John GroganIn a world of bosses, you are your own master332Sadness
John GroganJust so you know Labrodor retrivers do not howl.Begals Howl.Wolves howl. Labs do not howl, at lestnot well. Marley attempted twice to howl, both times in answer to a passing polic… ▶354Time
John GroganA person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following y… ▶377HopeLifeLove
John GroganThere's no such thing as a bad dog, just a bad owner.368Reflection
John GroganThen 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 understa… ▶357SadnessThoughtTime
John GroganIn 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 bal… ▶281Life
John GroganSuch 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 ou… ▶272HumorLove
John GroganDogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all. ✨ John Grogan (2008). Marley & Me tie-in: Life and Love with the World's Wo… ▶327LifeLove
John GroganOnly then did I see. Something was amiss with Patrick's snap-on one piece, or onesie as we manly dads like to call it. His chubby thighs, I now realized, were squeezed into the ar… ▶243Truth
John Grogan. . . owning a dog always ended with this sadness because dogs just don't live as long as people do. ✨ John Grogan (2008). Marley & Me tie-in: Life and Love with the World's… ▶288HumanityLifeLove
John GroganIf you still think you're a young pup then you are, no matter what the calendar says2910Thought
John GroganIn 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 soci… ▶278Humanity
John GroganHe taught us the art of unqualified love. How to give it, how to accept it. Where there is that, most other pieces fall into place. ✨ John Grogan (2012). Marley & Me, p.255,… ▶182Love
John GroganA dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbols mean nothing to him. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color… ▶249LifeLoveReading
John GroganAnimal 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 sky152HumanityLoveTime
John GroganMany of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs - loyalty, devotion, selflessness, unflagging optimism, unqualified love - can be elusive to humans.186HopeHumanityLove
John GroganSuch short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. ✨ John Grogan (2012). Marley & Me, p.251, Hachette UK… ▶154Thought
John GroganIt's just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn't it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal.138HumanityLove
John GroganA 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. ✨ Fictional character: John Grogan. Marley &… ▶138Love