If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave.
“I know what I have to do and I plan to do it. It's a good time to get it done and get it behind me. It's treatable, so why not treat it now? My family will give me comfort but I have to do this alone.”
“Two minutes later the right arm was pointing normally and the reaction to the left appeared. The patient made no complaint at all about the experiment.”