"Even our pets can become idols."
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"No animal admires another animal."
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"A thinking man feels compelled to approach all life with the same reverence he has for his own."
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"Here's my pet peeve: The not-so-unstated rule that all women are only to be treated as sexual objects and gawked at-you know, sitting up against a car, washing something, bending over, licking something. That just drives me crazy."
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"We must leave our pets at home, when we go into the street, and meet men on broad grounds of good meaning and good sense."
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"Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and not be able to."
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"You are as eloquent as ever, Mat," Egwene said dryly. "Do you still have your pet fox?" "I do," Mat said. "He's snuggled up nice and warm."
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"My pets are very supportive, as they curl up in their beds underneath my desk."
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"Ah, well, people can be stupid abou' their pets," said Hagrid wisely."
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"I'm just interested in women's friendships generally. It always seems to me, and this is just my pet theory, that women are kind of at the sharp end of capitalism one way or another. Mainly because they buy everything. In a practical sense, women buy most things. They're always comparing - to friends, to famous people, to other people. An obsessive act of comparison."
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"In a print interview, as you may or may not know, they [editors] can do whatever they want. And they do. This is why most people are more hesitant to do print, because they can change it, and they do change it. They even change things that are in quotation marks, which is a pet peeve of mine. I've said to numerous reporters, "Would you read me back my direct quotes?" And they always say no. They always say that's against the policy."
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"Who said you can not buy happiness, when you are thinking about puppies."
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"Mom used to say that having three boys was kind of like having a pet tornado that talked back."
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"I'm good with machines. I know where to scratch, pet, and tickle them."
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"The dog which remembers only to bark and not to bite, and is led through the streets as a lady's pet, is only a degenerate wolf."
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"I pushed him away, catching Lee's awe that I was not only standing with a demon outside a circle, but that Al was treating me like an equal. Or maybe a favorite pet, I amended as Al caught me when I started to tilt."
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"See?” I’d whispered to Bones, nudging him with a grin. “He never argues with her. Isn’t that sweet?” A snort preceded his response. “Keep dreaming, pet."
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"Sweet bleedin’ Christ,” Bones interrupted. “Try not to let this turn you into a Ghost Whisperer, hmm? Adopting Fabian is one thing, but we’re already turning away spooks by the dozen. If you want another pet, we’ll get you more cats."
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"Miracle is the pet child of faith."
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"...It sounded like a dragon breathing in time with me, like I had this pet dragon who was cuddled up next to me and cared enough about me to time his breaths to mine."
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