"Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons."

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"Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals."

"The dog is a gentleman, I hope to go to his heaven not man's."

"If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much."

"I hate cats."Death's face became a little stiffer, if that were possible. The blue glow in his eye sockets flickered red for an instant."I SEE," he said. The tone suggested that death was too good for cat haters."

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"Always remember, animals can intimidate men with their strength but men cannot intimidate animals with their intelligence."

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