If the pull of the outside world is strong, there is also a pull towards the human. The cat may disappear on its own errands, but sooner or later, it returns once again for a little while, to greet us with its own type of love. – Lloyd Alexander
We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to look in the mirror, stick out our chests, suck in our bellies, and say, Damn, were Americans, and smile. – Jay Garner