“All agreed that Quickset was the cleverest cat in the world. And, since Quickset had the same opinion, it was surely true.”
“The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.”
“Dr Urbino did not agree: in his opinion a Liberal president was exactly the same as a Conservative president, but not as well dressed.”
“Your world and the cat's world are not the same.”
“With the certitude of a true believer, Vellya Paapen had assured the twins that there was no such thing in the world as a black cat. He said that there were only black cat chaped holes in the universe.”
“[For people] to refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is the same thing as absolute certainty. All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.”