Quotes from Lewis Carroll

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.

Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is, Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!

One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.

meaning in it, said the King, that saves a world of trouble, you know, as we needn't try to find any. Let the jury consider their verdict.

So here's a question for you. How old did you say you were?' Alice made a short calculation, and said 'Seven years and six months.' 'Wrong!' Humpty Dumpty exclaimed triumphantly. 'You never said a word like it!' 'I though you meant How old ARE you?' Alice explained. 'If I'd meant that, I'd have said it,' said Humpty Dumpty. Alice didn't want

And thick and fast they came at last,And more, and more, and more—All hopping through the frothy waves,And scrambling to the shore.

And what is the use of a book, thought Alice, without pictures or conversation?

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

Unimportant, of course, I meant,' the King hastily said, and went on to himself in an undertone, 'important--unimportant-- unimportant--important--' as if he were trying which word sounded best.

I wish I hadn't cried so much! said Alice, as she swam about, trying to find her way out. I shall be punished for it now, I suppose, by being drowned in my own tears! That will be a queer thing, to be sure! However, everything is queer today.

When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more, nor less.

You couldn't have it if you DID want it.