“Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.”

— Lewis Carroll, book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The quote "Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here." is famous quote by Lewis Carroll (1832–1898), English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer.

Source: Alice in Wonderland

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English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer 1832–1898

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