One meets the cat in nearly all forms of art...curiously enough she is not a conspicuous figure in Roman or Greek art.

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

The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.

Paris is not a city I should care to approach for the first time after I had passed forty.

The cat is the only animal without visible means of support who still manages to find a living in the city.

Cats have gnosis to a degree that is granted to few bishops.

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.