“As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.” - Cleveland Amory
Art: Athena by Kimberly Riggs

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“The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an ax-murderer.” - Paula Poundstone
Art: Wonderous Gaze by Soo Beng Lim

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“Madame Lefoux accepted a cup of tea and sat on another little settee, next to the relocated calico cat. The cat clearly believed Madame Lefoux was there to provide chin scratches. Madame Lefoux provided.” - Gail Carriger
Art by Yuliya Podlinnova

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“Cats gravitate to kitchens like rocks gravitate to gravity.” - Terry Pratchett

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“If a cat spoke, it would say things like 'Hey, I don’t see the problem here.” - Roy Blount Jr

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“Are cats strange animals or do they so resemble us that we find them curious as we do monkeys?” - John Steinbeck
Art by Donna Race

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“There is no 'cat language.' Painful as it is for us to admit, they don't need one!” - Barbara Holland
Art: Babies first Christmas Chrissie Snelling

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“(about cats) They also resist our calls to come, to move, to obey, to present themselves, to do all the things that dogs do so easily. This drives some people crazy. Cats do not even care what drives us crazy!” - Jeffery Masson

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“Cats may walk by themselves, but there are times when they need our support.” - Dr. Nichola
Art: Cute kitten lying on grass by Critterville

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“I wish i had 15-20 cats that would serve as a blanket, like if i moved they would adjust to my new position, that would be good” - Megan Boyle
Art: Cat in snow by Val Hughes

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“Are you an aberration to your species?' she cried. 'Cats don't look for approval!” - Gregory Maguire
Art: Bare branches by Ditz

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Cats ask plainly for what they want.” - Walter Savage Landor
Art: Attentive by Lucie Bilodeau

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“Cats have gnosis to a degree that is granted to few bishops.” - Carl Van Vechten
Art: A silent journey by Angela Davies

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“...I regard cats as one of the great joys in the world. I see them as a gift of highest order.” - Trisha McCagh
Art by Anne Mortimer

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“Come here, cat. You wouldn’t want to destroy the space-time continuum, would you? Meow. Meow.” - Connie Willis
Art: Ahhhh by Theresa McFarlane

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“When a cat flatters ... he is not insincere: you may safely take it for real kindness.” - Walter Savage Landor

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When the tea is brought at five o'clock
And all the neat curtains are drawn with care,
The little black cat with bright green eyes
Is suddenly purring there.”
Harold Monro

Art by Persis Clayton Weirs

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“A kitten is, in the animal world, what a rosebud is in the garden.” - Robert Sowthey
Art: Snow White by Dora Hathazi Mendes

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“I hope people don't take kittens on a whim, like they would a toy, then not care for them.” - Shirley Rousseau
Art: Forest Cat by Yuliya Podlinnova

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“The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.” - William S. Burroughs
Art by Marta Joulukortteja

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