“Yawn. String-on-a-stick. Fine. I'll come out and chase itto make you happy.”

“Fine. If you insist.I'll try Just.One.Nibble. But--I won't enjoy it.”

“Letmeoutletmeoutletmeoutletmeout.Wait--let me back in!...Letmeinletmeinletmeinletmein.Wait--let me back out!”

“I explained it loudand clear. What part of "meow"don't you understand?”

“Dogs have hair. Cats, fur.Dogs whine, yip, howl, bark. Cats purrr.I say: No contest.”

“Sorry about thesquishy in your shoe. Must'vebeen something I ate.”

“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.”

“It is only a barbarous mind that sees other than the flower, merely an animal mind that dreams of other than the moon.”

“This autumn-why am I growing old?bird disappearing among clouds.”

“stronger than mountains.a place where my heart feels the safest- underneath his shirt.”