The strongest don't always get what they want," she said to Ending. "Not when the weak can work together.
Ashes, how did you do it?" "I'd like to say it was all my own talent, but cats are naturally modest.
‘‘This isn’t some stupid storybook where the underdog wins in the end. This is the real world. The strongest do what they want, and everyone else has to live with it. Or”—she glanced significantly at Isaac—“not.”
They were pretty friendly, for dancing skeletons," Isaac said, waving after them. "If I've learned one thing," Alice said, "it's not to judge by appearances.
The truth can be useful, sometimes. Assuming you can convince people.
He saved me, I saved him," Alice said. "The usual, really. What else are friends for?" "If you ask me," the cat said, "friends ought to keep you out of situations where you need saving.
Don't tell me this is about protecting humanity," Alice said. "None of you cares one bit about the people in the real world. This is about power, just as it always has been. You're afraid of losing a little bit of power.
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I apologize for Ashes," Alice said to Michael. "He's a cat, and—" She paused, and decided that seemed like a complete description. "He's a cat.
“I wouldn’t try it,” Alice said. “They’re bigger than you are.” “They’re all wing,” he said dismissively. “Believe me. Large birds are the natural prey of the cat.” “Maybe once they’ve been roasted and carved,” Alice said. Ashes snorted.
Maybe that’s wisdom, seeing things that are obvious.
It was a bit like trying to tie both shoelaces at once, one with each hand.
Michael cleared his throat. “You’ve never had a dog, Alice?” Alice shook her head. “My father didn’t like them.” “They’re not like cats,” the boy said. “You give them commands.” “Because they lack all dignity,” said Ashes under his breath.
Ashes looked around at the palm trees, the perfect ocean, and the immaculate beach. “Ugh,” he said. “I’m in hell.”
There's this thing called dignity that some cats have been known to have. You might want to look into it." "A cat is always dignified, no matter what position he finds himself in," Ashes said. "A half-cat even more so.