Cat Lady Quotes

“People who hate cats are like atheists, they cannot get through a conversation without telling you their views. There is such a righteousness that comes with it. You tell someone you have a cat, and they tell you, to your face, that they hate the thing you love. There are so few instances in life where this is acceptable. But cat haters can't wait to unleash their claws. They like to make you sound strange for loving an animal they don't understand. They tell you cats are not loyal. They shake their heads while you explain the loyalty you have experienced from your own. The madder they can make you look, the more satisfaction they seem to gain. People who don't like cats are scared of them because they don't know how to touch them, and therefore they question themselves and their abilities to feel safe. Or they are dead on the inside. It's one or the other.”
― Dawn O'Porter, Cat Lady

“If you can’t scratch your itchy bush in a doctor’s waiting room, then where can you scratch it?”
― Dawn O'Porter, Cat Lady

“What kind of woman do you have to be to get the sympathy of strangers? Young? Pretty? Sober? Smartly dressed? Black? White? Upright? On the floor? Who knows? All I know is you’re doomed if you show any signs of being affected by a life that’s tried to destroy you. People won’t help you.”
― Dawn O'Porter, Cat Lady

“There is no such thing as ‘just’ a pet. They are family, our heart and soul. It’s not fair that their lives are so short, and even worse when their lives are cut shorter than they should be. I wrote this book because pet grief is real, and it deserves to be written about. Be there for your friends when this happens, they really need you.”
― Dawn O'Porter, Cat Lady

“When in doubt, do a business course. When you weren’t blessed with the gift of ambition but need to do something, do a business course. When you have failed at anything you thought you might like to try, study business to make you employable.”
― Dawn O'Porter, Cat Lady

“That’s why it’s never just a cat. It’s a symbol of how hard you are capable of loving. And when they die, it reminds you of everything you ever lost.”
― Dawn O'Porter, Cat Lady

“Rather than society acknowledging women who are struggling and helping them, they put firm hands on our shoulders and push us into the darkness.”
― Dawn O'Porter, Cat Lady

“I love being around pet lovers. People brave enough to lower their walls and admit that the joy they get from their furry friends is sometimes far more plentiful than what they receive from humans. I realise I feel very at home here, with people like me.”
― Dawn O'Porter, Cat Lady