"In spite of the veneration which the Egyptians had for the cat, we are told that the punishment for adultery by a woman in Egypt was to be sewn into a sack with a live cat and flung into the Nile. "-Mildred Kirk
"A cat is there when you call her - if she doesn't have something better to do. "
-Bill Adler
"Its easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern America's favorite pet. People like pets to possess the same qualities they do. Cats are irresponsible and recognize no authority, yet are completely dependent on others for their material needs. Cats cannot be made to do anything useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it. "
-P. J. O'Rourke
"One reason cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers."
- Gwendolyn Brooks
"We are the ones who have high blood pressure, ulcers, and heart attacks, not cats."
- Roger Caras
"Poets generally love cats -- because poets have no delusions about their own superiority."
- Marion Garretty
"It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and discriminating friends, who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more."
- Agnes Repplier
"There is something about the presence of a cat...that seems to take the bite out of being alone."
- Dr. Louis J. Camuti
"After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference."
- Charlotte Gray
"Since each of us is blessed with only one life, why not live it with a cat?"
- Robert Stearns
"Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect."
- Steven Wright
"Blessed are those who love cats, for they shall never be lonely."
"There are hundreds of good reasons for having a cat, but all you need is one."
"A person who manages to understand a cat is qualified to understand most anything else."
"Cats are better than any vice. They're not fattening, dangerous, or expensive. However, they can be addictive."
"Owning a cat is a good forerunner of marriage. You learn that you cannot control another living being, or expect him/her to do everything you want."
"Life is hard. Soften yours with a cat."
"Happiness does not light gently on my shoulder like a butterfly. She pounces on my lap, demanding that I scratch behind her ears."
"Cats are like music. It's foolish to try to explain their worth to those who don't appreciate them."
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
- Anatole France.
"To me, the best holistic remedy for high blood pressure, is a purring cat on your lap."
- Kathrine Palmer Peterson
