Pet Quotes
823 Pet quotes by 609 unique authors
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Dogs have their day but cats have 365.
— Lilian Jackson Braun
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The man behind the check-in counter gives the impression that he has just axe-murdered the motel's owner (and family, and family pet) and is going…
— Paul Quarrington
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I was in a grocery store. I saw a sign that said 'pet supplies.' So I did. Then I went outside and saw a sign…
— Steven Wright
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How it is that animals understand things I do not know, but it is certain that they do understand. Perhaps there is a language which…
— Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Your pet is not your friend. It is your hostage.
— Scott Dikkers
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Dogs do not have many advantages over people, but one of them is extremely important: euthanasia is not forbidden by law in their case; animals…
— Milan Kundera
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i made myself a snowball As perfect as can be. I thought I'd keep it as a pet, And let it sleep with me. I…
— Shel Silverstein
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I gave my mother a matching set [of mugs] for Christmas, and she accepted them as graciously as possible, announcing that they would make the…
— David Sedaris
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Having an aura of menace is like having a pet weasel, because you rarely meet someone who has one, and when you do, it makes…
— Daniel Handler
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Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.
— Orhan Pamuk
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It looks as if I was thinking what you were thinking." "Actually, you weren't. I was really thinking I needed to ask you a question."…
— Jennifer Rardin
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The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good is it?
— Aldo Leopold
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I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.
— Gilda Radner
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Here, kitty, kitty, Chico says. The cover of his cage is still on, making his tiny clown voice slightly muffled. I feel bad for him…
— Deb Caletti
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Whoever said you can't buy Happiness forgot little puppies.
— Gene Hill
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Having a personal philosophy is like having a pet marmoset, because it may be very attractive when you acquire it, but there may be situations…
— Daniel Handler
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After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it…
— Charlotte Gray
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Cats regard people as warm-blooded furniture.
— Jacquelyn Mitchard
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May the IRS find that you deduct your pet sheep as an entertainment expense.
— Christopher Moore
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You belong with me, Scarlett, haven't you figured that out? And the world is where we belong, all of it. We're not home-and-hearth people. We're…
— Alexandra Ripley
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I believe that the best way to create good living conditions for any animal, whether it's a captive animal living in a zoo, a farm…
— Temple Grandin
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods…
— John Muir
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Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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- Might it console you to know that I expect nothing but torture from her return? That I regard you as a bird of paradise?…
— Vladimir Nabokov
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Monsters cannot be announced. One cannot say: 'Here are our monsters,' without immediately turning the monsters into pets.
— Jacques Derrida
Who Wrote These Pet Quotes
609 authors contributed a total of 823 Pet Quotes, led by these top contributors: