Seven Dogs in Heaven Quotes

“Hero love?” I was puzzled. “You know. The kind of love you have for someone you want to be like: Marines, astronauts, cowboys, teachers, big brothers, that sort of thing. You love them because they represent the you that you want to be.”
― Leland Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“There is no boundary between heaven and earth unless we believe in one.”
― Leland Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“You humans always try to make things too simple, except when you’re trying to make things too complicated. You can never just be with what is.”
― Angelo Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“Friendship love. This is a very special thing. It’s the sort of love where you know another being’s strengths and weaknesses, perfections and imperfections, and you love the whole package.”
― Angelo Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“You can’t really, truly love a thing. Love is only possible between beings or groups of beings. Love of a thing doesn’t work because it can’t love back.”
― Leland Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“Duty is doing the right thing, at the right time, for the right reasons, without regard to the cost to one’s self.”
― Angelo Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“Her laughter changed her voice from wind chimes to the jingling of sleigh bells.”
― Leland Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“When imagination changes from hoping to knowing, it makes things real.”
― Angelo Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“Big love is the kind of love that takes in more than the self. It’s love for something bigger than the self. It’s love of God, of the universe, of the family, of the pack, of the tribe. It inspires courage and selflessness in those who know it.”
― Angelo Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“The needs are too great, and there are too few of us. We have a duty, a responsibility to help others. It’s not all about fun. It’s not always easy.”
― Leland Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“There’s not really any kind of love that’s ‘bad.’ All kinds of love teach us about ourselves and about each other.”
― Leland Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven

“You ask me to forgive you? I’m thanking you. You finally loved me in that moment, and that love set me free, released me from my sworn duty.”
― Leland Dirks, Seven Dogs in Heaven