“For dogs we kings should have lions, and for cats, tigers. The great benefits a crown.”
“You seem to forget, Dickon, that we are dealing with the Spider King. Louis realized, just as you have, that it would take more to mate dog to cat than a shared lust for the English crown.”
“It's a wild, wild world of zoo. Cat's and dogs are like mountain Lion in the do.”
“Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.”
“What did they feed the lions and tigers with in the ark, sir?”
“The story of Pi is the story of all of us. We all have tigers under our tarpaulins - tigers that, we feel, could destroy us. We think we want to be rid of our tigers. But the truth is, we would feel a great loss if they ran away, because ultimately, each tiger is part of us.”