Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall come to understand each other.

Never believe that animals suffer less than humans. Pain is the same for them that it is for us. Even worse, because they cannot help themselves.

A cat determined not to be found can fold itself up like a pocket handkerchief if it wants to.

There is something about the presence of a cat... that seems to take the bite out of being alone.

Never ask a hungry cat whether he loves you for yourself alone.

With dogs and people, it's love in big splashy colours. When you're involved with a cat, you're dealing in pastels.

Work - other people's work - is an intolerable idea to a cat. Can you picture cats herding sheep or agreeing to pull a cart? They will not inconvenience themselves to the slightest degree.

In my experience, cats and beds seem to be a natural combination.

All that I am. All that I will be is defined by this moment.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

I'm not an adrenaline junkie. It's never been about thrills for me. I'm just someone who loves a challenge.

Odd that I couldn’t catch any of your dream,” Bones went on. “Normally your dreams are like background music to me.

Vulnerability is a wonderful thing. We're all so afraid to be vulnerable in this world.

It's easy to lose our way when we lose our why.

It is strange, how quickly people want to obligate their poets, as it were, on the exile.

The first thing you need to run for President is a budget of around $20 million dollars a day.

The right thing at the wrong time will lead to failure.

The ultimate end of any ideology is totalitarianism.