Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity, there never was a cat of such deceitfulness and sauvity.

I gotta use words to talk to you.

Taking the question in general, I should say, in the case of many poets, that the most important thing for them to do ... is to write as little as possible

When a great poet has lived, certain things have been done once for all, and cannot be achieved again.

If we all were judged according to the consequences Of all our words and deeds, beyond the intention And beyond our limited understanding Of ourselves and others, we should all be condemned.

time past and time future what might have been and what has been point to one end, which is always present.

Before a Cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream; And you might now and then supply Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie, Some potted grouse, or salmon paste — He's sure to have his personal taste. (I know a Cat, who makes a habit Of eating nothing else but rabbit, And when he's finished, licks his paws So's not to waste the onion sauce.) A Cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect. And so in time you reach your aim, And finally call him by his name.