“And what is the use of a book, without pictures or conversation?”
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a young girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre.One of the best-known and most popular works of English-language fiction, its narrative course, structure, characters, and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre. The work has never been out of print, and it has been translated into at least 97 languages. Its ongoing legacy encompasses many adaptations for stage, screen, radio, art, theme parks, board games, and video games.
“If you don't know where you are going any road can take you there”
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Variant: If you do not know where you want to go, it doesn't matter which path you take.
Source: Alice in Wonderland
“I'm afraid I can't explain myself, sir. Because I am not myself, you see?”
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Variant: I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir,' said Alice, 'Because I'm not myself you see.
Source: Alice in Wonderland
“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.”
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Source: Alice in Wonderland
“I don't think… then you shouldn't talk, said the Hatter.”
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Source: Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Variant: One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. ‘Where do you want to go?’ was his response. ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it doesn’t matter.
Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Source: Alice in Wonderland
“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast”
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Variant: Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
Source: Alice in Wonderland
“Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.”
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Variant: But if I’m not the same, the next question is, ‘Who in the world am I?’ Ah, that’s the great puzzle!
Source: Alice in Wonderland
