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The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man Quotes
The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man
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“Master, will you change me into a man?"
"I gave you the power of speech so that we might talk intelligently together," Stephanus replied. "But if you're going to talk nonsense, I shall take it away. Man, indeed! You're not even a full-grown cat."
"But master -" said Lionel, " I don't feel like a cat."
"You are not old enough to know how you feel about anything at all," said Stephanus. "Futhermore, would you kindly tell me: Since when does a cat not feel like a cat?"
"Since you gave me human speech.”
― The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man
"I gave you the power of speech so that we might talk intelligently together," Stephanus replied. "But if you're going to talk nonsense, I shall take it away. Man, indeed! You're not even a full-grown cat."
"But master -" said Lionel, " I don't feel like a cat."
"You are not old enough to know how you feel about anything at all," said Stephanus. "Futhermore, would you kindly tell me: Since when does a cat not feel like a cat?"
"Since you gave me human speech.”
― The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man
