Some animals are secretive; some are shy. A cat is private.

Of mystery there is no end. Of clarity, there is precious little.

Adultery is not about sex or romance. Ultimately, it is about how little we mean to one another.

I read assiduously. I kept in touch with my species.

Is the story developing an attitude or victimized by it.

There is always something for which there is no accounting. Take, for example, the whole world.

Looking at a cat, like looking at clouds or stars or the ocean, makes it difficult to believe there is nothing miraculous in this world.