.”

“Confession is good for all of us, but even better for you than for me.”

“Write about something you know. Try to leave your readers better off than they were before.”

“Hank is a dog, not a human dressed up in a dog suit. Humans share some of his flaws, but I get my ideas from watching dogs.”

“There’s no better way to mess up a good cowdog than to let him discover that goofing off beats the heck out of hard work.”