Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.

One disadvantage of being a hog is that at any moment some
blundering fool may try to make a read more

One disadvantage of being a hog is that at any moment some
blundering fool may try to make a silk purse out of your wife's
ear.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of read more

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on read more

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.

One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find read more

One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find out why

A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man. But
a pig read more

A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man. But
a pig will look you straight in the eye and see his equal.

A dog wags its tail with its heart

A dog wags its tail with its heart

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated

The animals of the world exist
for their own reasons. They were
not made for humans any more read more

The animals of the world exist
for their own reasons. They were
not made for humans any more
than black people were made for
whites or women for men.
She is author of The Color Purple.