Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can.
Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes.
“Curran looked back at me. "Why is it you always attract creeps?""You tell me." Ha! Walked right into that one, yes, he did.”
“His Majesty needs a can-I girl anyway. And I'm not it.""A can-I girl?" Andrea frowned. I leaned back. "'Can I fetch your food, Your Majesty? Can I tell you how strong and mighty you are, Your Majes...”
“I ripped my left arm out of his hand and slammed my elbow into his solar plexus. He exhaled in a gasp. I lunged for the dagger and sat on top of him, my knees pinning his arms, my dagger on his thr...”
“Youre like a god from a Greek myth, Saiman. You have no empathy. You have no concept of the world beyond your ego. Wanting something gives you an automatic right to obtain it by whatever means nece...”
“When in doubt, poke the beehive with a stick to see if anything interesting flies out.I clapped my hands. 'I had no idea Pit teams had such pretty cheerleaders. Can you do it again, but with more s...”
“Sh!t. F_ck sh!t.'....'Sh!t f_ck would have also been accepted.”
“What greater gift than the love of a cat.”
“After all, a woman who doesn't love cats is never going to be make a man happy.”
“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.”