If I had Aladdin's lamp and the usual three wishes, the first would always be, 'Give me the first day of June.

A cat is, by and large, sophisticated and complex, and capable of creating three-act plays around any single piece of action.

Christmas is a kindling of new fires.

Cat lovers know that every cat is remarkable.

I cannot imagine a cat in an Obedience ring, running around in the hot sun and doing things on command. For it would not make sense. Whereas a dog is tolerant of your not making sense and only wants to fix things so you are happy.

The creative instincts, the love force must be nourished with every beat of our hearts until they overbalance the destructive instincts.

Well, any love makes us vulnerable. Whatever we love will give the gift of pain somewhere along the road. But who would live sealed in spiritual cellophane just to keep from ever being hurt? There are a few people like that. I'm sorry for them. I think they are as good as dead.