"I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. I mean a cat to sleep on your bed at night, or a dog of some kind to act pleased when you come in. You ever notice how a hotel room feels so lifeless?"

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Source : Anne Tyler (1991). “Anne Tyler: a new collection : three complete novels”, Outlet

Anne Tyler

#Dog Quotes #Travel Quotes #Mean Quotes

“I really only ever go on sun holidays so in my experience I prepare myself for the beach.”
“Sometimes I wanted to believe something so badly, I deliberately manufactured excuses and ignored painful reality.”
“Action should be founded on contemplation, and those of us who act don't put enough time, don't give enough emphasis, to contemplation.”
“If you believe, work hard, and smile there's nothing you can't accomplish.”
“Steve Yarbrough's Safe from the Neighbors will take your breath away. Ambitious, funny, sad, smart, and beautifully crafted, it's everything a novel should be.”
“Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship.”
“We are very grateful for what the Ontario provincial government is doing, and for cooperation from provincial and local police forces all across Canada.”
“They would have been very let down if they had to leave the theater and he had missed. He would feel badly. Everyone would feel badly. But he never let them down.”

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