Ellen Glasgow Quotes

One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about.

I belonged to another club, and liked the camaraderie.

We humans are not born alone; joining and being active in a club whose members share your passion for ideas and get your jokes is one of the great joys of life.

Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran. But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, 'Hi' to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.

I like cats. I used to have a lot of cats, but I don't anymore, now I just have a dog. It does take a certain temperament to have a cat, as they do have certain personalities.

I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.

Everyone who reads me is someone I'd like to hang out with.

I like Penny. She's cool. Yeah, she dates some idiots, but, although, so have I. So yeah, I would be friends with her. We'd have a lot to talk about.

I couldn't date someone who didn't like dogs. There are exceptions to the rule, but I find that if someone doesn't like animals, I am a little suspicious of them.

People of same age group bond easily at various levels, as they have same concerns.

It's important to find your tribe.

I think bathrooms are where everyone bonds. That is the bonding place.

It's nice when you join another club that you know a couple of players.

Most of us are animal lovers. We insist that we love all animals equally - the hamster, the weasel, and the zebra - but if pressed, we will admit to being either a cat person or a dog person.

There are dog people and cat people.

Friendship arises out of mere Companionship when two or more of the companions discover that they have in common some insight or interest or even taste which the others do not share and which, till that moment, each believed to be his own unique treasure (or burden).

You know, the man's best friend is his dog... if he's got nothing else.

I think all it really takes for different people to get along is a common rooting interest and a few beers.

The truth is that it's just really hard for me to get to sleep without a dog in my bedroom. I once had a dog named Beau. He used to sleep in the corner of the bedroom. Some nights, though, he would sneak onto the bed and lie right between Gloria and me. I know that I should have pushed him off the bed, but I didn't. He was up there because he wanted me to pat his head, so that's what I would do.

We derive immeasurable good, uncounted pleasures, enormous security, and many critical lessons about life by owning dogs.

I am not looking for a friend; if I want a friend I'd buy a dog.

Dog lovers are a good breed themselves.

A dog wakens your heart to joy and companionship.

There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.

Like many other much-loved humans, they believed that they owned their dogs, instead of realizing that their dogs owned them.