Lilian Jackson Braun

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To understand a cat, you must realize that he has has own gifts, his own viewpoint, even his own morality
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Cat
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A library card is the start of a lifelong adventure.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Adventure
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Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Cat
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Dogs have their day but cats have 365.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Dog
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When you don't know what to do with yourself, do something for someone else.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Knows
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No one ever owns a cat...you share a common habitation on a basis of equal rights and mutual respects...although somehow the cat always comes out ahead of the deal.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Cat
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The way to test a man's sincerity is to serve him a bad cup of coffee. If he doesn't comment, he is not to be trusted.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Wisdom
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...if you've never been cussed out by a Siamese, you don't know what profanity is all about!
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Profanity
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Cats are cats . . . the world over! These intelligent, peace-loving, four-footed friends- who are without prejudice, without hate, without greed- may someday teach us something. -James Mackintosh Qwilleran
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Hate
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Cats hate a closed door, you know, regardless of which side they're on. If they're out, they want to get in, and if they're in, they want to get out.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Hate
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Cats are fond of mooning.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Cat
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At dinner time he would sit in a corner, concentrating; and suddenly they would say, 'Time to feed the cat,' as if it were their idea.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Cat
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Cats have a contempt of speech. Why should they talk when they can communicate without words?
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Cat
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Cats don't fight for their rights; they take them for granted. They have a right to be fed, watered, stroked on demand and supplied with a lap and a clean commode
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Cat
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Home is where i hang my toothbrush and where the cats have their commode
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Home
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People who really appreciated animals always asked their names.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Animal
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The more you talk to cats ... the smarter they become. An occasional 'nice kitty' will have no measurable effect; intelligent conversation is required.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Nice
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Small birds throw seeds out of the feeder; large birds pick them up off the ground, but the squirrels try to muscle in.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Squirrels
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Are those cat hairs on your lapel, or have you been dating a blonde with a crew cut?
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Cat
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I'm beginning to be skeptical of my own skepticism.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Skepticism
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Beware of the clever ones; the dumb ones are safer.
- Lilian Jackson Braun
Collection: Clever