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H.P. Lovecraft was the most influential writer of fantasy and horror fiction in the 20th century and, 70 years after his death, his writings still have the power to haunt our dreams.
From his story, "The Cats of Ulthar" comes the following quote:
For the cat is cryptic, and close to Aegyptus, and bearer of tales from forgotten cities in Meroë and Ophir. He is the kin of the jungle's lords, and heir to the secrets of hoary and sinister Africa. The Sphinx is his cousin, and he speaks her language; but he is more ancient than the Sphinx, and remembers that which she hath forgotten.