The Dog Lived Quotes

“And of course there was Seamus, who could now come to work with me on most days. He had a bed and toys in one corner near my desk, although he preferred curling up in the guest chairs directly across from me, as though he had an appointment and urgent matters to howl about. (More fookin’ food! Seriously, people. I need more foooooooooooood!!)”
― Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I): A Memoir

“Seamus curled his lips back. I’d never seen those canine teeth before unless food was being pried from his mouth. And I’d never heard a growl like that one. She held him in place.”
― Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I): A Memoir

“But being raised Catholic is its own special bond, particularly if one survives Catholic school.”
― Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I): A Memoir

“And it turned out to be a 1.7 cm lump. It had maybe been growing there for eight years??”
― Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I): A Memoir

“Basically, a fertile little cancer cell reproduces to be two cells in about one hundred days, then four cells at two hundred days,”
― Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I): A Memoir

“dog is a presence in a house.”
― Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I): A Memoir

“Even a dog that was part garbage disposal could get poisoned by chocolate, macadamia nuts, grapes, onions, or garlic.”
― Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I): A Memoir

“My heart may have hardened in many places, but the spot for dogs remained soft.”
― Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I): A Memoir

“(I find one of the many great things about dogs is that they don’t mind being blamed for things that aren’t their fault.)”
― Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I): A Memoir