T. S. Eliot Quotes

You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because he's a cat.

Cats have intercepted my footsteps at the ankle for so long that my gait, both at home and on tour, has been compared to that of a man wading through low surf.

With Cats, some say, one rule is true: Don’t speak till you are spoken to. Myself, I do not hold with that — I say, you should ad-dress a Cat. But always keep in mind that he Resents familiarity. I bow, and taking off my hat, Ad-dress him in this form: O Cat! But if he is the Cat next door, Whom I have often met before (He comes to see me in my flat) I greet him with an oopsa Cat! I think I've heard them call him James — But we've not got so far as names.

I'm afraid I'm not personally qualified to confuse cats, but I can recommend an extremely good service.

The main advantage of working at home is that you get to find out what cats really do all day.

A cat likes to hear you calling him. He sits in a bush a yard from your shoes - and listens.

That cat will write her autograph all over your leg if you let her.

For some reason, cats are usually addressed familiarly, though no cat has ever drunk bruderschaft with anyone.

Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!

Dogs want only love but cats demand worship.

Leave a door open long enough, a cat will enter. Leave food, it will stay.

My cat did that the other day when he came in from the garden.

A dog will flatter you but you have to flatter the cat.

Cats are independent, by which I mean smart.

Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.

Cats can be very funny, and have the oddest ways of showing they're glad to see you.

Cats are so interesting - endlessly fascinating.

A cat understands how to be pleasant in the morning. He doesn't talk.

He [the cat] wound himself around her legs, purring the purr of ardent desire like a kettle coming to a boil and then bubbling very fast.

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

Cats always pick the laps of the people who don't like them.

Let us be honest: most of us rather like our cats to have a streak of wickedness. I should not feel quite easy in the company of any cat that walked around the house with a saintly expression.

Dogs own space and cats own time.

When addressed, a Gentleman Cat does not move a muscle. He looks as if he hasn't heard.

Pet the cat dude," says Sam. "She brought you a present. She wants you to tell her how badass she is." "You are a tiny tiny killing machine." Daneca coos. "What's she doing?" I ask. "Purring!" says Daneca. She sounds delighted. "Good kitty. Who's an amazing killing machine? That's right. You are! You are a brutal brutal tiny lion! Yes, you are.