--- title: "8 Asked Cat Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Asked Cat quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Asked Cat sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/mary-roach-635_cat-food_panel-applicants-at-the-initial-screenin_65612.jpg" --- > [“panel applicants at the initial screening were asked not only to describe the cat foods but also to rate them according to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/panel-applicants-at-the-initial-screening-were-asked-not-only-to/) [Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/mary-roach-635_cat-food_panel-applicants-at-the-initial-screenin_65612.jpg) > [The Lady Amalthea beckoned, and the cat wriggled all over, like a dog, but he would not come near... She was offering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/the-lady-amalthea-beckoned-and-the-cat-wriggled-all-over-like-a-dog/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/peter-s-beagle-1665_cat_the-lady-amalthea-beckoned-and-the-cat-w_254271.jpg) > [“Who runs a combination cat shelter and hostel ?" Keith asked. "With the cat shelter being the primary function? Only people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-johnson/who-runs-a-combination-cat-shelter-and-hostel-keith-asked-with-the/) [Maureen Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/maureen-johnson-1282_shelter_who-runs-a-combination-cat-shelter-and-h_681601.jpg) > [“He looked closely at the owl for a moment, then, to Harry and Hermione’s great surprise, he held him out for Crookshanks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-k-rowling/he-looked-closely-at-the-owl-for-a-moment-then-to-harry-and-hermione/) [J.K. Rowling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-k-rowling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d26/j-k-rowling-86_good-enough_he-looked-closely-at-the-owl-for-a-momen_708384.png) > [What's your name,' Coraline asked the cat. 'Look, I'm Coraline. Okay?' 'Cats don't have names,' it said. 'No?' said Coraline. 'No,' said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/what-s-your-name-coraline-asked-the-cat-look-i-m-coraline-okay-cats/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/neil-gaiman-29_cat_what-s-your-name-coraline-asked-the-cat_984412.jpg) > [“Alan:I asked him what cat we should get, and he said it was my choice, so I got this little black one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-l-merrow/alan-i-asked-him-what-cat-we-should-get-and-he-said-it-was-my-choice/) [J.L. Merrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-l-merrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/j-l-merrow-9595_alan_alan-i-asked-him-what-cat-we-should-get_2045584.jpg) > [Why does she want me?" Coraline asked the cat. "Why does she want me to stay here with her?" "She wants something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/why-does-she-want-me-coraline-asked-the-cat-why-does-she-want-me-to/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/neil-gaiman-29_animals_why-does-she-want-me-coraline-asked-the_2370567.jpg) > [“Let me explain before another word is written: I have never once asked a cat, "So tell me what's up, Charlie?" and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-galaxy/let-me-explain-before-another-word-is-written-i-have-never-once-asked/) [Jackson Galaxy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-galaxy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5a/jackson-galaxy-33400_asked_let-me-explain-before-another-word-is-wr_3021748.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asked-cat/#itemlist", "name": "Asked Cat Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“panel applicants at the initial screening were asked not only to describe the cat foods but also to rate them according to how much they liked them. (The average rating, I am gobsmacked to report, fell between “like mildly” and “neither like nor dislike.”)”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mary Roach" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/panel-applicants-at-the-initial-screening-were-asked-not-only-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/mary-roach-635_cat-food_panel-applicants-at-the-initial-screenin_65612.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/mary-roach-635_cat-food_panel-applicants-at-the-initial-screenin_65612.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/mary-roach-635_cat-food_panel-applicants-at-the-initial-screenin_65612.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“panel applicants at the initial screening were asked not only to describe the cat foods but also to rate…” — Mary Roach", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Lady Amalthea beckoned, and the cat wriggled all over, like a dog, but he would not come near... She was offering her open palm to the crook-eared cat, but he stayed where he was, shivering with the desire to go to her\"...[later, Molly asked the cat] \"Why were you afraid to let her touch you? I saw you. You were afraid of her.\" \"If she had touched me,\" he said very softly, \"I would have been hers and not my own, not ever again. I wanted her to touch me but I could not let her. No cat will... The price is more than a cat can pay.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter S. 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Only people who want to kill you with an axe and then put you in the garden and build a shed on you, that's who.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maureen Johnson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-johnson/who-runs-a-combination-cat-shelter-and-hostel-keith-asked-with-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/maureen-johnson-1282_shelter_who-runs-a-combination-cat-shelter-and-h_681601.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/maureen-johnson-1282_shelter_who-runs-a-combination-cat-shelter-and-h_681601.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/maureen-johnson-1282_shelter_who-runs-a-combination-cat-shelter-and-h_681601.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Who runs a combination cat shelter and hostel ?\" Keith asked. \"With the cat shelter being the primary…” — Maureen Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He looked closely at the owl for a moment, then, to Harry and Hermione’s great surprise, he held him out for Crookshanks to sniff. ‘What d’you reckon?’ Ron asked the cat. ‘Definitely an owl?’ Crookshanks purred. “That's good enough for me,” said Ron happily. “He's mine.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J.K. 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A little annoyed by the fluorescent lights, and will you please check out this tiny piece-of-junk pan I have to crap in but, hey, I still got my legs, you know? 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