Thursday, September 2, 2010

Meandering here and there . . .

Today is the birthday of Cleveland Amory (September 2, 1917 – October 14, 1998), author. He devoted his life to promoting animal rights and is best known for his books about his beloved cat, Polar Bear.

Cleveland Amory founded The Fund for Animals and co-founded the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

"A good family, it seems, is one that used to be better."
- Cleveland Amory

"As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind."
- Cleveland Amory

"Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression."
- Cleveland Amory

"I can't take a well-tanned person seriously."
- Cleveland Amory

"The facts of life are very stubborn things."
- Cleveland Amory

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