If you want to freak your cat out, stare at your cat. If you want to reassure your cat, stare at your cat, then very deliberately and very slowly blink. Like that. The cat will also deliberately, slowly blink back at you, and I almost guarantee that she will start to purr. That's a feline reassurance.
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Related If you want to concentrate deeply on some problem, and especially some piece of writing or paper-wor... MURIEL SPARK This cat has been terrorizing people with cats. If you have a cat in your house this cat is trying t... DARRYL ADAMS Having your book edited is like watching your cat being operated on. It's uncomfortable and some... JENNY LAWSON You know how when you're alone with your cat, your cat is kind of silly and goofy and kind of cr... MICHAELA WATKINS You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because ... JIM BUTCHER In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non... DOUGLAS ADAMS That was the tricky part. You poured inordinate amounts of time and attention and affection into you... KATHERINE CENTER If you were up to your neck in cat vomit and someone threw dog poop at you would you duck? JOEL SAMAHA If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non... DOUGLAS ADAMS If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave. THEOPHILE GAUTIER If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave. THEOPHILE GAUTIER In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE If you could just see your face,” she told me. “You look like a cat in a bathtub. PATRICIA BRIGGS It’s not that I don’t like cats. And really, I think I would enjoy having… a cat. But what if ... CORA CARMACK Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say onl... ARNOLD EDINBOROUGH Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say on... ARNOLD EDINBOROUGH Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say o... ARNOLD EDINBOROUGH It is heartbreaking to hear your animal like that. Normally, the cat will come down on his own if yo... LINDA CATALANO A cat will be your friend, but never your slave. THEOPHILE GAUTIER I love animals. I just don't want to have a pet. That's OK, right? I would take a dog over a... ERIN FOSTER I knew then that she was a very unique cat. SHIRLEY PIEL What's not to love about a crazy cat lady? You have to be very giving to be a crazy cat lady. KATE MCKINNON One of the problems of taking things apart and seeing how they work - supposing you're trying to fin... DOUGLAS ADAMS Birchfall lapped at his wound "You're not very sympathetic for a medicine cat" "I'm here to HEAL you... ERIN HUNTER You know, people ask me. They say 'Dan, three years later do you really want to be drawing cat whisk... DAN HOWELL Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you; it will never come. Bu... WILLIAM BENNETT I honestly don't know how you live without having a cat inside your house. It's like having a little... HANK GREEN Please. What’s your name?’ Coraline asked the cat. ‘Look, I’m Coraline. Okay?’ The cat yaw... NEIL GAIMAN As with any show, we try to find the audience that would be interested, I saw a cat like yours in th... HUGH HYSELL Young cat! If you keep Your eyes open enough, Oh, the stuff you will learn! The most ... DR. SEUSS You know a real friend? Someone you know will look after your cat after you are gone. WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS She's a cat that doesn't pay any attention to us at all, but she knew enough to come into the bedroo... WENDY REED Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you; it will never come. Bu... WILLIAM JOHN BENNETT I hated cats. I was a dog lover," Des says with a shrug. "What's the point of a cat? They're not aff... DENISE FLAIM A man is like a cat; chase him and he will run - sit still and ignore him and he'll come purring... HELEN ROWLAND A man is like a cat; chase him and he will run - Sit still and ignore him and he'll come purring at ... HELEN ROWLAND If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies that the animal is going somewhere. GROUCHO MARX Any cat may stare into a fire and see red mice play, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Don't eat bear balls. Eat healthy, delectable, plant-based foods so that you will never fall over on... RIP ESSELSTYN Happiness is like a cat. If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you. It will never come. Bu... WILLIAM BENNETT A Cat Stevens record isn't just Cat Stevens' ideas. It's Cat Stevens and all the musicia... JOHN DARNIELLE I haven’t been avoiding you,” “You’re lying. The last time we were both at dinne... KRISTEN ASHLEY When you're through with your cat, you can't throw it in the trash. JIM DAVIS Pets reflect you like mirrors. When you are happy, you can see your dog smiling and when you are sad... MUNIA KHAN No matter how hard you try to teach your cat general relativity, you're going to fail. BRIAN GREENE Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, “What road do I take?” The cat asked, �... LEWIS CARROLL I am what I am. I would tell you what you want to know if I could, for you have been kind to me. But... PETER S. BEAGLE Very nice lady served us drinks in hotel and was followed in by a cat. We all crooned at it. Alan [R... EMMA THOMPSON A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To ... PAM BROWN Young cat, if you keep your eyes open enough, oh, the stuff you would learn! The most wonderful stuf... DR. SEUSS Black cat or white cat: If it can catch mice, it's a good cat. CHINESE PROVERBS The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit. Of course, Tally thought, you’d have to feed your... SCOTT WESTERFELD Black cat or white cat, it's a good cat that catches the mice. SIR WILLIAM WATSON (2) You can't look at a sleeping cat and be tense. JANE PAULEY Cat: Where are you going? Alice: Which way should I go? Cat: That depends on where you are... LEWIS CARROLL The Lady Amalthea beckoned, and the cat wriggled all over, like a dog, but he would not come near...... PETER S. BEAGLE Cat got your tongue, or dog got your tail? SEAN CROSBY You can't look at a sleeping cat and be tense JANE PAULEY Sleep is like a cat: It only comes to you if you ignore it. I drank more and continued my mantra. 'S... GILLIAN FLYNN I want a bad boy in public, and a pussy cat at home! CHRISTINA AGUILERA If you were in a burning house and there was a cat and a Rembrandt, what would you save? The cat...y... DIANE FROLOV AND ANDREW SCHNEIDER Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who ha... ALEXIS OHANIAN There's nothing to catch up on. You came, you saw, you scored, you left. End of story. JEANIENE FROST Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That dep... LEWIS CARROLL I am glad you have a Cat, but I do not believe it is So remarkable a cat as My Cat. T.S. ELIOT A cat, I am told, has nine lives. If that is true, I know how a cat feels. CARYL CHESSMAN Cat cleared her throat in the tense silence that followed. “Uh, before this goes any further, let�... JEANIENE FROST A dog will make eye contact. A cat will, too, but a cat ROY BLOUNT, JR. This is much worse than losing a cat. You do not wish the cat dead, for example, after the first two... SUZANNE FINNAMORE A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere. GROUCHO MARX Life is like a ‘Talking Tom Cat’ application on mobile phone, if you abuse her, she abuses back. DR HITESH C SHETH Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?' 'That depends a good deal on whe... LEWIS CARROLL Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, “What road do I take?” The c... LEWIS CARROLL Alice asked the Cheshire Cat who was sitting in a tree "What road do I take?" The cat ask... LEWIS CARROLL GPS works great. I recommend it for all cat owners who want to know what their cats do when they'... CAROLINE PAUL Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? That depends a good deal on where you ... LEWIS CARROLL Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? ''That depends a good deal on where yo... LEWIS CARROLL ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT I WILL KILL THE CAT BY LOOKING AT IT? - It's not quite like that, sir<... TERRY PRATCHETT The two were very close, but we didn't recruit them that way. We talked about if you both come here,... JOANNE P. MCCALLIE Where should I go?" -Alice. "That depends on where you want to end up." - The Cheshire Cat. LEWIS CARROLL How do you stop a cat from scratching your furniture? Give her scratch and win lotto tickets. MARK TWAIN When you're out grocery shopping for your family, maybe you can put a can of cat or dog food in ... RACHAEL RAY When you're special to a cat, you're special indeed, she brings to you the gift of her prefe... LESTER B. PEARSON Whether one eats a cat or not is a personal choice, and I don't want to sway anyone one way or a... MIKE ROYKO Not enough info makes for a lot of dead cats." "Dead cats?" "You know, 'Curiosity killed t... BRYAN DAVIS Lace: "Are you saying that your fat-ass cat has turned me into a vampire?" Cal: "Um, mayb... SCOTT WESTERFELD 'Cat?' 'Cat' can be anybody from the guy in the gutter to a lawyer, doctor, the bigg... LOUIS ARMSTRONG What have you done to my cat?" Magnus demanded... "You drank his blood, didn't you? You said you wer... CASSANDRA CLARE Mrs. Crupp had indignantly assured him that there wasn't room to
swing a cat there; but as Mr. Dick... CHARLES DICKENS Cheshire Puss,' she began, rather timidly, as she did not at all know whether it would like the name... LEWIS CARROLL When you're special to a cat, you're special indeed...she brings to you the gift of her preference o... LESTER B. PEARSON One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. Which road do I take? she... LEWIS CARROLL If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it ... ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it i... ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is... ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD She was a great cat, and I will miss her tremendously. EDNA HENKE Why did you tell her I'm your boyfriend? Why doesn't she know about your real one? - Timmy He's... JEANIENE FROST Please. What’s your name?” Coraline asked the cat. “Look, I’m Coraline. Okay?” ... NEIL GAIMAN I don't like persuaded sitters. I never could paint a cat if the cat had any scruples, religious... WILLIAM MORRIS HUNT
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