Tag Archives: John Grogan

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. John Grogan

'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. John Grogan

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

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. John Grogan

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

I collect old rusty hand tools and sharpen and polish them, then use them to build things out of walnut and cherry that I harvest from fallen trees in the woods. John Grogan

I'm pathologically incapable of making decisions. Just ask my wife how long it took me to propose – on second thought, best not to bring it up. John Grogan

Certain people are not going to connect with a book about the effect a dog has on a family. But every one of us has parents and has either said goodbye to those parents or knows that someday they will. John Grogan

Living organically is my way of feeling connected to the earth and my own humanity. It's how I feel balanced and at peace with the planet. John Grogan

I can't solve the world's problems, can't even begin to contemplate them all. But on my little corner of Earth, I at least can try to live in a way that treads lightly. John Grogan