Ten Quotes about Cats

The Hunter, gb 2003.

Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
 - Robert A. Heinlein



"And how do you know that you're mad?"
"To begin with," said the Cat, " a dog's not mad. You grant that?" 
"I suppose so," said Alice.
"Well then" the Cat went on," you see a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad."
 - Lewis Carroll "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass. 



Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.
 - Garrison Kellor



"What's your name ?" Coraline asked the cat. "Look, I'm Coraline. Okay?"
"Cats don't have names," it said.
"No?" said Coraline.
"No," said the cat. "Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names."
 - Neil Gaiman "Coraline"  


The smallest feline is a masterpiece.
 - Leonardo da Vinci. 



Never try to outstubborn a cat.
 - Robert A. Heinlein "Time Enough for Love".



Let us be honest: most of us rather like our cats to have a streak of wickedness. I should not feel quite easy in the company of any cat that walked around the house with a saintly expression.
 - Beverley Nichols, "Beverley Nichols' Cats' A Z" 


I am not a cat but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance - a sharp vindictive glance.
 - James Thurber. 


I take care of my flowers and my cat. And enjoy food. And that's living.
 - Ursula Andress. 



The kitten was six weeks old. It was enchanting , a delicate fairy-tale cat, whose Siamese genes showed in the shape of the face, ears, tail, and the subtle lines of its body.  [...] She sat, a tiny thing , in the middle of a yellow carpet, surrounded by five worshippers, not at all afraid of us. Then she stalked around that floor of the house inspecting every inch of it, climbed up on to my bed, crept under the fold of a sheet and was at home. 
 - Doris Lessing "On Cats."







photo Clausholm Manor 2003: grethe bachmann