A Quote by Louisa May Alcott

But buds will be roses, and kittens, cats - more's the pity.

Louisa May Alcott

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Buds Cats Kittens More Pity Roses Will

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Louisa May Alcott
American - Novelist
November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888

If you like cats and have some, you get kittens; and if you like kittens and enjoy having them about, they grow up and you get more cats.

Paul Gallico

Gather kittens while you may, Time brings only sorrow; And the kittens of today; Will be old cats tomorrow.

Oliver Herford

Time is what turns kittens into cats.

Joss Whedon

My parents ... are more like cats. They accidentally had a litter of kittens, and then emotionally moved on to whatever ball of yarn rolled past their line of sight.

Jenny Mollen

Cats mean kittens, plentiful and frequent.

Doris Lessing

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

George Eliot

The man walked past me and stopped, observing the blood running down my neck. "Your injury. Let us tend to it." He looked out through the open doorway and silently gestured to someone out there. "Our world," he said, "is far more advanced than yours. For reasons you'll understand shortly." A thin, bony, naked woman entered the room, carrying two small, white kittens. She sat one of the fluffy cats in my lap and stuffed the other down my shirt. She turned and left. "There," said the large man. "The kittens will make your sad go away.

David Wong

And still I look for the men who will dare to be roses of England wild roses of England men who are wild roses of England with metal thorns, beware! but still more brave and still more rare the courage of rosiness in a cabbage world fragrance of roses in a stale stink of lies rose-leaves to bewilder the clever fools and rose-briars to strangle the machine.

D. H. Lawrence

The ultimate goal of fostering is to get kittens and cats adopted.

Beth Ostrosky Stern

Puppies and kittens are both great. Cats and dogs are not for me.

Erin Foster

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Abraham Lincoln

She sat one of the fluffy cats in my lap and stuffed the other down my shirt. She turned and left. 'There,' said the large man. 'The kittens will make your sad go away.

David Wong

I'm allergic to cats, so I'm psychologically wired to associating kittens with itchy eyes and popping Claritin.

Ross Butler

Animals are a huge part of my life, so yes, if you are going to be a part of my life, you would need to have the same love for animals. Howard is so great in that aspect and he truly is my partner. We have six resident cats - Walter, Apple, Leon Bear, Charlie Boy, Bella, and Yoda-and we have fostered over fifty kittens in the last year. He even lets the kittens play in his hair! They love it!

Beth Ostrosky Stern

My cats - I have Luna who's just had kittens recently and we called one of them Dumbledore. They're nice but they're not like their characters.