Cats are cats . . . the world over! These intelligent, peace-loving, four-footed friends- who are without prejudice, without hate, without greed- may someday teach us something. -James Mackintosh Qwilleran — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
“that's what i mean about cats. they're always trying to make fools of us humans.” — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
“No one had ever accused Koko of being naughty. Perverse, perhaps, or arrogant, or despotic. But naughtiness was beneath his dignity.” — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
Home is where i hang my toothbrush and where the cats have their commode — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
“Amanda raised her glass in a toast. “Here’s a wet one to Saint Iris of the Hummocks!” Then she winced and scowled at Riker,… — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
“A female feline named Katta Is getting fatta and fatta But she's pretty and purry And funny and furry So what does an ounce… — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
“The cranks are always with us,” Qwilleran said, “hiding behind trees, peeking around corners, going about in disguise, and plotting their selfish little schemes.” — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
“Enchanté!” said Qwilleran, bending low over her hand in a courtly gesture. Then he drew from his pocket a perfect Bosc pear with bronze skin and long, curved stem, offering it in the palm of his hand like a jewel-encrusted Fabergé bauble. “The perfect complement for your beautiful apartment, Mademoiselle.” The Countess was a trifle slow in responding. “How charming . . .… — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share
Small birds throw seeds out of the feeder; large birds pick them up off the ground, but the squirrels try to muscle in. — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
“Then one day he sent her a single long-stemmed rose with the famous Hfez of Shrz poem that you probably know.” She recited the… — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
“He agreed with Francis Bacon: Old friends to trust, old wood to burn, old authors to read.” — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
“How do you describe your style?” he asked as they drove back to the rocky beach. “Descriptive but not realistic. Makes viewers use a… — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
