Karen guessed correctly, it is:

Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative. ~ Mordecai Siegal

We both agree, that a person chooses a relative through adoption, and I added the same is true for marriage.

She would like to pass hosting of Puzzle 86 to the next highest score, and that would be Souraya. So the next puzzle goes to Souraya.

[ October 03, 2001: Message edited by: Fuzzy317 ]