Why cant a human be more like a cat That is the question threaded through this vivid patchwork of philosophy fiction history and memoir ... a wonderful mixture of flippancy and profundity astringency and tenderness wit and lament Jane OGrady Daily Telegraph When I play with my cat how do I know she is not passing time with me rather than I with her Montaigne There is no real evidence that humans ever domesticated cats. Rather it seems that at some point cats saw the potential value to themselves Paperback softback