"Of all animals, the cat alone attains to the comtemplative life. He regards the wheel of existence from without, like the Buddha."

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Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that have succeeded but not replaced one another.

— Irving Townsend