When the country goes temporarily to the dogs, cats must learn to be circumspect, walk on fences, sleep in trees, and have faith that all this woofing is not the last word.

Bravery and adventure! That's the ticket! Don't sit and gather moss. Get up, get out, do what you dream of doing, and if it doesn't work, it doesn't work, and you don't need to made that particular mistake again, but at least you won't get old wondering what if you had.

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.

I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.

Secret of life is to go through something harrowing that doesnt kill you...and to love one woman for the rest of your life.

Your life is a work of art, and in the end, the underlying theme of great art is bravery and hope and love.

In California virtually everyone has had their teeth whitened. If they all smiled at once, they would give us a headache.