“Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass”

“I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through”

“I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat ”

“No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.”

“I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs”

“Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg”