James Herriot Quotes

James Herriot

British Writer

Born: Oct 3, 1916

Died: Feb 23, 1995

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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

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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

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

There was no last animal I treated. When young farm lads started to help me over the gate into a field or a pigpen, to make sure the old fellow wouldn't fall, I started to consider retiring. James Herriot

Me Animal Old Fall Young Field Farm Consider Over Retiring Fellow Make Sure Lads Help Started Last Treated Gate

I was helped by having a verbatim memory of what happened years ago, even if I can't remember what happened a couple of days ago. James Herriot

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