For years I used to bore my wife over lunch with stories about funny incidents. James Herriot on funny
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 on hope
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 on love
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 on morning
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 on pet
Cats are connoisseurs of comfort. James Herriot on pet
I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us. James Herriot on trust