“There's only so many times you can kick a dog before it turns viscous. (Julian)”

“A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.”

“I was living Tom’s life. There are only so many material things you can have before it becomes boring. There are only so many dinners, so many things you can buy. I was complacent. I was in a wealthy coma and I wasn’t looking inward.”

“… there are only some many times you can utter "It does not hurt" before it begins to hurt even more than the hurt.”

“There are only so many times that you can utter ‘It does not hurt’ before it begins to hurt even more than the hurt. You become enlightened of the feeling of feeling hurt, which is worse, I am certain, than the existent hurt.”

“If a dog starts biting you, you can't kick it up the throat like it deserves. People always say "Oh dear, poor little dog, he was only trying to be friendly. That's the way he tries to be friendly, sniffing at your ankles and biting you, you cruel, wicked man."”

“The mind is always asking you to do something over again, something you have already done so many times before. And every time you see that by doing it nothing is achieved. What else can madness be?”

“Like some dogs: kick them once and they never trust you again, no matter how nice you are to them.”

“How many times have I told you not to hit people in the face. You kick them in the body where it doesn't show.”

“If you persist in your ignorance, refuse to listen to advice, feel that you are always right, don't learn from the mistakes of others, feel great and arrogant, then it's only a matter of time before life kicks your ass and teaches you a lesson.”