I do not concern myself with my inability to feel such comfort amidst humans (other than with very few friends and family), but, rather, am simply thankful that at least dogs exist, and Iâ€™m humbly aware of how much less a person Iâ€™d be â€“ how less a human â€“ if they did not exist.

Rick Bass

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