Pets love you in a way that no human being quite manages — without conditions, without judgment, and with an enthusiasm that does not dim over time. These quotes celebrate the animals who make our lives warmer, funnier, and less lonely.
“The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.”
“I have the same pet peeve as Anderson Cooper, which is bare feet in public. I hate it. It so grosses me out, especially in New York. Oh my God, New York in the summer with people and their feet in their sandals and their flip-flops, like get it away!”
“Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.”
“In their heyday, the Pet Shop Boys were the Interpol of the Eighties, dressing up to sing really weird pop songs about lust and loneliness in the big city. They're low-pro now, not retro-worshipped in the manner of Depeche Mode, New Order, or The Cure, but you can hear the reason why - these guys are too sad.”
“I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.”
“No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.”
“The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat.”
“If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal.”
“I don't have pet peeves I have whole kennels of irritation.”
“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.”
“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.”
“Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home.”
“We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet.”
“What a dog I got, his favorite bone is in my arm.”
“Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.”
“A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.”