Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall come to understand each other.

Work - other people's work - is an intolerable idea to a cat. Can you picture cats herding sheep or agreeing to pull a cart? They will not inconvenience themselves to the slightest degree.

Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall come to understand each other.

Never ask a hungry cat whether he loves you for yourself alone.

There is something about the presence of a cat... that seems to take the bite out of being alone.

With dogs and people, it's love in big splashy colours. When you're involved with a cat, you're dealing in pastels.

A cat determined not to be found can fold itself up like a pocket handkerchief if it wants to.