" My soul mate on this journey has been Orson. He brought me here. He stand with me here. Dogs are emotive, affectionate, and stimulating far beyond the capacity of the brightest-colored fish. A life with dogs - since the are animals, not human - is always an encounter with nature, no matter where it occurs, one that quite frequently connects us to our pasts. They're simple creatures, but they provide sensory diversity, opportunities for discovery and imagination, both connection and solitude - they are certainly radioactive jewels of memory. "

― , A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life