source: Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.358, Simon and Schuster

topic: Humor, Moon, Car, Golden Retrievers, Retrievers

I've watched goldfish make babies, and ants execute earwigs. I've seen a fly deliver live young while having its head eaten by a mantis. And I had a golden retriever behave like one.

- N.D. Wilson

topic: Baby, Goldfish, Golden, Golden Retrievers, Retrievers

There is something about the human condition. I don't think dogs are like "If only I was a poodle instead of a golden retriever, I'd be totally happy." Dogs are happy with who they are.

- Michael Ian Black

topic: Dog, Thinking, Poodles, Golden Retrievers, Retrievers

Golden retrievers are not bred to be guard dogs, and considering the size of their hearts and their irrepressible joy in life, they are less likely to bite than to bark, less likely to bark than to lick a hand in greeting. In spite of their size, they think they are lap dogs, and in spite of being dogs, they think they are also human, and nearly every human they meet is judged to have the potential to be a boon companion who might, at many moment, cry, "Let's go!" and lead them on a great adventure.

- Dean Koontz

source: Dean Koontz (2007). “The Darkest Evening of the Year: A Novel”, p.69, Bantam

topic: Dog, Heart, Adventure, Lap Dogs, Greetings

... occasionally I see rich-looking women on Rollerblades gripping leashes and being towed bodily by golden retrievers. That's my kind of jogging.

- Gary Reilly

topic: Golden, Jogging, Kind, Gripping, Golden Retrievers

I've often been described more than once in my life as very much like a golden retriever. Just sort of happy and excited to do whatever it is even if it's as simple as retrieving a ball and bringing it back ad nauseum.

- Chris Carmack

source: "Nashville's Chris Carmack on The O.C. and the rules of the death row meal". Interview with Marah Eakin, tv.avclub.com. September 22, 2015.

topic: Simple, Golden Retrievers, Balls, Retrievers

Okay, you drive," she said. "I'll sit with m head hanging out of the window like a golden retriever.

- Kim Harrison

topic: Golden Retrievers, Window, Said, Retrievers

Hey, do you know what you call a blond with a brain?" I asked, and the continued on the same breath, "a golden retriever." I've heard that one, too," she said, no longer smiling. I'll keep trying." I promised.

- Stephenie Meyer

topic: Brain, Trying, Golden Retrievers, Retrievers

I like to be at home because I just travel so much. I have four dogs, golden retrievers.

- Denise Richards

topic: Dog, Home, Golden Retrievers, Retrievers

Try throwing a ball just once for a dog. It would be like eating only one peanut or potato chip. Try to ignore the importuning of a Golden Retriever who has brought you his tennis ball, the greatest treasure he possesses!

- Roger Caras

topic: Dog, Greatest Treasure, Tennis, Dog Lover, Potato Chips

Once someone has had the good fortune to share a true love affair with a Golden Retriever, one's life and one's outlook is never quite the same.

- Betty White

topic: Golden Retrievers, Never Quit, Affair, Retrievers

That's the thing about being a Labrador retriever - you were born for fun. Seldom was your loopy, freewheeling mind cluttered by contemplation, and never at all by somber worry; every day was a romp. What else could there possibly be to life? Eating was a thrill. Pissing was a treat. Shitting was a joy. And licking your own balls? Bliss. And everywhere you went were gullible humans who patted and hugged and fussed over you.

- Carl Hiaasen

topic: Fun, Worry, Joy, Labradors, Retrievers

Good fences make good neighbors, and these were apparently good enough that they had not felt the need for razor wire at the top. I crested the fence, threw myself into the yard beyond, fell, rolled to my feet, and ran with the expectation of being garroted by a taut clothesline. I heard panting, looked down, and saw a gold retriever running at my side, ears flapping. The dog glanced up at me tongue rolling, grinning, as though jazzed by the prospect of an unscheduled play session.

- Dean Koontz

source: Dean Koontz (2014). “The Odd Thomas Series 7-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd”, p.950, Bantam

topic: Running, Dog, Play, Flapping, Retrievers

I am the planet's most affectionate life-form, something like the cross between a golden retriever and a barnacle.

- Elizabeth Gilbert

topic: Golden Retrievers, Crosses, Form, Barnacles, Retrievers

I've been surrounded by dogs my whole life. I got a golden retriever a year after I was born.

- Jon Hamm

source: "Jon Hamm’s Return to Austin". Interview with Deenah Vollmer, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 22, 2011.

topic: Dog, Years, Golden Retrievers, Retrievers

I'm just a dog person. I love dogs very much, especially big ones, hounds, and retrievers. I think they are funny and often have good senses of humor. Plus, they give unconditional love.

- Arthur Bradford

source: Source: www.bookbrowse.com

topic: Dog, Unconditional Love, Thinking, Good Sense Of Humor, Retrievers