40 Quotes by Lilian Jackson Braun

To understand a cat, you must realize that he has has own gifts, his own viewpoint, even his own morality.

Home is where i hang my toothbrush and where the cats have their commode.

Cats have a contempt of speech. Why should they talk when they can communicate without words?

The cranks are always with us,” Qwilleran said, “hiding behind trees, peeking around corners, going about in disguise, and plotting their selfish little schemes.

Phut Phat knew, at an early age, that humans were an inferior breed. They were unable to see in the dark. They ate and drank unthinkable concoctions. And they had only five senses; the pair who lived with Phut Phat could not even transmit their thoughts without resorting to words.

Some of us are grown-up at age twelve; some of us never mature. It’s not a question of whether you’re old enough to make your own decision; are you old enough to take responsibility for the outcome if it turns out to be a bad decision?

My days keep getting shorter. When I’m a hundred, I’ll be going to bed before I get up.

He agreed with Francis Bacon: Old friends to trust, old wood to burn, old authors to read.

His wise parent disapproved of this uncatly conduct; it indicated a certain lack of character, and no good would come of it. By her own example she tried to guide him. When dinner was served she gave the plate a haughty sniff and walked away, no matter how tempting the dish. That was the way it was done by any self-respecting feline. In a minute or two she returned and condescended to dine, but never with open enthusiasm.