If a farmer calls me to a sick animal, he couldn't care less if I were George Bernard Shaw.

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"I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love."

- James Herriot

Love

"The bond between a pet and a human is a sacred one, and when a pet is gone, a part of us goes with them."

- James Herriot

Love

"If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans."

- James Herriot

Compassion

"I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must that we will be kind and take care of their needs."

- James Herriot

Responsibility

"Cats are connoisseurs of comfort."

- James Herriot

Contentment

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