Lloyd Alexander Cat Quotations

Two cats can live as cheaply as one, and their owner has twice as much fun

If the pull of the outside world is strong, there is also a pull towards the human. The cat may disappear on its own errands, but sooner or later, it returns once again for a little while, to greet us with its own type of love.

He [the cat] liked to peep into the refrigerator and risk having his head shut in by the closing door. He also climbed to the top of the stove, discontinuing the practice after he singed his tail.

Most cats do not approach humans recklessly. The possibility of concealed weapons, clods or sticks, tend to make them reserved. Homeless cats in particular-with some justification, unfortunately-consider humans their natural enemies. Much ceremony must be observed, and a number of diplomatic feelers put out, before establishing a state of truce.

All agreed that Quickset was the cleverest cat in the world. And, since Quickset had the same opinion, it was surely true.

The only thing a cat worries about is what's happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.