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“Old habits die hard,”
― A Street Cat Named Bob
― A Street Cat Named Bob
“I don't know why, but people seem to be fascinated to learn how some members of society fall through the cracks. I think it's partly that feeling that... it could happen to anyone. But I think it also makes people feel better about their own lives. It makes them think, 'Well, I may think my life is bad, but it could be worse, I could be that poor sod.”
― A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life
― A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life
“Everybody needs a break, everybody deserves that second chance. Bob and I had taken ours...”
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“Living on the streets of London strips away your dignity, your identity − your everything, really. Worst of all, it strips away people’s opinion of you. They see you are living on the streets and treat you as a non-person. They don’t want anything to do with you. Soon you haven’t got a real friend in the world.”
― A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life
― A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life
“People don’t want to listen. All they see is someone they think is trying to get a free ride. They don’t understand I’m working, I’m not begging. I was actually trying to make a living. Just because I wasn’t wearing a suit and a tie and carrying a briefcase or a computer, just because I didn’t have a payslip and a P45, it didn’t mean that I was freeloading.”
― A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life
― A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life
Marie’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Marie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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