Cat's Paw Quotes

“A cat’s paw. It’s an old fable. The monkey wanted some chestnuts that were roasting in the hot coals inside the fireplace. So he convinced the cat to get them out for him, promising to share them. The cat reached his paw in and scooped out the chestnuts one by one. And as each chestnut was removed, the monkey gobbled it up. The cat was left with nothing but a burnt paw. He was used by a cleverer creature at great expense to himself.” “Now”
― Heather Blackwood, Cat's Paw

“The teeth or eyes or feet of the people in various worlds might be different, but their capacity for cruelty and viciousness did not vary. It was another constant throughout all times and universes. Mr. March had once said that the human race had a peculiar genius for evil. Neil had to agree. Mr.”
― Heather Blackwood, Cat's Paw