The Cat Who Played Brahms Quotes

“Qwilleran’s Siamese cat was a celebrity at the Press Club. Koko’s portrait hung in the lobby along with Pulitzer Prize winners, and he was probably the only cat in the history of journalism who had his own press card signed by the chief of police. Although Qwilleran’s suspicious nature and inquisitive mind had brought a few criminals to justice, it was commonly understood at the Press Club that the brains behind his success belonged to a feline of outstanding intelligence and sensory perception. Koko always seemed to sniff or scratch in the right place at the right time.”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Played Brahms

“Buford Dunfield, 59, retired police officer and longtime summer resident of Mooseville, was found dead in the basement workshop of his posh East Shore cottage Sunday morning, the apparent victim of an unknown assailant, who attacked him with a blunt instrument just a few hours before his wife, Sarah Dunfield, 56, and his sister, Betty Dunfield, 47, returned home from their annual summer visit to Canada, where they attended three Shakespearean plays. Police are investigating.”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Played Brahms

“As Qwilleran approached it a squirrel ran up a tree, looked down at him, and scolded.”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Played Brahms

“Qwilleran drove with clenched jaw, enduring the stares and glares of motorists who passed him, their fretful horn-honking and hostile tailgating.”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Played Brahms

“You never forgot those old movies, Qwill. You still want reporters to type with their hats on and poke the keys with two fingers.”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Played Brahms

“Manderley,”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Played Brahms

“New Jersey,”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Played Brahms

“under weigh,”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Played Brahms