A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.

A sister is the cure for swollen heads and ego trips. One may a star, a Chief Executive-famous and rich and beautiful. But one's sister has the family photo album. And a long, long memory. And a tendency to wink at one on Top Occasions.

Bears being sent through the mail should never be squashed up to make them fit. It gives them indigestion.

A cat is a regency gentleman--elegant of pose, exquisite of manner, with spotless linen and an enthusiasm for bare knuckle fights, rampaging love affairs, duels by moonlight and the singing of glees. He expects immaculate service from his domestic staff, and possesses a range of invective that would make a navy blanch.

Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, singers of songs.

Medicines may be necessary. Flowers lift the heart. But your smile is the best restorative of all.

Kittens are wide-eyed, soft and sweet. With needles in their jaws and feet.