Lewis Carroll Wonderland Quotations

'What is the use of a book', thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?'

If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?

I'll try if I know all the things I used to know. Let me see: four times five is twelve, and four times six is thirteen, and four times seven is - oh dear! I shall never get to twenty at that rate!

I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then

Alice: This is impossible. The Mad Hatter: Only if you believe it is.

Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?

My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.

You used to be much more..."muchier." You've lost your muchness.

Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin,' thought Alice 'but a grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing i ever saw in my life!

Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to." "I don't much care where –" "Then it doesn't matter which way you go.

It takes all the running you can do just to keep in the same place.

Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.

Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!

If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison' it is certain to disagree with you sooner or later.

"Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. "I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more."

If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.

There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought!

Everybody has won, and all must have prizes.

We haven't any and you're too young.

And how do you know that you're mad?

I don't think..." then you shouldn't talk, said the Hatter.

Rule Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court.

Yes, that's it! Said the Hatter with a sigh, it's always tea time.

In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir,' said Alice, 'Because I'm not myself you see.

Who ARE You?" This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, I--I hardly know, sir, just at present-- at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.

When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!

How puzzling all these changes are! I'm never sure what I'm going to be, from one minute to another.

Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.

I think I should understand that better, if I had it written down: but I can't quite follow it as you say it.

In a wonderland they lie, dreaming as the days go by

when she thought it over afterwards it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural

It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.