“The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.”
“No girl has ever offered to feed my enemies' fingernails to her cat before.""Lisa's cat. And don't flatter yourself. At the moment, I'm tempted to feed him your fingernails.”
“Cats, no less liquid than their shadows,Offer no angles to the wind.They slip, diminished, neat, through loopholesLess than themselves.”
“Look what the cat drug in.”“If I were you, I wouldn’t mention pussy, unless you’re offering some.”
“A cat is the only domestic animal I know who toilet trains itself and does a damned impressive job of it.”
“Name the different kinds of people,’ said Miss Lupescu. ‘Now.’Bod thought for a moment. ‘The living,’ he said. ‘Er. The dead.’ He stopped. Then, ‘... Cats?’ he offered, uncertainly.”