It is with the approach of winter that cats...wear their richest fur and assume an air of sumptuous and delightful opulence.
Pierre LotiThrough the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations.
Pierre LotiIf by chance I seated myself to write, she very slyly, very tenderly, seeking protection and caresses, would softly take her place on my knee and follow the comings and goings of my pen - sometimes effacing, with an unintentional stroke of her paw, lines of whose tenor she disapproved.
Pierre LotiIt is said that many children who live in the central provinces, away from the ocean, have a great longing to see it. I who had never been away from the monotonous country surrounding us looked forward eagerly to seeing the mountains.
Pierre Loti