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.
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)