“Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance.”
“A good writer can watch a cat pad across the street and know what it is to be pounced upon by a Bengal tiger.”
“If cats could write history, their history would be mostly about cats.”
“You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because he's a cat.”
“Schrödinger’s cat was a Siamese cat, must have been, because if it’s at once alive and dead, it’s a zombie, and the only zombie cats are Siamese cats.”
“If she were a writer she would collect her pencils and notebooks and favourite cat and write in bed. Strangers and lovers would never get past the locked door.”