40 Quotes by Lilian Jackson Braun

Cats are cats . . . the world over!These intelligent, peace-loving, four-footed friends- who are without prejudice, without hate, without greed- may someday teach us something.-James Mackintosh Qwilleran

that's what i mean about cats. they're always trying to make fools of us humans.

No one had ever accused Koko of being naughty. Perverse, perhaps, or arrogant, or despotic. But naughtiness was beneath his dignity.

Small birds throw seeds out of the feeder; large birds pick them up off the ground, but the squirrels try to muscle in.

[…] the caller might say abruptly, 'Whoozis?' In that case I would say grandly, '*Whom* are you calling, sir?' And he would hang up immediately without even an expletive. Of all the four-letter words I know, the speediest turn-off in such circumstances is *whom*.

spread the rumor and, before anyone knows, it's a fact

...it's unsportsmanlike to engage in a battle of wits with anyone who is obviously unarmed.

Nothing can scatter like 3 Siamese cats better than 2 Siamese cats.

When you don’t know what to do with yourself, do something for someone else.