Cat Quotes

2174 Cat quotes by 1209 unique authors

Cats regard people as warm-blooded furniture. — Jacquelyn Mitchard
But think of the glory of the choice! That makes a man a man. A cat has no choice, a bee must make honey. There's… — John Steinbeck
If a cat sits on a hot stove, that cat won't sit on a hot stove again. That cat won't sit on a cold stove… — Mark Twain
I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You… — Muhammad Ali
Pray use both cats as sponges if it pleases you, infatuated infantryman. — Diana Wynne Jones
One reason that cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers. — Gwendolyn Brooks
After the group vet appointment--during which Lyle scratched the vet, the vet tech, and some poor woman minding her own business in the waiting room--we… — Sarah Dessen
It's the way you look whenever she mentions her fiance. My cat looks like that before he hacks up a hairball. — Kenneth Oppel
What I try to do is write. I may write for two weeks ‘the cat sat on the mat, that is that, not a rat,’....… — Maya Angelou
The only purpose of cats is that they constitute mobile decorative objects. — Muriel Barbery
Only Hungry Joe had something better to do each time he finished his missions. He had screaming nightmares and won fist fights with Huple's cat. — Joseph Heller
Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats. — Connie Willis
Sometimes I had the feeling that all of us in his family were like pets to him. The dog you take for a walk, the… — Bernhard Schlink
Of three things be wary- of a feather on a cat, The shepherd eating mutton, And a guardsman that is fat. — Mercedes Lackey
I've found that the way a person feels about cats-and the way they feel about him or her in return-is usually an excellent gauge by… — P. C. Cast
Books can be possessive, can't they? You're walking around in a bookstore and a certain one will jump out at you, like it had moved… — Sarah Addison Allen
Curiosity never killed this cat’ — that’s what I’d like as my epitaph — Studs Terkel
You look like the vamp who bled the cat. — Kim Harrison
Parker: When can you start? Rainie: I can start tomorrow if you'd like. My schedule is pretty much open. All I have to keep me… — Catherine Anderson
We...we could be friends.' We COULD be rare specimens of an exotic breed of dancing African elephants, but we're not. At least, I'M not. — Neil Gaiman
But I killed you,” Alyss said. “Did you?” Red turned to The Cat. “Why wasn’t I informed? — Frank Beddor
We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling… — William James
You were a stray cat, strutting so free and full of pride. But I could see your open wound. And without really thinking I just… — Ai Yazawa
And then there were cats, thought Dog. He'd surprised the huge ginger cat from next door and had attempted to reduce it to cowering jelly… — Terry Pratchett
Some people have written that my writing has helped them go on. It has helped me too. The writing, the roses, the 9 cats. — Charles Bukowski

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