889 Quotes by Lewis Carroll

Fury said to a mouse, That he met in the house, “Let us both go to law: I will prosecute you. – Come, I’ll take no denial; We must have a trial: For really this morning I’ve nothing to do.” Said the mouse to the cur, “Such a trial, dear Sir, With no jury or judge, would be wasting our breath.” “I’ll be judge, I’ll be jury,” Said cunning old Fury: “I’ll try the whole cause, and condemn you to death.

I’m doubtful about the temper of your flamingo. Shall I try the experiment?

No use, no use!′ said the King. ‘She runs so fearfully quick. You might as well try to catch a Bandersnatch! But I’ll make a memorandum about her, if you like-she’s a dear good creature,’ he repeated softly to himself, as he opened his memorandum-book. ‘Do you spell “creature” with a double “e”?

You don’t know much,′ said the Duchess; ’and that’s a fact.

The Duchess! The Duchess! Oh my dear paws! Oh my fur and whiskers! She’ll get me executed, as sure as ferrets are ferrets! Where can I have dropped them, I wonder?

The Good and Great must ever shun That reckless and abandoned one Who stoops to perpetrate a pun.

We CAN talk,′ said the Tiger-lily: ’when there’s anybody worth talking to.

I never thought of that before! It’s my opinion that you never think at all.

I don’t want to take up literature in a money-making spirit, or be very anxious about making large profits, but selling it at a loss is another thing altogether, and an amusement I cannot well afford.