“Demons are like obedient dogs; they come when they are called.”

“Animals come when their names are called. Just like human beings.”

“I'm suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn't like a person.”

“Aimee-"If someone's possessed by a demon, how do you get the demon out?"
Xedrix-"Call a priest.”

“What is the world coming to, when you can't even trust a rogue vicar and her demon lover?”

“When the mind has grasped the matter, words come like flowers at the call of spring.”

“Chielo, the priestess of Agbala, called the converts the excrement of the clan, and the new faith was a mad dog that had come to eat it up.”

“Dogs make sense. They understand hierarchy and the need to cooperate. They come when you call them. A cat though—a cat will take your number and get back to you. Maybe. If he’s in a good mood.”

“"What's your horse's name?""Horse.""Sophia waited for the joke, but it didn't come. "You call your horse 'Horse'?""He doesn't mind.""You should give him a noble name. Like Prince or Chief or something.""It might confuse him now.""Trust me. Anything is better than Horse. It's like naming a dog Dog.""I have a dog named Dog. Australian Cattle Dog." He turned, his expression utterly matter-of-fact. "Great herder.""And your mom didn't complain?""My mom named him."”

“I like dogs
Big dogs
Little dogs
Fat dogs
Doggy dogs
Old dogs
Puppy dogs
I like dogs
A dog that is barking over the hill
A dog that is dreaming very still
A dog that is running wherever he will
I like dogs.”