Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.

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We've lost more men to homosexuality than we ever did in two world wars.

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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.

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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.

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I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.

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The soul is awakened through service.

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Home is where your books are.

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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.

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I don't think you will ever fully understand how you've touched my life and made me who I am. I don't think you could ever know just how truly special you are that even on the darkest nights you are my brightest star

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We are finally driven to monogamy not by morality but by exhaustion.

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