Ann Patchett Quotes

I'd definitely have a dog over a child.

The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack Russell. I think having an animal is a wonderful thing, particularly dogs. They are great levelers, there's no nonsense with them, and they just want simple affection.

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.

I always thought I'd adopt - I have a dog but no children.

A lot of people who don't have anything collect dogs; it's kind of a symbol of having something.

Dogs are a companion species. It's about time - you have an animal for about 15, 16 years, a generation. That time holds so much. You might have had five or six relationships with human beings but one dog.

I hope to have a house filled with animals more than I ever hope to have a child of my own.

I couldn't live without my faithful companion, Megs the dog.

We decided we would have more animals before we would ever have a human baby.

I would never sell my dog for a man. I'd sell the man.

I was a dog man. I love dogs. I had a cat in my later years and fell in love with this little cat, but every kid should have a dog. There's no doubt about it. We've had a lot of fun with them.

I have a part-time dog. I'm actually an aunt to a dog, and he's an awful dog, but I love him. He's only interested in doing what he wants to do.

I don't think a baby is something that you should do because other people are doing it.

I do think we're in a period of time culturally where there is just this extraordinary connection that we have to our pets, and in many ways, they are displacing kids. They're so much simpler than dealing with a kid because of this unconditional love that does not get complicated by adolescence or any other manipulation.

I am not a cop. Really. I've just been playing one on television so long that people get a little confused sometimes.

We have to realize that when we talk in front of other people about things only we can understand, those people will not be able to avoid getting wrong impressions.

None of the kids in the neighborhood had dogs. My dad walked in that Labrador, and we started running together and rolling around together like we found each other after years apart. And then, suddenly, some of the other people in the neighborhood started getting dogs, too.

Not having children isn't something I regret. I acknowledge that some things have been easier for me than they would have been for others.

I have always been misunderstood.

I learned how quickly I could go from having never met someone to having the world think I'm dating them.

I think a lot of women feel pressure to have kids, especially when you get engaged. And for me, I'm like, I don't want that pressure on myself.

To be labeled pathetic because you enjoy the company of a loving creature who is always down to hang out, sleep, and eat with you is unfair.

There can be an easy way to interpret things some times and it seems like maybe I'm on the wrong side of those interpretations a lot of those times.

My husband and I adore our animals and are so passionate. They've given us so much love - they've given us so much.

Honestly, I am in love with my dog.