Top 43 Quotes by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

From the very dawn of time until now and well into the future... human-animal companionship is at the very core of our instincts not only for mutual survival, but mutually rewarding relationships.

The relationships we have with dogs seem simple enough and often are taken for granted. But these relationships can be deep and mysterious, and not at all simple.

People are perfectly glad to accept the idea that dogs love us, so they must be able to love each other.

Once you're known to be an alcoholic, that's how many people identify you, which could be a reason not to talk about it.

I would like to visit a dog's mind to know what he's thinking and feeling.

When I was very young, my nanny was a big Newfoundland dog... whose task was to keep me from drowning.

Veterinarians are essential allies to the millions of us who experience the human-animal bond.

Cats and dogs are a very good window into the natural world: a chance to see how another species lives and deals with its problems, what they like and what they don't like.

You have to be able to love members of your own species before you can branch out and apply that to other species.

No other creatures of the savannah sleep as deeply or as soundly as lions, but after all, lions are the main reason for not sleeping soundly.