Quote by Italo Calvino
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The city of cats and the city of men exist one inside the other, but they are not the same city. – Italo Calvino

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The struggle of literature is in fact a struggle to escape from the confines of language; it stretches out from the utmost limits of what can be said; what stirs literature is the call and attraction of what is not in the dictionary. – Italo Calvino

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The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him. – Italo Calvino

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When politicians and politically minded people pay too much attention to literature, it is a bad sign — a bad sign mostly for literature. But it is also a bad sign when they dont want to hear the word mentioned. – Italo Calvino

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If there is one spot of sun spilling onto the floor, a cat will find it and soak it up. – J.A. McIntosh

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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. – Proverb

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Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it. – Stephen Baker

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One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home. – Pam Brown

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