"When my neighbor walks the dogs, he performs a ritual act of sacer simplicitas, to use the church Latin: "sacred simplicity." Walking the dog is in truth a ritual of renewal and revival on an intimate scale - a small rebirth of well-being on a daily basis."

-- Robert Fulghum

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“Somewhere in the rain, there will always be an abandoned dog that prevents you from being happy.”
“In short, with each of the thousand-and-one problems that present themselves in family life, our choice is between controlling and teaching, between creating an atmosphere of distrust and one of trust, between setting an example of power and helping children to learn responsibility, between quick-fix parenting and the kind that's focused on long-term goals.”
“And when you're on your own there is that terrifying possibility that you may be the only person on the planet who thinks it's funny - and you have no way of finding out.”
“I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In the process, I always tried to maintain my curiosity and spontaneity.”
“The major adventure is to claim your authentic, true being, which is not culturally given to you. The culture will not explain to you how to be a real human being. It will tell you how to be banker, politician, Indian chief, masseuses, actress, whatever, but it will not give you true being.”
“Never ask a favor until you are drawing your last breath; and never forget one.”
“I really enjoy my time off. If I'm going to go to work, it has to be something I really believe in, or else it's totally tedious.”

Source : Interview with Scott Tobias, www.avclub.com. September 15, 2004.
“You, of all people, deserve a happy ending.”

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