Marley & Me (2005) (edit title/settings)

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• Marley: Marley is the crazy dog that t he book is written about
• Jenny: Jenny is the authors wife, she loves and adores Marley
• Boden: Add a description of this character.
• Kopf
• Wasser
• Blick
• Garten
• Hunde
• Fenster
• Stelle
• Zimmer
• Knie
• Marley: The funniest and naughtiest dog in the world.Main character
• Magen
• Luft
• Tisch
• Hinterteil
• Frau
• Tage
• John Grogan: Author and narrator of the story he is Marley's owner
• Gott
• Mann
• Dann
• Bett
• Leine
• Kreis
• Wald
• Wiese
• Dr. Hopkinson
• Seite
• Ende
• Herz
• Hause Kam
• Der Junge
• Satz
• Jim
• Stolz
• Hinterbeine
• Halsband
• Lori
• Jenny Grogan: John's wife
• Patrick: John and Jenny's 1st son
• Connor: John and Jenny's second son
• Colleen: John and Jenny's only daughter

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• “He was a big, loving dope of a dog whose defense strategy against intruders would surely have been to lick them to death.”

  John Grogan

• “No matter how hard life become, he reminded me of its simple joys. No matter how many demands were placed on me, he never let me forget that willful disobedience is sometimes worth the price.”

  Josh Grogan

• “In a world full of bosses, he was his own master.”

  Josh Grogan

• “In his own flawed way, he was trying.”

  Josh Grogan

• “I thought there were going to be pencils in Pennsylvania.”

  Connor Grogan

• “Like any relationship, this one had its costs. They were costs we came to accept and balance against the joy and amusement and protection and companionship he gave us. We could have bought a small yacht with what we spent on our dog and all things he destroyed. Then again, how many yacht wait by the door all day for your return? How many live for the moment they can climb in your lap or ride down the hill with you on a toboggan, licking your face?”

  John Grogan

• “Marley reminded me of life's brevity, of its fleeting joys and missed opportunities. He reminded me that each of us gets just one shot at the gold, with no replays.”

  John Grogan

• “Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate simple things . . . And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly he taught about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.”

  John Grogan

• “Marley was undeniably a handful. ... Part of our journey as his owners was to mold him to our needs, but part also was to accept him for what he was. Not just to accept him, but to celebrate him and his indomitable canine spirit. We had brought into our home a living, breathing being, not a fashion accessory to prop in the corner. For better or worse, he was our dog. He was part of our family, and, for all his flaws, he had returned our affection one hundredfold. Devotion such as his could not be bought for any price.”

  John Grogan

• “I love you more than anything. I don't know exactly where we go from here, but I want you to remember you're a great dog, Marley”

  John Grogan

• “Animal lovers are a special breed of human, generous of spirit, full of empathy, perhaps a little prone to sentimentality, and with hearts as big as a cloudless sky.”

  John Grogan

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• Never slow down, never look back, live each day with adolescent verve and spunk and curiosity and playfulness. If you think you’re still a young pup, then maybe you are, no matter what the calendar says.

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• “Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things—a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and self-lessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.”

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• I could almost taste the finiteness of life and thus its preciousness. We take it for granted, but it is fragile, precarious, uncertain, able to cease at any instant without notice. I was reminded of what should be obvious but too often is not, that each day, each hour and minute, is worth cherishing.

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• Marley had given us a gift, at once priceless and free. He taught us the art of unqualified love. How to give it, how to accept it. Where there is that, most of the other pieces fall into place.

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• if only we opened our eyes. Sometimes it took a dog with bad breath, worse manners, and pure intentions to help us see.

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• Marley was young and wired, with the attention span of algae and the volatility of nitroglycerine.

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• “Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”

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• “It’s just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn’t it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal.”

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• Trainerin
• Bordstein
• Florida
• Pennsylvania

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Fahrenheit 451, and followed by Brave New World.

Preceded by A Child Called "It", and followed by Love in the Time of Cholera.

Preceded by The Fountainhead, and followed by The Glass Castle.

Preceded by Eldest, and followed by The Hunger Games.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. John Grogan (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Quill Award (2006: Audio Book)
• Quill Award (2006: Biography/Memoir)
• #1 New York Times Bestseller

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: SF429.L3 G76 2005
• Dewey: 636.752/7/092 B 22

Notes for Parents edit see section history

This book is good for young adults and adults.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Home & Garden › Animal Care & Pets › Dogs
• Books › Biographies & Memoirs

Movie Connections edit see section history

• Marley & Me (IMDb): 2008

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