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

Book:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Second Edition

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Second Edition

This second edition of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale presents a revised and expanded version of the original story. The book follows the adventures of Alice, a young girl who stumbles upon a magical world after falling down a rabbit hole. The narrative is known for its whimsical and surreal elements, including encounters with peculiar characters such as the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts. This edition includes enhanced illustrations and annotations that provide further insight into the story and its themes. more

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Lewis Carroll

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. more

“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”

“Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends.”

Ends Past Grows Black Nature Dark White Walks Watches Streets Wind Flower Blow Smoke Arrows Pits Sidewalk Chalk Asphalt

Author:Shel Silverstein

“Would you like me to [kill you] now?" asked Snape, his voice heavy with irony. "Or would you like a few moments to compose an epitaph?”

Moments Voice Heavy Like Me Irony Epitaph Snape

Author:J. K. Rowling

“Chumps always make the best husbands. When you marry, Sally, grab a chump. Tap his head first, and if it rings solid, don't hesitate. All the unhappy marriages come from husbands having brains. What good are brains to a man? They only unsettle him.”

Ifs Men Firsts Brain Husband Rings Unhappy Unhappy Marriage Best Husband Chumps

Author:P. G. Wodehouse

“It is no use telling me there are bad aunts and good aunts. At the core, they are all alike. Sooner or later, out pops the cloven hoof.”

Use Pops Core Sooner Or Later Aunt Jeeves

Author:P. G. Wodehouse

“The more we serve our fellowmen in appropriate ways, the more substance there is to our souls. We become more significant individuals as we serve others. We become more substantive as we serve others—indeed, it is easier to “find” ourselves because there is so much more of us to find!”

Way Soul Individual Easier Significant Substance Appropriate

Author:Spencer W. Kimball

“It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.”

Love Inspirational Soul True Love Being Loved

Book:The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more

Source: The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more

“If we choose the wrong road, we choose the wrong destination.”

Ifs Destination Oaks Wrong Road

Author:Dallin H. Oaks

“Wilson stopped and stood silent. Inattention dies a quick and sure death when a speaker does that.”

Doe Dies Silent Speakers Wilson Inattention

Book:The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Source: The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

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