Quote by Barry Hughart

“(some Frenchman said that the cat is the soul of the house, and we agree).”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“Once [a cat] has given its love, what absolute confidence, what fidelity of affection! It will make itself the companion of your hours of…

— Théophile Gautier

“The realest of cats love with all of their being...”

— Will Advise

“Did you know if you look deep, deep, deep into a cat's eyes, there's an alter with three candles ?”

— Ron Koertge

“And what cats have to tell on each return from hell is this: that dying is what the living do, that dying is what…

— Alastair Reed

“Nothing supplies the place of this instinct. All the nuns in the world are not worth as much as one mother in the formation…

— Victor Hugo

“The cat . . . is for the man who appreciates beauty as the one living force in a blind and purposeless universe.”

— H.P. Lovecraft

“It was a fitting animal for a priest. Cats guard the secrets of the otherworld and are liaisons with mystic realms. Protectors of esoteric…

— M.J. Rose

“Once you go dead, there's no one better in bed!" ~ Cat”

— Jeaniene Frost

“That cat was a traitor. And if by some miracle she lived through the night, he was getting downgraded to Tender Vitals.”

— J.R. Ward

“A cat is basically a great egomaniac who keeps the human company as long as it pleases itself.”

— M.Z.Riffi

“Kitty found herself in a moment of peril, and like all great women, she let the moment of crisis infuse her with strength she…

— Julie Berry