David Bremner quoted Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
An utterly convincing and moving look at the beauty and perils of consciousness.
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When one thought about it, a dog had to take it on faith that humans possessed intelligence. They were expert makers of dens and food, however, and those were the things Benjy wanted from them.
— Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis (Page 58)
The first sentence alone gives a much folksier impression than the book deserves, but it did make me chortle.