Lilian Jackson Braun Quotes

• To understand a cat, you must realize that he has has own gifts, his own viewpoint, even his own morality

  Lilian Jackson Braun

  Cat, Viewpoints, Morality

  Lilian Jackson Braun (2006). “Two Cats, Three Tales”, p.68, Penguin

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• A library card is the start of a lifelong adventure.

  Lilian Jackson Braun

  Adventure, Kids, Library

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• Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic.

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  Cat, Animal, Humanity

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1989). “The Cat Who Went Underground”, p.59, Penguin

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• Dogs have their day but cats have 365.

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  Dog, Cat, Pet

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• When you don't know what to do with yourself, do something for someone else.

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  Knows

  Lilian Jackson Braun (2004). “The cat who went bananas”

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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.

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  Cat, Rights, Common

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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.

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  Wisdom, Coffee, Men

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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

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  Hate, Cat, Intelligent

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• People who really appreciated animals always asked their names.

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  Animal, Names, People

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1986). “The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern”, p.78, Penguin

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• ...if you've never been cussed out by a Siamese, you don't know what profanity is all about!

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  Profanity, Knows, Ifs

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1986). “The Cat Who Saw Red”, p.8, Penguin

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• Cats have a contempt of speech. Why should they talk when they can communicate without words?

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  Cat, Speech, Should

  Lilian Jackson Braun (2006). “Two Cats, Three Tales”, p.68, Penguin

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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.

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  Hate, Cat, Doors

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1989). “The Cat Who Went Underground”, p.151, Penguin

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• Cats are fond of mooning.

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  Cat

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1988). “The Cat who Knew Shakespeare”, p.163, Penguin

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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

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  Cat, Fighting, Rights

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1995). “The Cat Who Came to Breakfast”, p.256, Penguin

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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.

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  Cat, Ideas, Dinner

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1988). “The Cat Who Had 14 Tales”, p.2, Penguin

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• Home is where i hang my toothbrush and where the cats have their commode

  Lilian Jackson Braun

  Home, Cat, Toothbrushes

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1990). “The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts”, p.46, Penguin

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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.

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  Squirrels, Bird, Trying

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1999). “The Cat Who Sang for the Birds”, p.37, Penguin

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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.

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  Nice, Cat, Intelligent

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1988). “The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare”, p.12, Penguin

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• I'm beginning to be skeptical of my own skepticism.

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  Skepticism, Skeptical, My Own

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1990). “The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts”, p.142, Penguin

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• Beware of the clever ones; the dumb ones are safer.

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  Clever, Dumb

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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

  Cat, Cutting, Hair

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1986). “The Cat Who Could Read Backwards”, p.69, Penguin

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