I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance - a sharp, vindictive glance.

Quote by James Thurber

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The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics...

The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics...

Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person.

Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person.

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and...

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and...

Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a...

Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a...

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter...

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter...

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy,...

The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy,...

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather...

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

A drawing is always dragged down to the level of its caption.

A drawing is always dragged down to the level of its caption.

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake

The most dangerous food is wedding cake

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards....

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards....

Last night I dreamed of a small consolation enjoyed only by the blind: Nobody knows...

Last night I dreamed of a small consolation enjoyed only by the blind: Nobody knows...

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.