For the Love of Felines: Our Fearless Furry Friends
Crazy about cats and not afraid to show it? You're not alone, as these clever cat-lovers prove
Whether you consider yourself a dog person or a cat person, one thing’s for sure – the very presence of a feline makes a house feel more like a home. Providing company, solace and plenty of entertainment with their antics, affection and attitude, cats have the ability to bring a smile to our face on even the darkest days, along with laugh-out-loud hilarity at their curious and sometimes conniving ways.
We’d love to see a photo of your cat and learn what he or she means to you – post a picture and share your cat tales in the Comments at the end of the story.
We’d love to see a photo of your cat and learn what he or she means to you – post a picture and share your cat tales in the Comments at the end of the story.
“No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.”
– Leo Dworken, writer
– Leo Dworken, writer
“Time spent with cats is never wasted.”
– Sigmund Freud, psychoanalyst
– Sigmund Freud, psychoanalyst
“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.”
– Mark Twain, author
What homeowners with cats need to accept
– Mark Twain, author
What homeowners with cats need to accept
“Owners of dogs will have noticed that if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realise that if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”
– Christopher Hitchens, journalist/author
– Christopher Hitchens, journalist/author
“I have lived with several Zen masters – all of them cats.”
– Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now
– Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now
“What greater gift than the love of a cat?”
– Charles Dickens, author
– Charles Dickens, author
“I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.”
– Jean Cocteau, writer
– Jean Cocteau, writer
“Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience.”
– Pam Brown, poet
How to best serve your feline friend
– Pam Brown, poet
How to best serve your feline friend
“If a dog jumps into your lap it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing it is because your lap is warmer.”
– A.N. Whitehead, mathematician/philosopher
– A.N. Whitehead, mathematician/philosopher
“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”
– Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, scientist, artist
– Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, scientist, artist
“You know a real friend?
Someone you know will look after your cat after you are gone.”
– William S. Burroughs, writer
Someone you know will look after your cat after you are gone.”
– William S. Burroughs, writer
“The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look whether they see a moth or an ax-murderer.”
– Paula Poundstone, comedian
– Paula Poundstone, comedian
“A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.”
– Ernest Hemingway, author
– Ernest Hemingway, author
“Cats have it all – admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it.”
– Rod McKuen, singer/songwriter
– Rod McKuen, singer/songwriter
“There is no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person.”
– Dan Greenberg, former politician
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– Dan Greenberg, former politician
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“Until one has loved an animal, part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
– Anatole France, poet
– Anatole France, poet
“Cats will outsmart dogs every time.”
– John Grogan, author of Marley & Me
– John Grogan, author of Marley & Me
“I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days.”
– Bill Dana, comedian
– Bill Dana, comedian
“A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.”
– Mason Cooley, professor/aphorist
– Mason Cooley, professor/aphorist
“It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.”
– Cynthia E. Varnado
– Cynthia E. Varnado
“Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you later.”
– Mary Bly, novelist
An honest look at life with a dog
– Mary Bly, novelist
An honest look at life with a dog
“Dogs have owners, cats have staff.”
– Unknown
– Unknown
“The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.”
– Lloyd Alexander, author
– Lloyd Alexander, author
“Cats don’t like change without their consent.”
– Roger Caras, photographer
– Roger Caras, photographer
“As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.”
– Ellen Perry Berkeley, author
– Ellen Perry Berkeley, author
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– James Herriot, author of All Creatures Great and Small