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Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, photographer, and children's author. He is best known for his novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which is celebrated for its unique imagination, rich symbolism, and humor.

Famous Lewis Carroll Quotes

“And it certainly did seem a little provoking ('almost as if it happened on purpose,' she thought) that, though she managed to pick plenty of beautiful rushes as the boat glided by, there was always a more lovely one that she couldn't reach. "The prettiest are always further!" she said at last, with a sigh at the obstinacy of the rushes in growing so far off.”

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Book:Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

Source: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

“If you want to inspire confidence, give plenty of statistics. It does not matter that they should be accurate, or even intelligible, as long as there is enough of them.”

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Book:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales

“You may charge me with murder--or want of sense-- (We are all of us weak at times): But the slightest approach to a false pretence Was never among my crimes!”

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Book:Alice in Wonderland

Source: Alice in Wonderland

“You evidently do not suffer from "quotation-hunger" as I do! I get all the dictionaries of quotations I can meet with, as I always want to know where a quotation comes from.”

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Book:The letters of Lewis Carroll

Source: The letters of Lewis Carroll

“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.”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

“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!”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

“Alice came to a fork in the road. 'Which road do I take?' she asked. 'Where do you want to go?' responded the Cheshire Cat. 'I don't know,' Alice answered. 'Then,' said the Cat, 'it doesn't matter.”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

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

Ifs Want Through The Looking Glass

Book:Through the Looking-Glass

Source: Through the Looking-Glass

“If you do not know where you want to go, it doesn't matter which path you take.”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

“Where should I go?" -Alice. "That depends on where you want to end up." - The Cheshire Cat.”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

“Which way you ought to go depends on where you want to get to.”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

“'But I don't want to go among mad people,' said Alice. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.'”

“Cheshire Cat: If I were looking for a white rabbit, I'd ask the Mad Hatter. Alice: The Mad Hatter? Oh, no no no... Cheshire Cat: Or, you could ask the March Hare, in that direction. Alice: Oh, thank you. I think I'll see him... Cheshire Cat: Of course, he's mad, too. Alice: But I don't want to go among mad people. Cheshire Cat: Oh, you can't help that. Most everyone's mad here. [laughs maniacally; starts to disappear] Cheshire Cat: You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself.”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

“Alice tried another question. "What sort of people live about here?" "In THAT direction," the Cat said, waving its right paw round, "lives a Hatter: And in THAT direction," waving the other paw, "lives a March Hare. Visit either you like: they're both mad." "But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."”

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Book:CliffsComplete Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Source: CliffsComplete Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

“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.”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

“You have to run as fast as you can just to stay where you are. If you want to get anywhere, you'll have to run much faster.”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

“She's in that state of mind that she wants to deny SOMETHING only she doesn't know what to deny!”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

“"It's very good jam," said the Queen. "Well, I don't want any to-day, at any rate." "You couldn't have it if you did want it," the Queen said. "The rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday but never jam to-day." "It must come sometimes to "jam to-day,""Alice objected. "No it can't," said the Queen. "It's jam every other day; to-day isn't any other day, you know." "I don't understand you," said Alice. "It's dreadfully confusing."”

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Book:Alice Through the Looking Glass

Source: Alice Through the Looking Glass