Agents Quote by William S. Burroughs

Evidence indicates that cats were first tamed in Egypt. The Egyptians stored grain, which attracted rodents, which attracted cats. (No evidence that such a…

— William S. Burroughs

“Cats catch mice, small birds and the like, very well. Teleology tells us that they do so because they were expressly constructed for so…

— Thomas Henry Huxley

We almost decided on a dog and a fox before we hit on the idea of using a cat and mouse.

— William Hanna

I'm not much for cats. I'm terrified of mice. I've worked a lot with elephants, and they are extremely intelligent and sensitive, and thankfully,…

— Mary Ellen Mark

The mouse is wise, but the cat is wiser.

— Tycho Brahe

...But nature does not say that cats are more valuable than mice; nature makes no remark on the subject. She does not even say…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

When mice run, cats give chase.

— Rachel Vincent

Animals are ever so psychic. There are some people who just can't come in here. The cats particularly seem to know. You can fool…

— DeWitt Bodeen

In the chase between the cat and mouse, the mouse mostly wins. This is because the cat is running for its food and the…

— Reymon Iglesia

Cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human mind. They realize...that we have an infuriating inability to understand, let alone follow, even…

— Cleveland Amory

“The rat population thrived in such a horrible mess. Ironically, cats were believed to be the consorts of witches in those days, so they…

— Amy Stewart

Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.

— Walter Scott