Good morning is a contradiction of terms.
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.
Cats are anthropomorphised in art because they are so laid back that you automatically attribute human thoughts and feelings to them.
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.
I was in and out of comas until I was nine and I would lose entire days and weeks. The novelty of being able to really do stuff hasn't worn off - I still feel like I'm making up for lost time.
It occurred to me that cats were being held back a little bit. I thought, 'I'll give the cat human thoughts and feelings but not be apologetic for it. That would be very catlike.'
The understatement is the English contribution to comedy.
I thought if I could create a convincing cat I could say and do anything I wanted on the human condition.
I probably get more inspiration for human stories and idiosyncrasies than I do animal stories.