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Carl Van Vechten Quotes

Is a little experience too much to pay for learning to know oneself?

Carl Van Vechten (1922). “Peter Whiffle: His Life and Works”

A thing of beauty is a boy forever.

Carl Van Vechten (1920). “Interpreters”

The cat is the only animal without visible means of support who still manages to find a living in the city.

Carl Van Vechten (1996). “The Tiger in the House”, p.28, Courier Corporation

Cats seldom make mistakes, and they never make the same mistake twice.

Carl Van Vechten (1996). “The Tiger in the House”, p.30, Courier Corporation

Paris is not a city I should care to approach for the first time after I had passed forty.

Carl Van Vechten (1922). “Peter Whiffle: His Life and Works”

A cat is never vulgar.

Carl Van Vechten (1996). “The Tiger in the House”, p.177, Courier Corporation

Catnip is vodka and whisky to most cats.

Carl Van Vechten (1996). “The Tiger in the House”, p.17, Courier Corporation

Cats have gnosis to a degree that is granted to few bishops.

Carl Van Vechten (1996). “The Tiger in the House”, p.3, Courier Corporation