Cats love one so much-- more than they will allow. But they have so much wisdom they keep it to themselves. Mary Wilkins If I called her she would pretend not to hear, but would come a few moments later when it could appear that she had thought of doing so first. Arthur Wiegall Tobermory looked squarely at her for a moment and then fixed his gaze serenely on the middle distance. It was obvious that boring questions lay outside his scheme of life. Saki Thanks to the soothing, the bliss, that we had experienced earlier, we seemed to understand each other. We had crossed our species' boundaries and had found the common center in each other, where all creatures rest. Elizabeth Thomas He lives in the half-lights in secret places, free and alone-- this mysterious little great being whom his mistress calls "My cat." Margaret Benson The most domesticated of cats somehow contrives to lead an outside life of its own. Katherine Briggs The cat lives alone, has no need of society, obeys only when she pleases, pretends to sleep that she may see the more clearly, and scratches everything on which she can lay her paw. Francois Rene de Chateaubriand When a Cat adopts you there is nothing to be done about it except to put up with it and wait until the wind changes. T S Eliot We all feel somehow released by the simple, honest relationship with the cat. Desmond Morris No tame animal has lost less of its native dignity or maintained more of its ancient reserve. The domestic cat might rebel tomorrow. William Conway