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Human beings are basically huge monkeys that walk upright, but they can be pretty full of themselves.
A stray cat’s skill lies in building up a complex web of connections in order to survive on the streets.
fate hurt like hell.
Life, be it human or feline, doesn’t always work out the way you think it will.
cats don’t often listen.
“Sometimes, I get the feeling he can understand what people are saying. He’s pretty bright.” Humans who think we don’t understand them are the stupid ones.
Because it was a very special thing—to have your own cat in your own home.
Feeling the weight of a cat’s paws pressing into your shoulders in the middle of the night—not much beats that.
“Some people really shouldn’t become parents. There’s no absolute guarantee when it comes to the love between a parent and their child.”
cats are creatures that can say no.
Cats, you know, are independent from their parents six months after they’re born.
Cat lovers have a special place in their hearts for kittens.
Dogs the world over just aren’t very level-headed about things. Their master says jump and they ask, “How high?”
Cats always follow their own path.
When an animal’s life is over, it rests where it falls, and it often seems to me that humans are such worriers, to think of preparing a place for people to sleep when they are dead. If you have to consider what’s going to happen after you die, life becomes doubly troublesome.
There are so many things in life that are beyond our control.
all animals will react more quickly if you touch their tails or back rather than hold your hand out right in front of them.
Cats the world over prefer to discover things they like on their own and rarely go for anything that’s been provided for them.
My story will be over soon. But it’s not something to be sad about. As we count up the memories from one journey, we head off on another. Remembering those who went ahead. Remembering those who will follow after. And someday, we will meet all those people again, out beyond the horizon.
