“I had done all the right things. I had Lily. I had Jeffrey. I had a family. And then I didn’t. I don’t understand how my life got so empty, or why the octopus came, or why everyone eventually goes… — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
“I think about all the people I need to forgive. My mother for not saying she loves me? We're too often guilty of thinking that our parents arrived on this planet as fully functioning adults on the day that we were born. That they don't have pasts of their own prior to our birth. That the father is not also… — Steven Rowley Copy Share
“You wouldn’t think a twelve-year-old dachshund would be good at Monopoly, but you’d be wrong there.” — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
“To die would be an awfully big adventure. But it’s not true. Life is the real adventure. Having the hurricane inside you is the… — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
“Dogs, on the other hand... dogs have pure souls. Look at me." I grab her chin and look straight into her eyes. "Dogs are… — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
“I understand that most everyone thinks they have the world's greatest dog, and I'd be hard-pressed to make the case that Lily was the… — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
“We will lost everything that matters, or everything that matters will lose us. It is predestined, the nature of life.” — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
“Lily thinks about this. "All of my memories are my favorite memories." I'm amazed by this. "Even the bad ones?" "Dogs don't remember bad… — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
“Even on my best days, I always wished life excited me as much as it excited her.” — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
“I can sit with her quietly, our bodies touching just enough to generate warmth, to share the vibrating energy of all living things, until… — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
“What’s wrong with Tuesdays?” Trent asks. “Everything. Monday’s always Monday, but at least it’s the start of something new. Wednesday is hump day, Thursday’s… — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
“I wish I was curled up on the floor in the sun beside Lily. I wish I could lay my hand on her like… — Steven Rowley Copy Share Image
