“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”
"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
"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
"If a farmer calls me to a sick animal, he couldn't care less if I were George Bernard Shaw."
- James Herriot
Insight
"Cats are connoisseurs of comfort."
- James Herriot
Contentment
"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."
- Flora Edwards
Compassion