“A person has other concerns, but at each moment in its life, a cat has only one concern. This is what gives it such perfect balance, and this is why the spectacle of a confused or frightened cat upsets us: we feel both pity and the desire to laugh. It faces the source of danger or confusion and its only recourse is to spit a foul breath out between its mottled gums.” — Lydia Davis, “The Cats in the Prison Recreation Hall”
Or it may scratch and bite and cling to the ceiling
July 29th, 2012 · 7 Comments
Tags: Lit & Crit
7 responses so far ↓
1 CJ // Aug 3, 2012 at 12:11 am
I love watching animals make decisions –as they so clearly do.
2 Tetman Callis // Aug 3, 2012 at 5:34 am
I’m glad my cats have never decided to take hostages and issue demands.
3 CJ // Aug 3, 2012 at 9:15 am
My dog is a punisher. She catches flies like a cat and hides our shoes when we leave her. I’m glad she doesn’t have a law degree.
4 Tetman Callis // Aug 3, 2012 at 10:08 am
If she had a law degree she’d be pulling the wings off the flies and subleasing your shoes.
5 CJ // Aug 3, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Instead she snoozing in the sun with a rawhide chew. ah the one percent. They are animals.
6 CJ // Aug 3, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Instead she’s snoozing in the sun with a rawhide chew. ah the one percent. They are animals.
7 CJ // Aug 3, 2012 at 1:04 pm
Sorry about that.
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