“A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out compl...”

“When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us?”

“Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience.”

“Human beings are drawn to cats because they are all we are not self-contained, elegant in everything they do, relaxed, assured, glad of company, yet still possessing secret lives.”

“For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.”

“Kittens are wide-eyed, soft and sweet. With needles in their jaws and feet.”

“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”

“Youll get over it Its the clichs that cause the trouble. To lose someone you love is to alter your life for ever. You dont get over it because it is the person you loved. The pain stops, there are ...”

“Its the same with people who say, Whatever doesnt kill you makes you stronger. Even people who say this must realize that the exact opposite is true. What doesnt kill you maims you, cripples you, l...”