Readers have told me that their children have learned to read after years of struggle after starting to read Garfield's comic strip and many people who have moved to the United States have said that they, too, learned English by reading Garfield.
Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.
The understatement is the English contribution to comedy.
There are so many opportunities in life, that the loss of two or three capabilities is not necessarily debilitating. A handicap can give you the opportunity to focus more on art, writing, or music.
I can go everywhere and no one recognises me.
I probably get more inspiration for human stories and idiosyncrasies than I do animal stories.