What greater gift than the love of a cat?
(C.Dickens) “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” – The Truth Behind the Dickens Quote A beautiful sentence. But did Charles Dickens really write it? “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” The quote circulates widely on social media, greeting cards, and cat-themed art. It is almost always attributed to Charles Dickens . But did Dickens truly write these words? To answer that, we need to look at both the man and the historical record.