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title: "111 Old dog Quotes by 100 authors"
description: "Browse 111 Old dog quotes by 100 authors. Discover the best Old dog sayings and thoughts."
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> [I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/i-am-convinced-that-basically-dogs-think-humans-are-nuts/)

[John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-steinbeck/)

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> [We're kind of like an old dog that ain't housebroke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-van-zant/we-re-kind-of-like-an-old-dog-that-ain-t-housebroke/)

[Ronnie Van Zant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-van-zant/)

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> [An old dog barks not in vain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/an-old-dog-barks-not-in-vain/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-heinlein/never-tease-an-old-dog-he-might-have-one-bite-left/)

[Robert A. Heinlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-heinlein/)

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> [His ears were often the first thing to catch my tears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-barrett-browning/his-ears-were-often-the-first-thing-to-catch-my-tears/)

[Elizabeth Barrett Browning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-barrett-browning/)

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> [I have had a great misfortune; my dear old dog is dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-russell-mitford/i-have-had-a-great-misfortune-my-dear-old-dog-is-dead/)

[Mary Russell Mitford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-russell-mitford/)

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> [You cannot teach an old dog new tricks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-cannot-teach-an-old-dog-new-tricks/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Blasphemy is what an old dogma screams at a new truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-green-ingersoll/blasphemy-is-what-an-old-dogma-screams-at-a-new-truth/)

[Robert Green Ingersoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-green-ingersoll/)

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> [There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/there-are-three-faithful-friends-an-old-wife-an-old-dog-and-ready/)

[Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/)

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> [There are 3 faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/there-are-3-faithful-friends-an-old-wife-an-old-dog-and-ready-money/)

[Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/)

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> [You can teach an old dog new tricks. You just don't want to see the dog doing them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/you-can-teach-an-old-dog-new-tricks-you-just-don-t-want-to-see-the/)

[Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/)

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> [A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/a-puppy-plays-with-every-pup-he-meets-but-an-old-dog-has-few/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

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> [ If the old dog barke he gives counsell. \[If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.\] ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/if-the-old-dog-barke-he-gives-counsell-if-the-old-dog-barks-he-gives/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [If the old dog hadn't got distracted by the fire plug, he would have caught the rabbit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hayes-mcclerkin/if-the-old-dog-hadn-t-got-distracted-by-the-fire-plug-he-would-have/)

[Hayes McClerkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hayes-mcclerkin/)

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> [Death is like an old dog. He always knows when you are at his door.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pseudonymous-bosch/death-is-like-an-old-dog-he-always-knows-when-you-are-at-his-door/)

[Pseudonymous Bosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pseudonymous-bosch/)

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> [A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-aloysius-battista/a-dog-is-one-of-the-remaining-reasons-why-some-people-can-be/)

[Orlando Aloysius Battista](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-aloysius-battista/)

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> [The way an old dog finds his way back over miles and miles to his home when somebody trues to shove him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-lynch/the-way-an-old-dog-finds-his-way-back-over-miles-and-miles-to-his/)

[Chris Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-lynch/)

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> [The ego is like a tired old dog. We can never kill it, so put it out on the back porch, let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/the-ego-is-like-a-tired-old-dog-we-can-never-kill-it-so-put-it-out-on/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

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> [Being on 'The Biggest Loser,' that's where my fire turned back on. It was time to go out there and take care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rulon-gardner/being-on-the-biggest-loser-that-s-where-my-fire-turned-back-on-it-was/)

[Rulon Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rulon-gardner/)

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> [ I have my own method \[of acting\]. I come from, I've interrogated people; I come from an undercover background, so it's hard… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mekhi-phifer/i-have-my-own-method-of-acting-i-come-from-i-ve-interrogated-people-i/)

[Mekhi Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mekhi-phifer/)

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> [Divorces are getting so common that a woman I know doesn't bother getting a new marriage license. They just punch her old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nipsey-russell/divorces-are-getting-so-common-that-a-woman-i-know-doesn-t-bother/)

[Nipsey Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nipsey-russell/)

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> [“The house stank; a stench all its own pervaded every corner. It was a threnody in the key of Cat minor, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robertson-davies/the-house-stank-a-stench-all-its-own-pervaded-every-corner-it-was-a/)

[Robertson Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robertson-davies/)

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> [Let's just say that if you were stealing TVs instead of thoughts, you would have been caught by a half-deaf, mostly blind,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-chandler/let-s-just-say-that-if-you-were-stealing-tvs-instead-of-thoughts-you/)

[Elizabeth Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-chandler/)

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> [Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmund-freud/dogs-love-their-friends-and-bite-their-enemies-quite-unlike-people/)

[Sigmund Freud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmund-freud/)

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> [He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. He is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-hill/he-is-my-other-eyes-that-can-see-above-the-clouds-my-other-ears-that-2/)

[Gene Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-hill/)

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> [When I am wrong, he is delighted to forgive. When I am angry, he clowns to make me smile. When I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-hill/when-i-am-wrong-he-is-delighted-to-forgive-when-i-am-angry-he-clowns/)

[Gene Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-hill/)

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> [With the "old dog" stuff, maybe the term "old" is in there, but I'm 26. I'm not that old. It's mostly like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-demarco/with-the-old-dog-stuff-maybe-the-term-old-is-in-there-but-i-m-26-i-m/)

[Mac DeMarco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-demarco/)

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> [And I will love words for their own sake, like 'hyacinth' and 'Piccadilly' and 'onyx.' And I'll have a good old dog,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-elice/and-i-will-love-words-for-their-own-sake-like-hyacinth-and-piccadilly/)

[Rick Elice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-elice/)

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> [His head on my knee can heal my human hurts. His presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-hill/his-head-on-my-knee-can-heal-my-human-hurts-his-presence-by-my-side/)

[Gene Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-hill/)

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> [I went to a Radiohead concert with Mr. Aaron Paul and became instantly hip. He's a great tweeter and took a photograph…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brosnan/i-went-to-a-radiohead-concert-with-mr-aaron-paul-and-became-instantly/)

[Pierce Brosnan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brosnan/)

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> [I'm trying to accept the idea that there's a different definition of what matters now. The rating for James Corden at 12:30…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bianculli/i-m-trying-to-accept-the-idea-that-there-s-a-different-definition-of/)

[David Bianculli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bianculli/)

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> [For me, the hardest part is taking lessons, and it's hard teaching an old dog new tricks, so part of my re-teaching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hernandez/for-me-the-hardest-part-is-taking-lessons-and-it-s-hard-teaching-an/)

[Eric Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hernandez/)

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> [“Dad on Child-rearing: "There's no education superior to travel. Think of The Motorcycle Diaries, or what Montrose St. Millet wrote in Ages…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marisha-pessl/dad-on-child-rearing-there-s-no-education-superior-to-travel-think-of/)

[Marisha Pessl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marisha-pessl/)

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> [“Did he want Nick to die on the floor of his bathroom from an overdose of mentholated rub? Did he want me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-echols/did-he-want-nick-to-die-on-the-floor-of-his-bathroom-from-an-overdose/)

[Jennifer Echols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-echols/)

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> [“PROLOGUE   Zoey “Wow, Z, this is a seriously awesome turnout. There are more humans here than fleas on an old dog!”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-c-cast/prologue-zoey-wow-z-this-is-a-seriously-awesome-turnout-there-are/)

[P.C. Cast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-c-cast/)

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> [What is cheating in a relationship/ marriage? Cheating doesn't mean you have to kiss, meet or have sex with a third party.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tab-tebatso/what-is-cheating-in-a-relationship-marriage-cheating-doesn-t-mean-you/)

[Tab Tebatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tab-tebatso/)

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> [“they hacked down trees widening rings around their central halls and blistered the land with peasant huts and pigeon fences till the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-champlin-gardner-jr/they-hacked-down-trees-widening-rings-around-their-central-halls-and/)

[John Champlin Gardner Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-champlin-gardner-jr/)

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> [“Hang the boy, can't I never learn anything? Ain't he played tricks on me enough like that for me to be looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/hang-the-boy-can-t-i-never-learn-anything-ain-t-he-played-tricks-on/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [“Everything in the bathroom was white. I sat on the toilet and looked at my thighs nostalgically. Soon they would be perpetually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miranda-july/everything-in-the-bathroom-was-white-i-sat-on-the-toilet-and-looked/)

[Miranda July](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miranda-july/)

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> [“The Hunchback in the Park The hunchback in the park A solitary mister Propped between trees and water From the opening of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-thomas/the-hunchback-in-the-park-the-hunchback-in-the-park-a-solitary-mister/)

[Dylan Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-thomas/)

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## Top authors on Old dog

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                        "text": "“Did he want Nick to die on the floor of his bathroom from an overdose of mentholated rub? Did he want me to spend the last eighty years of my lifespan in a convent? Maybe he was mad that I was trying to sneak out of the house wearing his jeans for the third day in a row. \"I am taking Doofus for another walk,\" I said clearly,daring him to defy me. \"That would not be good for Doofus.\" Josh folded his arms. \"Mom,that would not be good for Doofus.\" Oh! Dragging Mom into this was low.Not to mention Doofus. \"Since when is going for a walk not good for a dog?\" I challenged Josh. \"He's an old dog,\" Josh protested. \"He's four !\" I pointed out. \"That's twenty-eight in dog years! He's practically thirty!\" \"Strike!\" Mom squealed amid the noise of electronic pins falling. Then she shook her game remote at both of us in turn. \"I'm not stupid, you know.And I'm not as out of it as you assume. I know the two of you are really arguing about something else.It's those jeans again, isn't it?\" She nodded to me. \"I should cut them in half and give each of you a leg.Why does either of you want to wear jeans with 'boy toy' written across the seat anyway?\" \"I thought that was the fashion.\" Josh said. \"Grandma wears a pair of sweatpants with 'hot mama' written across the ass.\" \"That is different ,\" Mom hissed. \"She wears them around the kitchen .\" I sniffed indignantly. \"I said ,\" I announced, \"I am goig for a walk with my dog. My beloved canine and I are taking a turn around our fair community. No activity could be more wholesome for a young girl and her pet. And if you have a problem with that,well! What is this world coming to? Come along, dear Doofus.\" I stuck my nose in the air and stalked past them, but the effect was lost. Somewhere around \"our fair community,\" Mom and Josh both had lost interest and turned back to the TV. Or so I thought.But just as I was about to step outside,hosh appeared in the doorway between the kitchen and the mud room. \"What the hell are you doing\" he demanded. I said self-righteously, \"I am taking my loyal canine for a w-\" \"You're going to Nick's,aren't you?\" he whispered. \"Do you think that's a good idea? I heard you yelled at him for no reason at the half-pipe,right before he busted ass.”",
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                        "text": "“PROLOGUE   Zoey “Wow, Z, this is a seriously awesome turnout. There are more humans here than fleas on an old dog!” Stevie Rae shielded her eyes with her hand as she looked around at the newly lit-up campus. Dallas was a total jerk, but we all admitted that the twinkling lights he’d wrapped around the trunks and limbs of the old oaks gave the entire campus a magickal, fairy-like glow. “That is one of your more disgusting bumpkin analogies,” Aphrodite said. “Though it’s accurate. Especially since there are a bunch of city politicians here. Total parasites.” “Try to be nice,” I said. “Or at least try to be quiet.” “Does that mean your daddy, the mayor, is here?” Stevie Rae’s already gawking eyes got even wider. “I suppose it does. I caught a glimpse of Cruella De Vil, a.k.a. She Who Bore Me, not long ago.” Aphrodite paused and her brows went up. “We should probably keep an eye on the Street Cats kittens. I saw some cute little black and white ones with especially fluffy fur.” Stevie Rae sucked air. “Ohmygoodness, your mamma wouldn’t really make a kitten fur coat, would she?” “Faster than you can say Bubba’s drinkin’ and drivin’ again,” Aphrodite mimicked Stevie Rae’s Okie twang. “Stevie Rae—she’s kidding. Tell her the truth,” I nudged Aphrodite. “Fine. She doesn’t skin kittens. Or puppies. Just baby seals and democrats.” Stevie Rae’s brow furrowed. “See, everything is fine. Plus, Damien’s at the Street Cats booth, and you know he’d never let one little kitten whisker be hurt—let alone a whole coat,” I assured my BFF, refusing to let Aphrodite mess up our good mood. “Actually, everything is more than fine. Check out what we managed to pull off in a little over a week.” I sighed in relief at the success of our event and let my gaze wander around the packed school grounds. Stevie Rae, Shaylin, Shaunee, Aphrodite, and I were manning the bake sale booth (while Stevie Rae’s mom and a bunch of her PTA friends moved through the crowd with samples of the chocolate chip cookies we were selling, like, zillions of). From our position near Nyx’s statue, we had a great view of the whole campus. I could see a long line at Grandma’s lavender booth. That made me smile. Not far from Grandma, Thanatos had set up a job application area, and there were a bunch of humans filling out paperwork there. In the center of the grounds there were two huge silver and white tents draped with more of Dallas’s twinkling lights. In one tent Stark and Darius and the Sons of Erebus Warriors were demonstrating weaponry. I watched as Stark was showing a young boy how to hold a bow. Stark’s gaze lifted from the kid and met mine. We shared a quick, intimate smile”",
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                        "text": "What is cheating in a relationship/ marriage? Cheating doesn't mean you have to kiss, meet or have sex with a third party. Once you find yourself deleting texts and e-mails so your partner won't see them, you are already there. Its like a cancer it develops slowly but you will surely feel the pain when its fully grown. The funny thing is most of the times, people try to find what they already have because they don't just appreciate what they have. Remember the grass may look green on the other side but what if you could just invest time and energy by watering the one that you have. Wouldn't the world be a better place to be today? Can you imagine how strong your relationship would be if you would not waste your energy, resources and time on things that have no future! Secret, small, hidden relationships are like ticks, they suck all the good things out of your marriage or relationship and makes it unstable. it will take you more effort to repair what you would have damaged and the sadthing is sometimes those wounds might never heal. Stop sexing and flirting with those people- Yes you know them. Imagine your partner (Husband/wife) reading the messages that you receive, would he/she reply with a free heart on your behalf???? If the answer is NO, then that is an unhealthy chat/ talk that you are having, Stop it before its too late. Some mistakes will cost you for a life time yet you could have just avoided them by just ignoring that chick/ dude who now loves you because you have been turned into a better 'asset' by your current partner. Where were they when you were doWN? Please may you all get rid of all the parasitic relationships that will always be a threat to your relationships' health. Fight for what is right and never give up on the one you Love. Yes l said health because you have to know and take care of it just like your body. Love it as you love your body, maintain it as you maintain your skin, teeth, hair and nails. True love means hard-work. Do not apply if you are not prepared to take the risks. Stay out of a relationship if you still want to fool around (but that has its own price) because a relationship calls for great deal of commitment. Most of the young people think that they will start being faithful when they get married- Word of Advise (You can never teach an old dog new tricks) That is why they are so many broken familes because people think they still have time to adjust. Start practicing being true to yourself. when no one is watching u because that's who you really are. Besides its by nature that what goes around comes around- Do you think the person that you got out of a secret affair will stop just because you are now with her/him? Like and Share if you agree and save someone's marriage / relatnship todaY… Bottom line… ALWAYS BE FAITHFUL TO UR PARTNER... Tab",
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                        "text": "“they hacked down trees widening rings around their central halls and blistered the land with peasant huts and pigeon fences till the forest looked like an old dog dying of mange. they thinned out the game, killed birds for sport, set accidental fire that would burn for days. their sheep killed hedges, snipped valleys bare, and their pigs nosed up the very roots of what might have grown. hrothgar's tribe made boats to drive farther north and west. there was nothing to stop the advance of man. huge boars fled at the click of a harness. wolves would cower in the glens like foxes when they caught that deadly scent. i was filled with a wordless, obscurely murderous unrest.”",
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                        "text": "“Hang the boy, can't I never learn anything? Ain't he played tricks on me enough like that for me to be looking out for him by this time? But old fools is the biggest fools there is. Can;t learn an old dog new tricks, as the saying is. But my goodness, he never plays them alike, two days, and how is a body to know what's coming? He 'pears to know just how long he can torment me before I get my dander up and he knows if he can make out to put me off for a minute or make me laugh, it's all down again and I can't hit him a lick. I ain't doing my duty by that boy, and that's the Lord's truth, goodness knows. Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says. I'm a-laying up sin and suffering for the both of us, I know. He's full of the Old Scratch, but laws-a-me! he's my own dead sister's boy, poor thing, and I ain't got the heart to lash him, somehow. Every time I let him off, my conscience does hurt me so, and every time I hit him my old heart almost breaks. Well-a-well, man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble, as the Scripture says, and I reckon it's so. He'll play hooky this evening, and I'll just be obleeged to make him work tomorrow, to punish him. It's mighty hard to make him work Saturdays, when all the boys is having holiday, but he hates work more than he hates anything else, and I've got to do some of my duty by him, or I'll be the ruination of the child.”",
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                        "text": "“Everything in the bathroom was white. I sat on the toilet and looked at my thighs nostalgically. Soon they would be perpetually entwined in his thighs, never alone, not even when they wanted to be. But it couldn’t be helped. We had a good run, me and me. I imagined shooting an old dog, an old faithful dog, because that’s what I was to myself. Go on, boy, get. I watched myself dutifully trot ahead. Then I lowered my rifle and what actually happened was I began to have a bowel movement. It was unplanned, but once begun it was best to finish. I flushed and washed my hands and only by luck did I happen to glance back at the toilet. It was still there. One had to suppose it was the dog, shot, but refusing to die. This could get out of hand, I could flush and flush and Phillip would wonder what was going on and I’d have to say The dog won’t die gracefully. Is the dog yourself, as you’ve known yourself until now? Yes. No need to kill it, my sweet girl, he’d say, reaching into the toilet bowl with a slotted spoon. We need a dog. But it’s old and has strange, unchangeable habits. So do I, my dear. So do we all. I flushed again and it went down. I could tell him about it later.”",
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                        "text": "“The Hunchback in the Park The hunchback in the park A solitary mister Propped between trees and water From the opening of the garden lock That lets the trees and water enter Until the Sunday sombre bell at dark Eating bread from a newspaper Drinking water from the chained cup That the children filled with gravel In the fountain basin where I sailed my ship Slept at night in a dog kennel But nobody chained him up. Like the park birds he came early Like the water he sat down And Mister they called Hey mister The truant boys from the town Running when he had heard them clearly On out of sound Past lake and rockery Laughing when he shook his paper Hunchbacked in mockery Through the loud zoo of the willow groves Dodging the park keeper With his stick that picked up leaves. And the old dog sleeper Alone between nurses and swans While the boys among willows Made the tigers jump out of their eyes To roar on the rockery stones And the groves were blue with sailors Made all day until bell time A woman figure without fault Straight as a young elm Straight and tall from his crooked bones That she might stand in the night After the locks and chains All night in the unmade park After the railings and shrubberies The birds the grass the trees the lake And the wild boys innocent as strawberries Had followed the hunchback To his kennel in the dark.”",
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