The Cat in the Hat Quotes
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Source: The Cat in the Hat
Author: Dr. Seuss
The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.
Context
This line is from the book The Cat in the Hat, written by Dr. Seuss (1957).
These are the first lines (in fact, the entire first page) of The Cat in the Hat. The narrator and his sister, Sally, are sitting alone in their house, looking out the window, bored to tears. They can't go outside because it's cold and raining. Good thing some indoor feline fun is headed their way.
Where you've heard it
The Cat in the Hat is probably Dr. Seuss' best known work and a classic choice for read-alouds, so you've probably picked up on these opening lines somewhere in your school or home life.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
If we heard you quoting this, we'd wonder what kind of mischief you had up your sleeve and hope we could be a part of it.