Haruki Murakami

"I loved to read; I loved to listen to music; and I loved cats. Those three things. So even though I was an only kid, I could be happy because I knew what I loved."

© Masahisa Fukase

From Sasuke, My Dear Cat by Masahisa Fukase, 1979

via Foxes in Breeches

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"An old cat is a good friend to talk to."