18 Quotes by Tom Cox

Some were drawn towards displays of physical showboating, when it came to cats, while others preferred subtle intellectual stimulation.

There’s also something about ageing and the concomitant awareness of the fleeting nature of existence that tends to make you less worried about being ridiculous, and less judgemental about the quality of ridiculousness in others.

The way I viewed it, there were lots of very ugly things in London, so, on the occasions when something beautiful with a glossy coat came along and nudged its cold nose into your hand, it seemed churlish not to take a few moments to celebrate the mere fact of its existence.

The more of them you have, the more you heighten your daily joy and entertainment, the more heartache you know you’re going to get sooner or later, the more important it seems to make every second count.

I love my cats, and I guess they think I’m okay. But I do sometimes get a very strong sense that they are purring at me, not with me. 5.

Permission to drink freely from the well of life – and the upstairs loo.

Cats hate doors for the opportun ities doors deny them to do exactly what they please, but they love them in equal measure, due to the opportunities they present to make humans their snivelling slaves.

Quite simply, I did not want to spend much time away from my cats.

Jokes about Crazy Cat Ladies seem harmless enough, but at their core is a disturbing echo of the hysterical witch superstitions of the Middle Age.