3 December 2020 James Herriot If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.
3 December 2020 James Herriot For years I used to bore my wife over lunch with stories about funny incidents.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 James Herriot I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us.
3 December 2020 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.