“No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.”
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.
“I have a lot of plants and fish and a pet lizard and Venus flytraps. I have a whole ecosystem in my room, like a running waterfall and different lights and sensors set on digital timers.”
“No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.”
“Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.”
“Never wear anything that panics the cat.”
“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.”
“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.”
“A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.”
“There's just me and my wife and a dog and we feed him Healthy Choice also.”
“If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.”
“There's kind of a toll you have to pay with a cat if you don't pet her for 10 minutes she'll bother you for six hours.”
“I could probably give you a list of a dozen pet peeves I have about my own physicality and why I couldn't get a second date.”
“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”
“I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get.”
“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.”
“Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.”
“We all know the stories about the Human Rights Act... about the illegal immigrant who cannot be deported because, and I am not making this up, he had a pet cat.”