When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself …

Michel de Montaigne
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When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her. ✨ Essais bk. 2, ch. 12 (1580)
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When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her. ✨ Essais bk. 2, ch. 12 (1580)

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