Alice scooped the cat into her arms and planted a kiss on his fuzzy forehead. “What was that for?” Ashes sputtered. “What have I ever done to deserve… - Django Wexler

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.

You're a cat," she said automatically.
"Your powers of perception are astounding," the cat drawled. "Although I feel obliged to point out, in the interests of ontological exactitude, that I am in fact only half cat. Personally, though, I have always considered it the better half.

You know, you could be a bit more constructive," Alice said.
"I'm still trying to wrap my head around the magnitude of your insanity," the cat muttered. "Once I've got that handled, I'll get started on the mind-numbing terror.