" Diana did not care for dogs--too noisy, too energetic, and too smelly. She rather liked the idea of acquiring a cat at some point, though--she admired their lazy grace, as well as their ability to force everyone around them to do their bidding. It was a skill she was constantly trying to hone in herself. "

― Martha Waters , To Love and to Loathe (The Regency Vows, #2)