His hand brushes against my nylons and make me suck in a…

“One day the universe will curl up beside you and begin to purr. Don't worry. You'll know exactly where to place your hands.”

— Alysia Harris

“I'll take the sound of a full throttle purr over the thump of a wagging tail any day.”

— Arden Moore

“The sun Is a leaping fire Too hot To go near, But it will still Lie down In warm yellow squares On the floor…

— Valerie Worth

“I want to pull my hair back tight and smooth and make a big knot at the back that I can feel, she said.…

— Ernest Hemingway

If you, Like me, Were made of fur, And sun warmed you, Like me, You'd purr.

— Karla Kuskin

“The cat who wants his bowl of cream must know when to purr and when to show his claws" - Ser Kyle, the Cat…

— George R.R. Martin

It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they always purr: "If…

— Lewis Carroll

He [the cat] wound himself around her legs, purring the purr of ardent desire like a kettle coming to a boil and then bubbling…

— May Sarton

If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr.

— Martin Delany

Consider the situation. There you are, forehead like a set of balconies, worrying about the long-term effects of all this new 'fire' stuff on…

— Terry Pratchett

Dead I am the rat, feast upon the cat. Tender is the fur, dying as you purr.

— Rob Zombie

“You’re a talking cat?” Endora asked with a look of disbelief on her face. “My, my, my, aren’t you the bright bulb of the…

— Sophie Palmer

“No one has ever been able to discover how they make this subtle sound, and what is more, no one ever will. It is…

— Paul Gallico

I've got my warrior name, too!" Crookedjaw?" How did you guess?" A purr rumbled in his throat. Beacuse your tail's still straight.

— Erin Hunter

“I feed the damn thing and clean the shit out of her litterbox. The least she could do is purr for me on occasion.…

— C.M. Owens