Carl Van Vechten Quotes

"There is, indeed, no single quality of the cat that man could not emulate to his advantage."
- Carl Van Vechten
(Related: Quality, Man)

"The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must."
- Carl Van Vechten
(Related: Friend, Man)

"An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old."
- Carl Van Vechten
(Related: Questions, Will)

"As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not."
- Carl Van Vechten
(Related: Love, Beauty, Power, Inspiration, Cats, Grace, Wonder, Writers)