#cats

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 realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#cats #compelled #conclusion #dogs #draw

My mum loves cats so I took her to see the lion cubs which at about a year old are actually quite big. She wasn't scared at all and went straight over and kissed one on the mouth! She thought they were just like her pets at home. ↗

— Amanda Holden

#actually #big #cats #cubs #her

Nellie grinned. "I always wanted to go to Venice. It's supposed to be the romance capital of the world." "Sweet," put in Dan. "Too bad your date is an Egyptian Mau on a hunger strike." The au pair sighed. "Better than an eleven-year-old with a big mouth. ↗

— Gordon Korman

#dan-cahill #dates #nellie-gomez #romance #saladin

I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#death #life #death

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 realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#atheism #cats #dogs #food #god

If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#humor

If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humor #life #humor

Meow” means “woof” in cat. ↗

— George Carlin

#cats #dogs #humor #language #humor

The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats... ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

#life #music #life

I mean to say, we all sprang from humble origins. Goodness gracious, who would have thought that a species of monkey would take over the kingdom of the world. … I cannot help but feel that the monkey was not a good choice. Surely one of the cat family would have been much more satisfactory. They have a much less emotional approach to life. ("The Shadmock") ↗

— R. Chetwynd-Hayes

#evolution #monkeys #family