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

As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not.

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.

Cats seldom make mistakes, and they never make the same mistake twice.

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

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.