There is, indeed, no single quality of the cat that man could not emulate to his advantage.
About Carl Van Vechten
Carl Van Vechtenwas an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven.
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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.
American writer and photographer (1880-1964)
There is, indeed, no single quality of the cat that man could not emulate to his advantage.
American writer and photographer (1880-1964)
An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
American writer and photographer (1880-1964)
The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.
American writer and photographer (1880-1964)
A cat is never vulgar.
American writer and photographer (1880-1964)