“One thing was certain, that the white kitten had had nothing to do with it-- it was the black kitten's fault entirely.”

— Lewis Carroll , book Through the Looking-Glass

Source: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There

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English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer 1832–1898

L.J. Smith (1965) American author

Source: The Awakening

“It had the expression common to all kittens, that of a tyrant in the becoming.”

Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies

Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 11 “All Else, Truth” section 9 (p. 528)

“Their goal was in sight. They had a Titan with a very loud kitten on their side. That had to count for something.”

Rick Riordan (1964) American writer

“Belinda lived in a little white house,
With a little black kitten and a little gray mouse,
And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon,
And a realio, trulio, little pet dragon.”

Ogden Nash (1902–1971) American poet

Many Long Years Ago (1945), The Tale of Custard the Dragon

“It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that whatever you say to them, they always purr.”

Lewis Carroll book Through the Looking-Glass

Source: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There

“This Kitten Has Claws”

L.J. Smith book The Chosen

Source: The Chosen

“They might be kittens," she said hopefully.
"They're stalking us."
"They might be shy."
"I don't think it's kittens, Valkyrie."
"Puppies, then?”

Derek Landy (1974) Irish children's writer

Source: Playing with Fire

“She looked playful and eager, but not quite sure of herself, like a new kitten in a house where they don't care much about kittens.”

Raymond Chandler book The Lady in the Lake

Source: The Lady in the Lake (1943), chapter 1
Context: The little blonde at the PBX cocked a shell-like ear and smiled a small fluffy smile. She looked playful and eager, but not quite sure of herself, like a new kitten in a house where they don't care much about kittens.

“They are presented attractively for the same reason that kittens are cute - so that they can draw you in, then pounce on you for the kill.

Seriously. Stay away from kittens.”

Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

Source: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

“Time is what turns kittens into cats.”

Joss Whedon (1964) American director, writer, and producer for television and film

Source: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

“One thing was certain, that the white kitten had had nothing to do with it-- it was the black kitten's fault entirely.”

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