Cat Quote by Barbara Holland

Success in war was the only success that counted; failure was a disgrace to be wiped out only by starting another war and winning…

— Barbara Holland

Almost any dog thinks almost any human is the Great Spirit, the Primal Creator, and the Universal Force Behind the Sun and Tides. What…

— Barbara Holland

In the taverns all was amiable and easy, but the coffeehouses were cauldrons of edgy malcontents.

— Barbara Holland

A catless writer is almost inconceivable.

— Barbara Holland

We're a shifty, sliding population. ... What we refer to as 'home' may be a place we haven't seen in years; a place where…

— Barbara Holland

Single life should be experimental in nature and open to accidents. Some accidents are happy ones.

— Barbara Holland

Subtly, in the little ways, joy has been leaking out of our lives. The small pleasures of the ordinary day seem almost contemptible, and…

— Barbara Holland

War was ... the chief or maybe the only source of patriotism, and many a politician, from prehistory up to this morning, unified a…

— Barbara Holland

Smiting enemies has always been so admired that, unlike medicine or archaeology, it entitled its successful practitioners to become kings, emperors, and presidents.

— Barbara Holland

The thing to remember is that children are temporary. As soon as they develop a sense of humor and get to be good company,…

— Barbara Holland

I was getting sick and tired of being lectured by dear friends with their little bottles of water and their regular visits to the…

— Barbara Holland

If we have a decent sort of cat to begin with, and have always treated it courteously, and aren't cursed with meddling, bullying natures,…

— Barbara Holland