Jim Butcher Quotes

I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.

Multiple cat households are a good thing.

I'm actually more of a cat guy than a dog person because I travel so much. I love cats.

I have a cat. I'm not a cat-person, but she came with the house that I'm renting. I don't know how many hundreds of dollars worth of bump removals, teeth removals, cleanings and vet fees I've been through. But of course I love her and she's worth it.

People who don't like cats haven't been around them. There's the old joke: dogs have masters, cats have staff.

You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.

The trouble with sharing one's bed with cats is that they'd rather sleep on you than beside you.

Finding a cat--or having a cat find you--can change your world as much as marriage, divorce, love, death, or even winning the lottery can, and sometimes more.

I bought my daughter a Chihuahua and I fell in love with it. So now I carry Coco around with me all the time.

Cats are useless.

I collect records. And cats. I don't have any cats right now. But if I'm taking a walk and I see a cat, I'm happy.

Frankie is my baby. He is the sweetest dog in the world. Frankie is like the son I never had. He keeps me healthy; I walk and run him. I always feel that I need to spend more time with him and give him more attention. I find myself unloading my emotions on him.

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants care and shelter. You don't buy love for nothing.

It is rewarding beyond words to rescue a dog from the shelter and have that dog become part of your family.

The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.

But if you really want to learn about life, get a cat. The way I think people should relate to animals is with a cat. Because the world is his.

I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.

I'm fond of my werecats, if only because I have four real-world felines staring at me as I type.

I do think we're in a period of time culturally where there is just this extraordinary connection that we have to our pets, and in many ways, they are displacing kids. They're so much simpler than dealing with a kid because of this unconditional love that does not get complicated by adolescence or any other manipulation.

Cats don't need you that much. They like to come and get stroked now and then, and they need you to feed them. But other than that, they're not very demanding, are they? I quite like that.

Pets have made us better.

I have a Yorkie named King. Just the relationship I've developed with him is special. He really is somewhat of a best friend. When I come home from a hard day, he's always happy to see me.

I feel empathy wherever and whenever someone feels cornered in life. Whenever someone puts in sweat and blood and does not get the acceptance and appreciation one deserves, I resonate with it.