books, Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan, P.L Travers’ Mary
Poppins, Louisa May Allcott’s Little Women, which I recently read for the
first time (don’t know what took me so long), Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland
and many more.
diction. He has such a knack for injecting a hint of
realism into his unique brand of fiction. His protagonist, Alice, is one of the most memorable characters in children’s literature. For her
seven years, she possesses such a distinguished sense of self. Throughout the novel, I marvelled at seeing the constant fluctuations of her emotions as well as her
struggle to retain her identity in the illogical world that is wonderland.
is brimming with unusual characters and they all say the darndest things.
However, with some in-depth analysis, you will find that the bizarre quotes uttered
by those curious characters carry quite a bit of verity. Take a gander at some
of those quotes below and judge for yourself.
It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.
entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.
What is the use of a book, without pictures or conversations?
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!
Speak English! I don’t know the meaning of half those long words, and I don’t
believe you do either!
Alice
I can’t explain myself, I’m afraid, Sir, because I’m not myself you see.
The Duchess
If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal
faster than it does.
If it had grown up, it would have made a dreadfully ugly child; but it makes
rather a handsome pig, I think.
The Hatter
Why is a raven like a writing desk?
The Hatter
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at.
The Queen
Off with her head!
The Duchess
Tut, tut, child! Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.
The Duchess
Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves.
Mock Turtle
We called him Tortoise because he taught us.
The Mock Turtle
Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with, and then the different branches
of arithmetic — Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision.
The Mock Turtle
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
Alice
I don’t believe there’s an atom of meaning in it.
The Queen
Sentence first — verdict afterwards.
Alice
You’re nothing but a pack of cards!
Alice
But then, shall I never get any older than I am now? That’ll be a comfort, one
way — never to be an old woman — but then — always to have lessons to learn!
Alice
A cat may look at a king. I’ve read that in some book, but I don’t remember
where.
Alice
I think I should understand that better, if I had it written down: but I can’t
quite follow it as you say it.
That’s nothing to what I could say if I chose.
The Queen
Now, I give you fair warning, either you or your head must be off, and that in
about half no time! Take your choice!
Mad Hatter
No wonder you’re late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow.
Alice
Let me see: four times five is twelve, and four times six is thirteen, and four
times seven is — oh dear! I shall never get to twenty at that rate!
Alice
It was much pleasanter at home, when one wasn’t always growing larger and
smaller, and being ordered about by mice and rabbits.
Alice
Well! I’ve often seen a cat without a grin; but a grin without a cat! It’s the
most curious thing I ever say in my life!
The Duchess
There’s a large mustard-mine near here. And the moral of that is — The more
there is of mine, the less there is of yours.
The Mock Turtle
What is the use of repeating all that stuff, if you don’t explain it as you go
on? It’s by far the most confusing thing I ever heard!
The Mock Turtle
Ah! Then yours wasn’t a really good school. Now at ours they had at the end of
the bill. French, music, and washing — extra.
Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only
knew how to begin.
Now, Kitty, let’s consider who it was that dreamed it
all. This is a serious question, my dear, and you should not go on licking your
paw like that — as if Dinah hadn’t washed you this morning!
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