John Grogan
John Grogan
John Groganis an American journalist and non-fiction writer. His memoir Marley & Mewas a best selling book about his family's dog Marley...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 March 1957
CountryUnited States of America
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It looked like the Jaws of Life had pulled it open.
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I was pretty confident it was going to do pretty well, but I had no idea it was going to jump to the top of the best-seller list.
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Early in his life I thought there may be a collection of stories about the dog but I didn't realize what it would be until he died . Despite his antics, he brought great joy into our lives.
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It would be very effective if the pub industry joined the other groups in campaigning for a total ban.
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A ban would have been inconceivable 10 years ago. Opposition to smoking goes across the range of ages and social classes.
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Animal lovers are a special breed of humans, generous of spirit, full of empathy, perhaps a little prone to sentimentality, and with hearts as big as a cloudless sky
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A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his.
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Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.
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A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water logged stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rare and pure and special? How many people can make you feel extraordinary?
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There's no such thing as a bad dog, just a bad owner.
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In the English language, it all comes down to this: Twenty-six letters, when combined correctly, can create magic. Twenty -six letters form the foundation of a free, informed society.
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Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all.
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In a dog's life, some plaster would fall, some cushions would open, some rugs would shred. Like any relationship, this one had its costs. They were costs we came to accept and balance against the joy and amusement and protection and companionship he gave us.
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Then I dropped my forehead against his and sat there for a long time, as if I could telegraph a message through our two skulls, from my brain to his. I wanted to make him understand some things. You know all that stuff we’ve always said about you?” I whispered. “What a total pain you are? Don’t believe it. Don’t believe it for a minute, Marley.” He needed to know that, and something more, too. There was something I had never told him, that no one ever had. I wanted him to hear it before he went. Marley,” I said. “You are a great dog.