I could do terrible things to people who dump unwanted animals by the roadside. — James Herriot

I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us. — James Herriot

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

No animal is a better judge of comfort than a cat. — James Herriot

If a farmer calls me to a sick animal, he couldn’t care less if I were George Bernard Shaw. — 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

If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. You’ve nothing to worry about there. — James Herriot

They can’t find my house now because I keep it very quiet where I live. — James Herriot

If you decide to become a veterinary surgeon you will never grow rich, but you will have a life of endless interest and variety. — James Herriot

I seem to have spent a good part of my life–probably too much–in just standing and staring. — James Herriot

I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love. — James Herriot

Animals are unpredictable things, and so our life is unpredictable. It’s a long tale of little triumphs and disasters and you’ve got to really like it to stick it. — James Herriot

Old Herriot may be limited in some respects, but by God, he can wrap a cat. — James Herriot

Felt drained. Watching the life of the — James Herriot

A farmer once told me one of the greatest luxuries of his life was to wake up early only to go back to sleep again. — James Herriot

It was Sunday morning (one a.m.), a not unusual time for some farmers, after a late Saturday night, to have a look round their stock and decide to send for the vet. — James Herriot

For years I used to bore my wife over lunch with stories about funny incidents. — James Herriot

When all t’world goes one road, I go t’other. — James Herriot

That quotation about not having time to stand and stare has never applied to me. I seem to have spent a good part of my life–probably too much–in just standing and staring and I was at it again this morning. — James Herriot

I can’t bear it, Mr. Herriot. He was like a Christian was that pig, just like a Christian. — James Herriot

I will write another book if I feel like it. — James Herriot