David Mitchell Quotes

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

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

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.

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

A man who owns a dog is, in every sense of the words, its master; the term expresses accurately their mutual relations. But it is ridiculous when applied to the limited possession of a cat.

My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature.

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 was a dog man. I love dogs. I had a cat in my later years and fell in love with this little cat, but every kid should have a dog. There's no doubt about it. We've had a lot of fun with them.

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.

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.

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 think we all connect with dogs the most because they're pack animals. I know that cats are a little bit too aloof for me, although I wouldn't totally object to bringing one into our pack if I could find the right match that would get along with my dogs.

One cat just leads to another." [Letter from Finca Vigia, Cuba, to his first wife, Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (1943).]

I have just been given a very engaging Persian kitten... and his opinion is that I have been given to him.

Dogs want only love but cats demand worship.

Cats are a waste of fur.

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

Dogs serve people, but people serve cats.

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.

I've never understood why women love cats. Cats are independent, they don't listen, they don't come in when you call, they like to stay out all night, and when they're home they like to be left alone and sleep. In other words, every quality that women hate in a man, they love in a cat.

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

You always ought to have tom cats arranged, you know - it makes 'em more companionable.

Derangement is the only possible explanation for owning a cat, an animal whose preferred mode of communication is to sink its claws three-quarters of an inch into your flesh.