...with a cat you stand on much the same footing that you stand with a fine and dignified friend; if you forfeit his respect and confidence the relationship suffers. The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.
Carl Van VechtenOne meets the cat in nearly all forms of art...curiously enough she is not a conspicuous figure in Roman or Greek art.
Carl Van Vechten