Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr. [...] Almost all cats make us feel good about ourselves because they let us know they feel good about us, about themselves, and about our relationship with them. A purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test paper. It is a reinforcement of soemthing we would all like to believe about ourselves -- that we are nice.

I always thought that my canine family tended to view me as the funny-looking two-legged dog who runs the can opener.

It looks like a miniature hippopotamus with badly-fitting panty hose all over.

Why cat were given such terrific peripheral vision when they spend so much time looking down their noses is difficult to understand.

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.

Two would actually do it- two magic words that could replace all the religions in the world- two wonderful words that embrace all the powers and all of the energy we need to survive with each other and with our planet and with all the world's living creatures- don't hurt.

Cats can be cooperative when something feels good, which, to a cat, is the way everything is supposed to feel as much of the time as possible.