889 Quotes by Lewis Carroll

It's all in your head, Alice.

Alice didn't think that proved it at all; however, she went on: 'And how do you know that you're mad?''To begin with,' said the Cat, 'a dog's not mad. You grant that?''I suppose so,' said Alice.'Well then,' the Cat went on, 'you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad.''I call it purring, not growling,' said Alice.

The Unicorn looked dreamily at Alice, and said "Talk, child."Alice could not help her lips curling up into a smile as she began: "Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too? I never saw one alive before!""Well, now that we have seen each other," said the Unicorn, "If you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you. Is that a bargain?

I suppose you don’t want to lose your name?’‘No, indeed,’ Alice said, a little anxiously.‘And yet I don’t know,’ the Gnat went on in a careless tone: ‘only think how convenient it would be if you could manage to go home without it! For instance, if the governess wanted to call you to your lessons, she would call out “come here—,” and there she would have to leave off, because there wouldn’t be any name for her to call, and of course you wouldn’t have to go, you know.

Tanrım! Bugün her şey ne tuhaf! Daha dün her şey kendi olağan halindeydi. Acaba ben gece mi değiştim? Bir düşüneyim: Bu sabah kalktığımda ben ben miydim? Sanki biraz farklı gibiydim, ama ben aynı ben değilsem, o zaman yahu ben kimim? İşte asıl bilmece bu!

Lütfen söyler misiniz, buradan ne tarafa doğru gitmeliyim?''Bu daha çok nereye varmak istediğine bağlı,' dedi Kedi.'Neresi olursa olsun...' dedi Alice.'Öyleyse ne tarafa doğru gideceğinin önemi yok,' dedi Kedi.'Bir yerlere varayım da, gerisi önemli değil,' diye ekledi Alice, ne istediğini daha iyi anlatabilmek için.'Kesin bir yerlere varırsın,' dedi Kedi, 'tabii yeterince yürürsen.

Görüneceğin gibi ol,'...ya da daha bir sadeleştirirsek...'Kendinin başkalarına görünebileceğinden farklı olmadığını, önceden olan ya da olmuş olabilen halinin de, başkalarına farklı görünmüş olacak olan daha da önceki halinden farklı olmadığını asla zannetme.

A few more Rules may fitly be given here, for correspondence that has unfortunately become controversial.One is, don’t repeat yourself. When once you have said your say, fully and clearly, on a certain point, and have failed to convince your friend, drop that subject: to repeat your arguments, all over again, will simply lead to his doing the same; and so you will go on, like a Circulating Decimal. Did you ever know a Circulating Decimal come to an end?

Alice asked the Cheshire Cat who was sitting in a tree "What road do I take?"The cat asked, "Where do you want to go?""I don't know " answered Alice. "Then, said the cat, it really doesn't matter, does it?