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Many of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs - loyalty, devotion, selflessness, unflagging optimism, unqualified love - can be elusive to humans.

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Dogs are a really amazing eye opener for us humans because their lives are compressed into such a short period, so we can see them go from puppyhood to adolescence to strong adulthood and then into their sunset years in 10 to 12 years. It really drives home the point of how finite all our lives are.

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Cats will outsmart dogs every time.

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A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog.

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When I wrote 'Marley & Me,' I had a clear audience in mind. And it did not include children. I wrote my book for adults and assumed only adults, and possibly teenagers, would be drawn to it.

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'Marley and Me' was a book I was proud of and believed in, but I thought it would just have a modest audience because it is such a personal story about my marriage and my family.

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Really, as a writer, I believe that if you're going to write about your own life, you need to do it as honestly and candidly as you are capable.

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I was keenly aware that everybody would have loved for me to do a close sequel or a spin-off to 'Marley and Me.'

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Before moving to Pennsylvania in 1999, I played bass in a newsroom rock band in South Florida for several years.

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Even though I'm totally dependent on modern electronic gizmos, from my laptop to my iPod to my cell phone, I love to embrace old technology or no technology at all.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: March 20th, 1957

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