Cat Quote by Shirley Jackson

“The trees around and overhead were so thick that it was always dry inside and on Sunday morning I lay there with Jonas, listening…

— Shirley Jackson

“A mother cat is rightfully called a Queen. Personally, I think it would be great if pregnant women were also called Queens. If the…

— Helen Brown

You would wind up as a cat, I told her. They don't need anyone else. I need you, she replied. Well, I said. Maybe…

— Jodi Picoult

“When I came into his presence, he was seated, and in his lap was a fat yellow cat. He told me that one of…

— George R.R. Martin

JACE WAYLAND," she said. "Explain yourself." Jace was glaring at the cat. "I told you to bring me to Alec! Backstabing Judas." Church rolled…

— Cassandra Clare

A cat, I am told, has nine lives. If that is true, I know how a cat feels.

— Caryl Chessman

“I am told by my toad, Treacle, that Pangur Ban is the true lord of Wychwoode and a great friend of Gwydion. Has the…

— Robert Carter

“A voice spoke. It sounded like a lion would speak, if it could talk. I WARNED YOU! In a way that would probably have…

— Emma L. Adams

Great stories start with great opening lines. 'I'm a lineman for the county' - what a great way to start a song.

— Glen Campbell

“As with all stories, they must start somewhere; often beginning with a notable deed or achievement. With him, we will start with his first…

— K. Caffee

The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.

— Jack London

Notice how every science fiction movie or television show starts with a shot of the location where the story is about to occur. Movies…

— David Gerrold

Even the most complicated stories start with a very simple premise.

— Chris Van Allsburg

“Few stories start with death. Often, it starts with grief.”

— Rin Chupeco

Those of us with this ancient compulsion to tell stories sometimes start with a single kernel of something.

— Edward P. Jones