Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.
-Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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The man moved Cat-Like through the shadows on the rooftop. That is to say he move steathfully, rather than pausing to mark every post on the rooftop with a spray of urine.
- Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay
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