Garth Stein

“Terriers are problem solvers. They'll do what you tell them, but only if it happens to be in line with what they wanted to do anyway.”

“Using a dog as a narrator has limitations and it has advantages. The limitations are that a dog cannot speak. A dog has no thumbs. A dog can't communicate his thoughts except with gestures.”

“People and their rituals. They cling to things so hard sometimes.”

“To remember is to disengage from the present.”

“Racing is about discipline and intelligence, not about who has the heavier foot. The one who drives smart will always win in the end.”

“I suddenly realized. The zebra. It is not something outside of us. The zebra is something inside of us. Our fears. Our own self-destructive nature. The zebra is the worst part of us when we are face-to-face with our worst times. The demon is us!”