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Dogs have their day but cats have 365.
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Cats are cats . . . the world over! These intelligent, peace-loving, four-footed friends- who are without prejudice, without hate, without greed- may someday teach us something. -James Mackintosh Qwilleran
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People who really appreciated animals always asked their names.
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Beware of the clever ones; the dumb ones are safer.
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if you've never been cussed out by a Siamese, you don't know what profanity is all about!
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Are those cat hairs on your lapel, or have you been dating a blonde with a crew cut?
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Small birds throw seeds out of the feeder; large birds pick them up off the ground, but the squirrels try to muscle in.
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When you don't know what to do with yourself, do something for someone else.
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I'm beginning to be skeptical of my own skepticism.
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A female feline named Katta Is getting fatta and fatta But she's pretty and purry And funny and furry So what does an ounce or two matta?
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Phut Phat knew, at an early age, that humans were an inferior breed. They were unable to see in the dark. They ate and drank unthinkable concoctions. And they had only five senses; the pair who lived with Phut Phat could not even transmit their thoughts without resorting to words.
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She had white cat hair on her dark suit, she was a dedicated cat hugger.
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Meanwhile, news has been leaked to the press that the Hero of Drummond Street will be pictured on the cover of a national magazine, nude.
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Like any normal cat Madame Phloi lived by the Rule of Three. She resisted any innovation three times before accepting it, tackled an obstacle three times before giving up, and tried each activity three times before tiring of it.
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He's our rodent control officer. He doesn't catch mice, he just terrifies them.
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One should be able to say anything to a close friend, he reflected, and yet part of friendship was knowing what not to say and when not to say it,
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Nothing can scatter like 3 Siamese cats better than 2 Siamese cats.
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that's what i mean about cats. they're always trying to make fools of us humans.
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Qwilleran's Siamese cat was a celebrity at the Press Club. Koko's portrait hung in the lobby along with Pulitzer Prize winners, and he was probably the only cat in the history of journalism who had his own press card signed by the chief of police. Although Qwilleran's suspicious nature and inquisitive mind had brought a few criminals to justice, it was commonly understood at the Press Club that the brains behind his success belonged to a fe..
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The Madame deplored fat men. They had no laps, and of what use is a lapless human? Nevertheless, she gave him the common courtesy of a sniff at his trouser cuffs and immediately backed away, twitching her nose and showing her teeth.
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His wise parent disapproved of this uncatly conduct; it indicated a certain lack of character, and no good would come of it. By her own example she tried to guide him. When dinner was served she gave the plate a haughty sniff and walked away, no matter how tempting the dish. That was the way it was done by any self-respecting feline. In a minute or two she returned and condescended to dine, but never with open enthusiasm.
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My days keep getting shorter. When I'm a hundred, I'll be going to bed before I get up.
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Enchante!" said Qwilleran, bending low over her hand in a courtly gesture. Then he drew from his pocket a perfect Bosc pear with bronze skin and long, curved stem, offering it in the palm of his hand like a jewel-encrusted Faberge bauble. "The perfect complement for your beautiful apartment, Mademoiselle." The Countess was a trifle slow in responding. "How charming . . . Please be seated . . . Ferdinand, you may bring the tea tray." She sea..
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Amanda raised her glass in a toast. "Here's a wet one to Saint Iris of the Hummocks!" Then she winced and scowled at Riker, who had kicked her under the table. Polly raised her glass and quoted from Hamlet: "And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
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it's unsportsmanlike to engage in a battle of wits with anyone who is obviously unarmed.
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The cranks are always with us," Qwilleran said, "hiding behind trees, peeking around corners, going about in disguise, and plotting their selfish little schemes."
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certain element--a few crazies--that don't have anything to do. They shot out two streetlights on Goodwinter Boulevard last night. When I was a kid we smashed pumpkins and strung trees with toilet paper on Halloween, but this new generation does it all year round.
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I'm a gypsy at heart," Qwilleran said. "Home is where I hang my toothbrush and where the cats have their commode. See you tonight."
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Do you mind living alone?" she asked. "I've tried it both ways," he replied, "and I know it can be a letdown to come home to an empty apartment, but now I have the Siamese to greet me at the door. They're good companions; they need me; they're always happy to see me come home. On the other hand, they're always glad to see me go out--one of the things that cats do to keep a person from feeling too important."
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He also entered a bookstore called "Books 'n' Stuff," that stocked more videos and greeting cards than books. Furthermore, its supermarket lighting and background music discouraged browsing. Qwilleran had his own ideas about the correct ambiance for a bookstore: dim, quiet, and slightly dusty."
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An object that has been owned and cherished by other human beings for centuries develops a personality of its own that reaches out to you. It's like an old friend. Do
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Billions are spent for neurophysiological research to control human behavior, he reflected. Beauty shops would be cheaper.
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Got a better theory?
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the canvas had disfigured it. Koko squirmed and squealed and made himself
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The fact that Kristi was an attractive young woman had nothing to do with his enthusiastic speculations, he told himself.
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shoehorn?
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No one ever owns a cat," he corrected her. "You share a common habitation on a basis of equal rights and mutual respect . . . although somehow the cat always comes out ahead of the deal. Siamese particularly have a way of getting the upper hand."
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just a pied-a-terre that he uses for business entertaining, but it's tastefully done in wall-to-wall money. And the colors are smart--in a ghastly way. I've used Eggplant, Spinach, and Overripe Melon.
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The dance of life should be created from moment to moment with individuality and spontaneity.
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Cats have many gifts that are denied humans, and yet we tend to rate them by human standards. To understand a cat, you must realize that he has his own gifts, his own viewpoint, even his own morality. A cat's lack of speech does not make him a lower animal. Cats have a contempt of speech. Why should they talk when they can communicate without words? They manage very well among themselves, and they patiently try to make their thoughts known ..
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Mickey Maus," William was saying, "is a nut about butter. The only time he ever lost his cool was when we were having a small brunch and we were down to our last three pounds of butter. He panicked."
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Some of us are grown-up at age twelve; some of us never mature. It's not a question of whether you're old enough to make your own decision; are you old enough to take responsibility for the outcome if it turns out to be a bad decision?
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Then one day he sent her a single long-stemmed rose with the famous Hfez of Shrz poem that you probably know." She recited the lines from the thirteenth-century poem: Give never the wine bowl from thy hand Nor loose thy grasp on the rose's stem 'Tis a mad bad world that the fates have planned. Match wits with their every strategem!"
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