Marley & Me

13 Quotes From 'Marley & Me' That Will Melt Your Heart And Make You Want To Squeeze Your Furry Friend

Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all.
Marisa Donnelly
October 24, 2016
“A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.
It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“It's just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn't it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“Owning a dog always ended with this sadness because dogs just don't live as long as people do.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“'You know all that stuff we’ve always said about you?’ I whispered. ‘What a total pain you are? Don’t believe it. Don’t believe it for a minute, Marley.’ He needed to know that, and something more, too. There was something I had never told him, that no one ever had. I wanted him to hear it before he went.

Marley,’ I said. ‘You are a great dog.’”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“In a dog's life, some plaster would fall, some cushions would open, some rugs would shred. Like any relationship, this one had its costs. They were costs we came to accept and balance against the joy and amusement and protection and companionship he gave us.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“He taught us the art of unqualified love. How to give it, how to accept it. Where there is that, most other pieces fall into place.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“Maybe he held the secret for a good life. Never slow down, never look back, live each day with adolescent verve and spunk and curiosity and playfulness.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“If you still think you're a young pup then you are, no matter what the calendar says.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“I could almost taste the finiteness of life and thus it's preciousness. We take it for granted, but it is fragile, precarious, uncertain able to cease at any instant without notice. I was reminded of what should be obvious but too often is not, that each today, each hour and minute, is worth cherishing.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me
“This animal had touched our souls and taught us some of the most important lessons of our lives.”
— John Grogan, Marley And Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Tagged: Dogs, Dog Lovers, Pets, Furry Friends, Man's Best Friend, Marley & Me