“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.”

— Garrison Keillor

As quoted in The Cat Lover's Book of Fascinating Facts : A Felicitous Look at Felines‎ (1997) by Ed Lucaire

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American radio host and writer 1942

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