Happy #DoctorWhoDay!

Jack Kerouac also loved cats, especially his cat Tyke, whose unfortunate passing he wrote about in loving detail in his memoir Big Sur. #caturday

Jacques Derrida was one of the most well known 20th century philosophers, with more than 40 published books, hundreds of essays and public presentations. He wrote often of the experience of having his cat, Logos, gaze at his body. #caturday

Albert Camus was a journalist, editor and editorialist, playwright and director, novelist and author of short stories, political essayist and activist—and, although he more than once denied it, a philosopher. Oh yes, he was also a Nobel laureate and cat lover. Here he is with his cat, Cigarette. #caturday

Michel Foucault was a French historian and philosopher, associated with the structuralist and post-structuralist movements. He wrote, traveled and taught widely and was one of the most influential intellectuals of his time. He is pictured here with his much loved cat, Insanity. #caturday

Alberto Moravia was an Italian novelist, journalist, and, yes, cat lover. He was Italy's most widely read author of the 20th century, whose work has been translated into 30 languages and sold around the world. #caturday

Most people are familiar with Edward Gorey's pen and ink illustrations, many featuring cats. He liked cats more than people and considered them his family. I know how he feels. #caturday

Noble laureate Doris Lessing loved cats from the start, and was fascinated by the semi-feral felines on the African farm where she grew up. As an adult, she had many cats and wrote several books about them.

Ursula K. Le Guin loved her cats. When asked why, she said, “Because they are beautiful and funny and self-respecting and mysterious.”

Mark Twain once wrote: “When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.” #caturday