Parenting Quote by C.S. Richardson

“One reason for not writing a lost-in-the-funhouse story is that either everybody’s felt what Ambrose feels, in which case it goes without saying, or…

— John Barth

“A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard:…

— Edward Hersey Richards

“A wise old owl lived in an oak The more he saw the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard.…

— English Nursery Rhyme

“   His one friend was the black boy, Pepeu, whom he held in thrall. Together they plucked finches alive, made certain experiments with the flesh…

— Bruce Chatwin

“There was once a country ruled by a king and queen who loved different things. The king loved cats and the queen loved birds.…

— Kristin Kladstrup

“But now Jay’s mind was so full of other things that he could no longer hear the bird’s song.”

— Ilchi Lee

“I met a boy and he told me a story. There was a lady long ago who spent her life coughing up feathers. And…

— Charlotte McConaghy

“This is partly because few teenagers are instinctively good poets. It’s about as common as cats being instinctively friendly.”

— Kevin DeYoung

“When bored, find a little cat and watch it; when very bored, find two little cats and watch them!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

“But cats are good at steering people. A miaow here, a purr there, a little gentle pressure with a claw . . . and…

— Terry Pratchett

“There is no creature better at delicate rudeness than a cat...”

— Elizabeth Peters

“Curiosity did NOT kill the cat; conventionality did.”

— Lisa Laird DiRosso