Quotes from The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

“Are those cat hairs on your lapel, or have you been dating a blonde with a crew cut?”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, quote from The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

“The dance of life should be created from moment to moment with individuality and spontaneity.”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, quote from The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

“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. A cat’s lack of speech does not make him a lower animal. Cats have a contempt of speech. Why should they talk when they can communicate without words? They manage very well among themselves, and they patiently try to make their thoughts known to humans. But in order to read a cat, you must be relaxed and receptive.”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, quote from The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

“We designed the house to go with her looks.”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, quote from The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

“the canvas had disfigured it. Koko squirmed and squealed and made himself”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, quote from The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

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― Honoré de Balzac, quote from Eugénie Grandet

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― Lynsay Sands, quote from The Renegade Hunter

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― quote from Holy Bible: New Living Translation

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― Zhou Weihui, quote from Shanghai Baby

“Todo el mundo comenta cómo salvaste la vida de Winnie anoche
_ Lo que hice fue hacerle una zancadilla cuando llegamos a la puerta y luego arrastrarla a
la calle, para que todos pensara que la había salvado.
Él sonrió y levantó su tazón en señal de brindis.
_ Bien hecho.
_ Veo que has pasado demasiado tiempo en mi poco recomendable compañía.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, quote from Ain't She Sweet

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