“And what is the use of a book, without pictures or conversation?”
Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Quotes from book
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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.
Source: Alice in Wonderland
Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
“If you don't know where you are going any road can take you there”
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?”
Variant: I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir,' said Alice, 'Because I'm not myself you see.
Source: Alice 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
Source: Alice in Wonderland
“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
Source: Alice in Wonderland
“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast”
Variant: Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
Source: Alice in Wonderland
Source: Alice in Wonderland
“Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.”
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
