--- title: "10 Cats Said Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 10 Cats Said quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Cats Said sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez-116_cats_because-seas-are-like-cats-he-said-they_246747.jpg" --- > [“because seas are like cats, he said, they always come home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/because-seas-are-like-cats-he-said-they-always-come-home/) [Gabriel García Márquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez-116_cats_because-seas-are-like-cats-he-said-they_246747.jpg) > [I meant, said Ipslore bitterly, what is there in this world that truly makes living worth while? Death thought about it Cats,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/i-meant-said-ipslore-bitterly-what-is-there-in-this-world-that-truly-2/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/terry-pratchett-19_death_i-meant-said-ipslore-bitterly-what-is-th_2941129.jpg) > [I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. CATS, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/i-meant-said-ipslore-bitterly-what-is-there-in-this-world-that-truly/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/terry-pratchett-19_cat_i-meant-said-ipslore-bitterly-what-is-th_720683.jpg) > [“He opened the box and took out the kitten. It stared at him with the normal mad amazement of kittens everywhere. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/he-opened-the-box-and-took-out-the-kitten-it-stared-at-him-with-the/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/terry-pratchett-19_cats_he-opened-the-box-and-took-out-the-kitte_2818181.jpg) > [What's so funny is people are like, 'Why do you just post pictures of cats?' I said, 'If you don't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ostrosky-stern/what-s-so-funny-is-people-are-like-why-do-you-just-post-pictures-of/) [Beth Ostrosky Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ostrosky-stern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14b/beth-ostrosky-stern-4620_cats_what-s-so-funny-is-people-are-like-why-d_1745228.jpg) > [We've become a nation of indoor cats, he'd said. A nation of doubters, worriers, overthinkers. Thank God these weren't the kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/we-ve-become-a-nation-of-indoor-cats-he-d-said-a-nation-of-doubters/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f49/dave-eggers-638_buried_we-ve-become-a-nation-of-indoor-cats-he_1868855.jpg) > [I was hoping they would put up flyers like they do for lost cats." He said. "Missing, one stunningly attractive teenage boy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/i-was-hoping-they-would-put-up-flyers-like-they-do-for-lost-cats-he/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/cassandra-clare-9_answers_i-was-hoping-they-would-put-up-flyers-li_2180988.jpg) > [“cats.' 'Not like cats!' cried the Mouse, in a shrill, passionate voice. 'Would you like cats if you were me?' 'Well, perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-carroll/cats-not-like-cats-cried-the-mouse-in-a-shrill-passionate-voice-would/) [Lewis Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-carroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/lewis-carroll-324_quote_cats-not-like-cats-cried-the-mouse-in-a_165366.jpg) > [“When his father asked why A wasn't apple or B wasn't bird or C wasn't cat, young Ambrose explained that things didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-richardson/when-his-father-asked-why-a-wasn-t-apple-or-b-wasn-t-bird-or-c-wasn-t/) [C.S. Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-richardson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/795/c-s-richardson-32275_parenting_when-his-father-asked-why-a-wasn-t-apple_1626218.jpg) > [“Look. This is a Christmas tree. It’s a decoration. Why do you think everything is a toy, Cat?” “I thought it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-beall/look-this-is-a-christmas-tree-it-s-a-decoration-why-do-you-think/) [Lea Beall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-beall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/lea-beall-104548_black-and-white_look-this-is-a-christmas-tree-it-s-a-dec_2045135.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cats-said/#itemlist", "name": "Cats Said Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“because seas are like cats, he said, they always come home.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gabriel García Márquez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/because-seas-are-like-cats-he-said-they-always-come-home/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez-116_cats_because-seas-are-like-cats-he-said-they_246747.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez-116_cats_because-seas-are-like-cats-he-said-they_246747.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez-116_cats_because-seas-are-like-cats-he-said-they_246747.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“because seas are like cats, he said, they always come home.” — Gabriel García Márquez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I meant, said Ipslore bitterly, what is there in this world that truly makes living worth while? 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