There is, indeed, no single quality of the cat that man could not emulate to his advantage. Carl Van Vechten More Quotes by Carl Van Vechten More Quotes From Carl Van Vechten As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not. Carl Van Vechten catinspirationwriting There are ... two kinds of people in this world, those who long to be understood and those who long to be misunderstood. It is the irony of life that neither is gratified. Carl Van Vechten twolongpeople The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must. Carl Van Vechten catremembermen The lack of imagination or invention most people display in naming pussies is almost beyond credence. Carl Van Vechten catimaginationpeople Is a little experience too much to pay for learning to know oneself? Carl Van Vechten too-muchlittlespay One meets the cat in nearly all forms of art...curiously enough she is not a conspicuous figure in Roman or Greek art. Carl Van Vechten catgreekart ...with a cat you stand on much the same footing that you stand with a fine and dignified friend; if you forfeit his respect and confidence the relationship suffers. The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must. Carl Van Vechten catsufferingmen The cat seldom interferes with other people's rights. His intelligence keeps him from doing many of the fool things that complicate life. Carl Van Vechten catrightsanimal Note 4. For these and other reasons the cat is also very hard to photograph. The best photographs are instantaneous, as the mere breathing of a cat will blur the fur in a time exposure. Carl Van Vechten furbreathingcat The cat is the only animal without visible means of support who still manages to find a living in the city. Carl Van Vechten catanimalmean Cats seldom make mistakes, and they never make the same mistake twice. Carl Van Vechten making-mistakescatmistake I've photographed everybody from Matisse to Isamu Noguchi. Carl Van Vechten matisse Paris is not a city I should care to approach for the first time after I had passed forty. Carl Van Vechten pariscarecities Cleanliness in the cat world is usually a virtue put above godliness. Carl Van Vechten virtuecatworld Cats have gnosis to a degree that is granted to few bishops. Carl Van Vechten gnosisdegreescat A thing of beauty is a boy forever. Carl Van Vechten foreverboys Catnip is vodka and whisky to most cats. Carl Van Vechten vodkawhiskycat A cat is never vulgar. Carl Van Vechten vulgarcat An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old. Carl Van Vechten askmorewillquestions
