“The night was as black as the inside of a cat.”
“In the deep night of metaphysics, all cats look black.”
“Jellicle Cats are black and whiteJellicle Cats are rather smallJellicle Cats are merry and brightAnd pleasant to hear when they caterwaul.Jellicle Cats have cheerful faces,Jellicle Cats have bright black eyes;They like to practise their airs and gracesAnd wait for the Jellicle Moon to rise.”
“In the dark, all cats are black.”
“The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.”
“A black cat among roses,phlox, lilac-misted under a quarter moon,the sweet smells of heliotrope and night-scented stock. The garden is very still.It is dazed with moonlight,contented with perfume...”