“It was not I who was teaching my cat to gather rosebuds, but she who was teaching me.” TeachingCatRosebuds Author:Irving Townsend
“Unlike us, cats never outgrow their delight in cat capacities, nor do they settle finally for limitations. Cats, I think, live out their lives fulfilling their expectations.” ThinkingExpectationsCapacityCatDelightLimitationSettlingFulfilling Author:Irving Townsend
“Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that have succeeded but not replaced one another.” HumanityAnimalFourCatSeasonsSeedsReplacedCoatsTireKittenMeasuring Author:Irving Townsend
“No one shall deny me my own conclusions, nor my cat her reflective purr.” My OwnCatDenyConclusion Author:Irving Townsend