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1 " Seems to me there are lots of ways to be brave, Bob," he said. "
― Katherine Applegate , The One and Only Bob
2 " You are Bob, untamed and undaunted. "
3 " Maybe it's easier to forgive others once you've learned how to forgive yourself. "
4 " Kinyani is Ivan's lady friend. Girlfriend? I've never been sure what they call it in gorilla. "
5 " When you forgive, you lose your anger, and when you lose your anger, you get weak.And when you're weak, you can get hurt all over again. "
6 " When you’ve been through the worst with someone, you appreciate the best. "
7 " The way I understand things, it’s like this. We live on a lonely ball called Earth, and humans have basically been throwing it against the wall for so long that the poor ol’ ball is falling apart. "
8 " Maybe brave for a mouse is different from brave for me or brave for you. "
9 " The goal is to get as high as you can. "
10 " Dogs are experts at odor. Students of stink. We analyze the air the way humans read poetry, searching for invisible truths. "
11 " I mean, I’m not an art guy. To me, art is a glop of spray cheese on a cheese dog with extra grated cheese on top. "
12 " Humans love it when we get silly. I think they're so weighed down by people problems that sometimes they need to be reminded what happy looks like. "
13 " honest I’m not hurt. Banged up a little, sure. But nothing major. And I don’t howl for long. But it’s what I do. Like I said, I ain’t a saint. But at least I’m honest about my failings. "
14 " smelled any good pee lately? "
15 " That's not brave, Bob," he finally said. "That's just knowing what I can't change.""I call it brave," I said. "I call it crazy brave. "
16 " mom wasn’t much for names. She’d had a "
17 " paddles. "
18 " Way I’ve always figured it, end of the day, you gotta be your own best friend. Look out for numero uno. "
19 " Gorilla’s best friend”? "
20 " Although honestly, slimy rubber doesn’t taste half bad. You should try it sometime. "