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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas Quotes

As the cherub is to the angel, so the cat is to the tiger.

As the cherub is to the angel, so the cat is to the tiger.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (2001). “The Tribe of Tiger”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

What do dogs want? They want each other. Human beings are merely a cynomorphic substitute.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (1996). “The Hidden Life Of Dogs”, p.134, Simon and Schuster

In truth, most of us don't know our cats.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (2001). “The Tribe of Tiger”, p.13, Simon and Schuster

Dogs who chase cars evidently see them as large, unruly ungulates badly in need of discipline and shepherding.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (2010). “The Hidden Life of Dogs”, p.36, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen.

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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (2001). “The Tribe of Tiger”, p.20, Simon and Schuster