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A collection of quotes from the 2010 "Cat Lovers" calendar wirral_bagpuss had given me ;)
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"In ancient times, cats were worshipped as gods; they have never forgotten this."
(Terry Pratchett)

"I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul."
(Jean Cocteau)

"The smallest feline is a masterpiece."
(Leonardo da Vinci)

"God made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of caressing the lion."
(Fernand Mery)

"He seems the incarnation of everything soft and silky and velvety, without a sharp edge in his composition, a dreamer whose philosophy is to sleep and let sleep."
(Saki)

"It is with the approach of winter that cats...wear their richest fur and assume an air of sumptuous and delightful opulence."
(Pierre Loti)

"There is no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat."
(Wesley Bates)

"When you're special to a cat, you're special indeed...she brings to you the gift of her preference to you, the sight of you, and sound of your voice, the touch of your hand."
(Leonore Fleisher)