In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
The cat is such a perfect symbol of beauty and superiority that it seems scarcely possible for any true aesthete and civilised cynic to do other than worship it.
Earl: Mooch, did you ever wish you were a lion, "King of the Jungle"?
Mooch: No. I'm content being just who I am... "King of Everything Else".
— Mutts
Are you blind when you're born? Can you see in the dark?
Can you look at a king? Would you sit on his throne?
Can you say of your bite that it's worse than your bark?
Are you cock of the walk when you're walking alone?
Because Jellicles are and Jellicles do
Can you look at a king? Would you sit on his throne?
Can you say of your bite that it's worse than your bark?
Are you cock of the walk when you're walking alone?
Because Jellicles are and Jellicles do
— "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cat", Cats
"What was the sin of Ninebirds? Pride. Now, all the Folk are proud, of course— are we not the summit, the very tail-tip of creation? Do we not know the complicated dance of the earth best of all? Are these not reasons enough for pride?"
