Evelyn Underhill Quotes

If you like cats and have some, you get kittens; and if you like kittens and enjoy having them about, they grow up and you get more cats.

As far as pets go, a cat is a nice on to have.

Never pick up a stray kitten . . . unless you've already made up your mind to be owned by it.

Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.

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

I found him in a Dumpster one day when he was a kitten and he promptly adopted me. Despite my struggles, Mister had been an understanding soul, and I eventually came to realize that I was a part of his little family, and by his gracious consent was allowed to remain in his apartment. Cats. Go figure.

Kitten is in the animal world what the rosebud is in the garden; the one the most beautiful of all young creatures, the other the loveliest of all opening flowers.

One cat just leads to another.

I think cats would have an even worse attitude if they found out how stupid their names were.

One cat in a house is a sign of loneliness.

Now I have a cat. Well, that's not quite accurate. A cat and I have each other.

I've found that the way a person feels about cats-and the way they feel about him or her in return-is usually an excellent gauge by which to measure a person's character

I recently bought a cat, but took it back a day later because our personalities clashed.

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

Holding this soft, small living creature in my lap this way, though, and seeing how it slept with complete trust in me, I felt a warm rush in my chest. I put my hand on the cat's chest and felt his heart beating. The pulse was faint and fast, but his heart, like mine, was ticking off the time allotted to his small body with all the restless earnestness of my own.

You got barn cats and you want to make them tamed, you need to get them as kittens.

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.

I have a cat, the pet that ranks just above a throw pillow in terms of required responsibility.

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.

She was my first cat ever, and I thought she was marvelous.

If you've got a cat and a leg, you've got a happy cat. If you've got a cat and two legs, you've got a party.

When people ask me what on earth I want to keep two cats for I tell them I keep them to do my resting for me.

You know how it is with cats: They don't really have owners, they have staff.