“ If she were a writer she would collect her pencils and notebooks and favourite cat and write in bed. Strangers and lovers would never get past the locked door. Michael Ondaatje Novelist
“ Looking at a cat, like looking at clouds or stars or the ocean, makes it difficult to believe there is nothing miraculous in this world. Leonard Michaels Writer
“ Playing a violin is, after all, only scraping a cat's entrails with horsehair. Alan Watts Philosopher
“ My dad, Donald, was a vet and had a practice in Yorkshire. Cats and dogs were his bread and butter, but his greatest love was large animals. Alastair Campbell Journalist