Real Men love cats. Real Cats are guardedly affectionate with Real Men.
–Phelps
Birdwatching
You can be a successful birdwatcher even if you don’t have a fancy pair of binoculars. You just have to get much closer to the birds.
–Finnegan
Begging
Never beg for table scraps–that is unseemly. Compel your humans to offer you the choicest morsels through the power of your sacred, hypnotic stare.
–Quicksilver
Sleep like a Cat
You don’t have to be a cat to sleep like one.
–Cosmo
Communication
The best conversations don’t involve words.
–Quicksilver, Human Daddy, and Cosmo
Obstacles
Sometimes you will encounter obstacles in your path. Hissing may not always resolve the issue but it never hurts and, at the very least, will allow you to voice your frustration.
–Darth Vader
Confront your Fears
Confront your fears.
–Finnegan
Nobility
Idiots can be born in palaces; Kings can be born in gutters. You are who you become, not who you were born to be.
–Quicksilver
Why
“Why?” is a valid question only after the fact. During the fact, it is better to ask “how?,” as in how can one contain the hound?
–Darth Vader
Glossy Fur
Glossy fur doesn’t happen on its own. It is essential to consume a substantial quantity of tuna for the Omega-3 fatty acids and to groom oneself religiously.
–Darth Vader
