The lack of imagination or invention most people display in naming pussies is almost beyond credence.

...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.

A thing of beauty is a boy forever.

I've photographed everybody from Matisse to Isamu Noguchi.

A cat is never vulgar.

Note 4. For these and other reasons the cat is also very hard to photograph. The best photographs are instantaneous, as the mere breathing of a cat will blur the fur in a time exposure.

Catnip is vodka and whisky to most cats.