You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him. - W. Bruce Cameron

Some people just don’t appreciate having a dog around. It’s sad to think there are people like that. I knew Gloria was that way — maybe that’s why she could never be truly happy.

Of all the things I’d ever done, making Senora laugh seemed the most important. It was, I reflected, the only thing that gave my life any purpose.

Unbidden, the sadness I’d felt from Senora washed through me, and I wanted to squirm up to her and lick her palms and make her happy again. Of all the things I’d ever done, making Senora laugh seemed the most important. It was, I reflected, the only thing that gave my life any purpose.