The only purpose of cats is that they constitute mobile decorative objects, a concept which I find intellectually interesting, but unfortunately our cats have such drooping bellies that this does not apply to them.

Muriel Barbery
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  3. If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember. - Terry Pratchett

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  5. Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names. - Neil Gaiman

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  2. To be poor, ugly and, moreover, intelligent condemns one in our society to a dark and disillusioned life...to beauty all is forgiven.

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  5. So if there is something on the planet that is worth living for, I'd better not miss it, because once you're dead, it's too late for regrets, and if you die by mistake, that is really, really dumb.

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