"But whatever his weight in pounds, shillings, and ounces, he always seems bigger because of his bounces."

"There had never been such a look on him before. It was like every second he was getting older."

"I ought to say that it isn't just an ordinary sort of boat. Sometimes it's a Boat, and sometimes it's more of an Accident. It all depends."

"Depends on what?"

"On whether I'm on top of it or underneath it."

"And Max the King of all wild things was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all."

"It was a tired little mouse that crawled into bed a few minutes later-- tired but ready for sleep at last."

"And so it happened that every time the very old man looked up, he saw another cat which was so pretty he could not bear to leave it, and before he knew it, he had chosen them all."

"After all, he does look a good deal like a mouse," said Mr. Little to his wife. "And I've never seen a mouse yet that didn't like to go into a hole."