# Quote — Terry Pratchett, The Unadulterated Cat

> Next comes the realist phase ("After all, from a purely geometrical point of view a cat is only a tube with a door at the top.").

- Author: [Terry Pratchett](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett.md)
- Book: [The Unadulterated Cat](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/the-unadulterated-cat.md)
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- Topics: [cats](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/cats.md)
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/the-unadulterated-cat/next-comes-the

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> Our garden was debated territory between five local cats, and we'd heard that the best way to keep other cats out of the garden was to have one yourself. A moment's rational thought here will spot the slight flaw in this reasoning.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/the-unadulterated-cat/our-garden-was.md)

Topics: [cats](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/cats.md)

> Consider the situation. There you are, forehead like a set of balconies, worrying about the long-term effects of all this new 'fire' stuff on the environment, you're being chased and eaten by most of the planet's large animals, and suddenly tiny versions of one of the worst of them wanders into the cave and starts to purr.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/the-unadulterated-cat/consider-the-situation.md)

Topics: [cats](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/cats.md)

> Boot-faced cats aren't born but made, often because they've tried to outstare or occasionally rape a speeding car and have been repaired by a vet who just pulled all the bits together and stuck the stitches in where there was room.

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Topics: [cats](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/cats.md)