The cat is a dilettante in fur.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!

The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.

Yes I have loved, as no one on earth ever loved, with an insensate and furious love, so violent that I wonder it did not break my heart

The cat makes himself the companion of your hours of solitude, melancholy and toil.

The most fitting occupation for a civilized man is to do nothing.

Modesty was made for the ugly.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Your life is enriched with meaning when allow yourself to become inspired, set goals, and charge after them with passion.

I would like to be like Rome when I am an old lady.

People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.

Summer nearly does me in every year. It's too hot and the light is unforgiving and the days go on way too long.

I think the biggest problem is parents are so concerned with being friends with their kids. You're not their friend. You're their parent.

All the water in the world cannot drown you unless it gets inside of you.

The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.

What were the bodies like on the beach? Ugly and white and ruined by offices.

Music is sound. It's a wave. It's going out and coming back, and it's bouncing off.