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James Herriot Quotes

James Herriot quotes

British Writer October 3, 1916 – February 23, 1995

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James Herriot quote: "If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and..."
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
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
I love writing about my job because I loved it, and it was a particularly interesting one when I was a young man. It was like holidays with pay to me. James Herriot
James Herriot quote: "I seem to have spent a good part of my life - probably too..."
I seem to have spent a good part of my life - probably too much? in just standing and staring. James Herriot
James Herriot quote: "A farmer once told me one of the greatest luxuries of his life..."
A farmer once told me one of the greatest luxuries of his life was to wake up early only to go back to sleep again. James Herriot
I think it was the beginning of Mrs. Bond's unquestioning faith in me when she saw me quickly enveloping the cat till all you could see of him was a small black and white head protruding from an immovable cocoon of cloth. He and i were now facing each other, more or less eyeball to eyeball, and George couldn't do a thing about it. As i say, I rather pride myself on this little expertise, and even today my veterinary colleagues have been known to remark, "Old Herriot may be limited in many... James Herriot
I am never at my best in the early morning, especially a cold morning in the Yorkshire spring with a piercing March wind sweeping down from the fells, finding its way inside my clothing, nipping at my nose and ears. James Herriot
James Herriot quote: "For years I used to bore my wife over lunch with stories about..."
For years I used to bore my wife over lunch with stories about funny incidents. James Herriot
And there was that letter from the Bramleys—that really made me feel good. You don’t find people like the Bramleys now; radio, television and the motorcar have carried the outside world into the most isolated places so that the simple people you used to meet on the lonely farms are rapidly becoming like people anywhere else. There are still a few left, of course—old folk who cling to the ways of their fathers and when I come across any of them I like to make some excuse to sit down and talk... James Herriot
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
Over the years I knew her she always looked at me like that - as though I was a quite pleasant but amusing object - and it always did the same thing to me. It's difficult to put into words but perhaps I can best describe it by saying that if I had been a little dog I'd have gone leaping and gambolling around the room wagging my tail furiously. James Herriot
James Herriot quote: "I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent..."
I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us. James Herriot
I was helped by having a verbatim memory of what happened years ago, even if I can't remember what happened a couple of days ago. James Herriot
James Herriot quote: "And the peace which I always found in the silence and..."
And the peace which I always found in the silence and emptiness of the moors filled me utterly James Herriot
James Herriot quote: "I will write another book if I feel like it."
I will write another book if I feel like it. James Herriot

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