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“To anyone who has ever been owned by a cat, it will come as no surprise that there are all sorts of things about your cat you will never, as long as you live, forget. Not the least of these is your first sight of him or her.”

Book:The cat who came for Christmas ; The cat and the curmudgeon ; The best cat ever

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The cat who came for Christmas ; The cat and the curmudgeon ; The best cat ever

This book is a compilation of tales that revolve around a cat, showcasing its role as a companion and the impact it has on the lives of those it encounters. The narratives delve into the dynamics of relationships and the changes that occur when a cat enters the picture. more

Author

Cleveland Amory

Cleveland Amory was an American author best known for his advocacy of animal rights. His works, including 'The Great A&P and the Struggle for the American Supermarket,' had a profound impact on the animal rights movement. more

“I have read a great deal about what animals dream, but none of it has ever really satisfied me. I believe they dream exactly the way we dream, and about everything in their lives--that they have good dreams and bad dreams in almost direct proportion, as we do, to whether their lives have been more good than bad. Unfortunately, because the majority of animals have it so much tougher than we do, I believe that the majority of dreams, except in the most fortunate petdom, are bad.”

Way Believe Has Beens Dream I Believe Animal Deals Direct Majority Satisfied Fortunate Proportion Bad Dream Good Dream

Book:The cat who came for Christmas ; The cat and the curmudgeon ; The best cat ever

Source: The cat who came for Christmas ; The cat and the curmudgeon ; The best cat ever

“There are only two ways out for animals at pounds--being adopted or being killed. And cats have such a low rate of adoption that many pounds, even in some larger cities, don't bother to take them in at all. Not for nothing is it always the "dog pound" and never the "cat pound.”

Way Two Animal Cities Dog Lows Cat Rate Bother Pounds Adoption Adopted Two Ways Being Adopted

Book:The cat who came for Christmas ; The cat and the curmudgeon ; The best cat ever

Source: The cat who came for Christmas ; The cat and the curmudgeon ; The best cat ever

“All we really have when we pretend to write about the future is the moment in which we are writing. That's why every imagined future obsoletes like an ice cream melting on the way back from the corner store.”

Way Writing Moments Corners Stores Ice Cream Ice Cream Melting

Author:William Gibson

“It suddenly dawned on me one day, when I was reading in the paper about a woman wrestler, that being a curmudgeon was the last thing in the world that a man can be that a woman cannot be. Women can be irritating -- after all, they are women -- but they cannot be curmudgeons.”