--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: John and I noticed that whenever we…" description: "\"“John and I noticed that whenever we talked about our children Wystan reached for his cats.”\" — Thekla Clark" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/thekla-clark-282685_cats_john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talk_1187198.jpg" --- # John and I noticed that whenever we talked about our… ![“John and I noticed that whenever we talked about our children Wystan reached for his cats.” quote by Thekla Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/thekla-clark-282685_cats_john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talk_1187198.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/thekla-clark-282685_cats_john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talk_1187198.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/thekla-clark-282685_cats_john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talk_1187198.jpg) > ““John and I noticed that whenever we talked about our children Wystan reached for his cats.”” [Thekla Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thekla-clark/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. When discussing children, Wystan instinctively reaches for his cats, showing a subconscious link between child care and pet care. **In simple terms:** Children discussion triggers cat affection. Key Takeaway Observe how topics shift attention. Themes family pets subconscious Mood observational curious Type memoir anecdotal When to use this quote - parenting - animal care - psychology Key Concepts attachment theory symbolic behavior Questions to Reflect On - Why do certain topics trigger unrelated actions? - What does this reveal about emotional associations? A Different Perspective Interpretation may be speculative. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Cats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cats/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Children Wystan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children-wystan-3507187/) [Homosexuality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/homosexuality/) [John Noticed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-noticed-3507188/) [Noticed Talked](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/noticed-talked-3507190/) [Reached Cats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reached-cats-3507186/) [Wh-auden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wh-auden-204988/) [Wystan Reached](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wystan-reached-3507189/) ## Related quotes > [“The Auden/Kallman relationship had this to be said for it: It affirmed that it's better to be blatant than latent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/the-auden-kallman-relationship-had-this-to-be-said-for-it-it-affirmed/) [Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/) ## More Cats quotes > [My school was one of the most beautiful places a child can grow up in. You are surrounded by nature - cats, dogs, birds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amala-akkineni/my-school-was-one-of-the-most-beautiful-places-a-child-can-grow-up-in/) [Amala Akkineni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amala-akkineni/) > [Okay, so I'll admit I'm curious. Big deal. We both know what that leads to. Dead cat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-elizabeth-phillips/okay-so-i-ll-admit-i-m-curious-big-deal-we-both-know-what-that-leads/) [Susan Elizabeth Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-elizabeth-phillips/) > [I liked Cats as a kid, now its hard to say. I dont live in New York anymore so dont see so many.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-moennig/i-liked-cats-as-a-kid-now-its-hard-to-say-i-dont-live-in-new-york/) [Katherine Moennig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-moennig/) > [“The next day, Trixie pawed Maddie awake, patting her arm gently. “I’m up,” Maddie groaned, blinking sleep out of her eyes. “Mrrow.” Trixie peered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinty-james/the-next-day-trixie-pawed-maddie-awake-patting-her-arm-gently-i-m-up/) [Jinty James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinty-james/) > [“So Nikki came aboard as Jaqueline's spare cat, presumably in case our prime cat, Eliza, goes on vacation, takes industrial action, or requests a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-s-wren/so-nikki-came-aboard-as-jaqueline-s-spare-cat-presumably-in-case-our/) [Christopher S. Wren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-s-wren/) > [One reason why my memory decays is that I have three cats, all so loving and insistent that they play cat's-cradle with every train…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-townsend-warner/one-reason-why-my-memory-decays-is-that-i-have-three-cats-all-so/) [Sylvia Townsend Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-townsend-warner/) > [It's an interesting fact that fewer than 17 % of Real cats end their lives with the same name they started with. Much family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/it-s-an-interesting-fact-that-fewer-than-17-of-real-cats-end-their/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [The dog is guided by kindly instinct to the man or woman whose heart is open to his advances. The cat often leaves the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agnes-repplier/the-dog-is-guided-by-kindly-instinct-to-the-man-or-woman-whose-heart/) [Agnes Repplier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agnes-repplier/) > [When I see things through my eyes, I don't want to ever just be really negative towards someone's performance. There are many ways to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stone-cold-steve-austin/when-i-see-things-through-my-eyes-i-don-t-want-to-ever-just-be-really/) [Stone Cold Steve Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stone-cold-steve-austin/) > [One cat just leads to another. The place is so damned big it doesn't really seem as though there were many cats until you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-hemingway/one-cat-just-leads-to-another-the-place-is-so-damned-big-it-doesn-t/) [Ernest Hemingway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-hemingway/) > [“In the morning, when she wishes me to wake, she crouches on my chest, and pats my face with her paw. Or, if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-lessing/in-the-morning-when-she-wishes-me-to-wake-she-crouches-on-my-chest/) [Doris Lessing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-lessing/) > [Kittens can happen to anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-gallico/kittens-can-happen-to-anyone/) [Paul Gallico](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-gallico/) > [“Curiosity killed the cat, but not before teaching her that honey bees are not sweet, tweeting birds are slow to react, mice can serve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-e-goodrich/curiosity-killed-the-cat-but-not-before-teaching-her-that-honey-bees/) [Richelle E. Goodrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-e-goodrich/) > [“Quin took on the air of someone who has just realized it's time for the yearly visit to the spinster great-aunt in a desperate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-fecteau/quin-took-on-the-air-of-someone-who-has-just-realized-it-s-time-for/) [Amy Fecteau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-fecteau/) > [“Save for the ancient Egyptians, he found, virtually no one kept cats as pets until the latter part of the 1700s. The first people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-mcauliffe/save-for-the-ancient-egyptians-he-found-virtually-no-one-kept-cats-as/) [Kathleen McAuliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-mcauliffe/) [Browse all 3,253 Cats quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cats/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“John and I noticed that whenever we talked about our children Wystan reached for his cats.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thekla Clark" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thekla-clark/john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talked-about-our-children-wystan/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Cats" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thekla-clark/john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talked-about-our-children-wystan/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/thekla-clark-282685_cats_john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talk_1187198.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/thekla-clark-282685_cats_john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talk_1187198.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/thekla-clark-282685_cats_john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talk_1187198.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“John and I noticed that whenever we talked about our children Wystan reached for his cats.” — Thekla Clark", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Thekla Clark", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thekla-clark/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“John and I noticed that whenever...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thekla-clark/john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talked-about-our-children-wystan/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thekla-clark/john-and-i-noticed-that-whenever-we-talked-about-our-children-wystan/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```