“Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.”

“He is like a cat. And all cats are thieves.”

“Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people.”

“If a cat sits on a hot stove, that cat won't sit on a hot stove again. That cat won't sit on a cold stove either. That cat just don't like stoves.”

“Artists like cats; soldiers like dogs.”

“terror finally becomes almost
bearable
but never quite

terror creeps like a cat
crawls like a cat
across my mind”

“The best material model of a cat is another, or preferably the same, cat.”

“Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.”

“Dogs like everyone. Cats choose who to like.”

“You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because he's a cat.”