Apple barn’s better’n a pig barn, they chortled over coffee mugs in the cafés. After four years they had become accustomed to the sight of Mr. Q’s oversize moustache with its melancholy droop. They no...
A cat without a tail is better than a politician without a head. Theres a destiny that leads a hungry cat to the right doorstep. Home is where the sardines are. No matter how humble, a free meal is no...
It's unsportsmanlike to engage in a battle of wits with anyone who is obviously unarmed.
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When you don't know what to do with yourself, do something for someone else.
Small birds throw seeds out of the feeder; large birds pick them up off the ground, but the squirrels try to muscle in.
People who really appreciated animals always asked their names.
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....
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
There was a game they played at dinner. The word delicious was out of bounds. On this occasion the eggs were robust, the grilled salmon was succulent, the salad had verve, Polly’s blackberry cobbler h...
Never before had he met anyone who knew, or cared, that it was Chesterfield who said: Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
How do you describe your style? he asked as they drove back to the rocky beach. Descriptive but not realistic. Makes viewers use a little imagination. That’s good for ’em. Imagination’s a muscle; need...
Enchanté! 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 l...
Beware of the clever ones; the dumb ones are safer.
Just a pied-à-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.
We call this building the Architects’ Revenge. The balconies are designed to be too sunny, too windy, and too dirty. The cinders that hurtle through my living room are capable of putting out an eyebal...
The dance of life should be created from moment to moment with individuality and spontaneity.
Howard and I now operate a halfway house for wayward or unwanted cats, as well as a boarding school for the truly gifted and a placement bureau for upwardly mobile felines (Fluppies). The Fluppie Phen...
Billions are spent for neurophysiological research to control human behavior, he reflected. Beauty shops would be cheaper.
Cool koko also says Dumb animals know more about humans than dumb humans know about animals.