“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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“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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“Then I laughed because here I was having a conversation with a cat about having a conversation with a cat.” - Sofie Kelly
Art: Rachel Parker

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“Marco could not have known about the mystical effect of a full moon on cats and books left on their own in the library. Not until he saw the lines breathe, the words unveiled.” - Rahma Krambo

Art: Black Cat Moonstruck by Angela-Carmen Griehl-Groß

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“He inclined his head ever so slightly, displaying with his bearing the supreme confidence, even arrogance, that is the sole providence of cats, dragons, and certain highborn women.” - Christopher Paolini
Art: Black cat by Rachel Parker

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“You know why cats love to be by the side of windows? Because they value their freedom very much and they need an escape route in case they perceive a decrease in their freedom!”- Mehmet Murat ildan
Art: Cat in window by Josph

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“Cats are unpredictable as they don't know what they're going to do next until they make it happen through nosiness, invention, acrobatics, and sheer force of will.” - Stewart Stafford
Art: Bee High by Debra Hall

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“And everyone on earth knows if you have the respect of a cat it means your soul is worth being around.” - Kira Jane Buxton
Art: Acorn by Mellodee

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Terry Pratchett
“Give a cat a name you wouldn't mind shouting out in a strained, worried voice around midnight” - Terry Pratchett
Art: Autumn Feline by Josh Mackey

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“I hesitated. Yes, I had a mission. But I was curious. So kill me.” - Chris Willrich
Art by Deborah Robinson

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“Cats know that a warm body is more comforting than a thousand condolences.” - Rae D. Magdon
Art: Autumn nap by Anna Myounghwa Lee

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“Adults enjoy this book as much as kids! Every person I hear from says they learned something and it was fun.
"I wish I were as smart as Miss Marble!”
- Patricia Brooks Stewart
Art: Tuppy the Autumn Cat by Maureen Lacey

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“He knelt to pet the friendlier of Zehun’s two cats, Fenez. The other one was hiding, as usual. Fenez still bore a scary resemblance to a knitting project gone horribly awry.” - Yoon Ha Lee
Art: Peek A Boo by Mark Kiver

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“Children are like cats, only less useful and less furry.” - Mark Lawrence
Art by Elena Mezhibovosky

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“You got cats at home?"
"No cats. Only a husband.”
- Jhumpa Lahiri

Art by Valerie Mafrica

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