#cats

Such nonsense!" declared Dr Greysteel. "Whoever heard of cats doing anything useful!" "Except for staring at one in a supercilious manner," said Strange. "That has a sort of moral usefulness, I suppose, in making one feel uncomfortable and encouraging sober reflection upon one's imperfections. ↗

— Susanna Clarke

#manners

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

— Pam Brown

#mathematics

Me-EHH-UF-ow ↗

— P.C. Cast

#nala #vampyres #zoey-redbird #cat

My cat is not insane, she's just a really good actress. ↗

— P.C. Cast

#cat

Time spent with a cat is never wasted. ↗

— Colette

#company #time #waste #cat

I thought maybe she'd whisk us off by magic, or at least hail a taxi. Instead, Bast borrowed a silver Lexus convertible. "Oh, yes," she purred. "I like this one! Come along, children." "But this isn't yours," I pointed out. "My dear, I'm a cat. Everything I see is mine." She touched the ignition and the keyhole sparked. The engine began to purr. [No, Sadie. Not like a cat, like an engine.] ↗

— Rick Riordan

#entitlement #cat

Jaypaw narrowed his eyes. "I'm not as blind as you think. ↗

— Erin Hunter

#erin-hunter #cat

Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#random

Is that vodka?" Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up in his seat with indignation. "I beg pardon, my queen," he rasped, "Would I ever allow myself to offer vodka to a lady? This is pure alcohol! ↗

— Mikhail Bulgakov

#bulgakov #cats #vodka #alcohol

There is, incidentally, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person. ↗

— Dan Greenberg

#dan-greenberg #insanity #sanity #sanity