Conversation between Adam and Eve must have been difficult at times, because they had nobody to talk about.
Agnes RepplierMen who believe that, through some exceptional grace or good fortune, they have found God, feel little need of culture.
Agnes RepplierIt is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and discriminating friends, who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more.
Agnes Repplierthe tea-hour is the hour of peace ... strife is lost in the hissing of the kettle - a tranquilizing sound, second only to the purring of a cat.
Agnes Repplier