Alice In Wonderland Book Quotes:

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

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2011). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Second Edition”, p.154, Broadview Press

topic: Two, Alice In Wonderland Book, Miles

'But I don't want to go among mad people,' said Alice. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.'

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Cat, Mad, People, Humpty Dumpty, Deep Life

I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Alice's Adventures inWonderland ch. 10 (1865)

topic: Life, Time, Insperational, Past Present Future Love, People Changing

If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Doe, World, Faster, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice

Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.

- Jules de Gaultier

topic: War, Reality, Imagination, Reality Of War, Alice In Wonderland Book

You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret... All the best people are!

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Inspirational, People, Secret, Children's Books, All The Best

She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Happiness, Sweet, Advice, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book

Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Through the Looking-Glass ch. 5 (1872)

topic: Ignorance, Six, Breakfast, Impossible Dream, Favourite Book

I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir,' said Alice, 'Because I'm not myself you see.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)”, p.97, Delphi Classics

topic: Wonderland, Through The Looking Glass, Said, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book

Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Inspirational, Time, Careers, Inspirational Tattoo, Alice Adventures In Wonderland

There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought!

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (1963). “Alice in Wonderland”, p.36, Collector's Library

topic: Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Book

I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Morning, Thinking, Changed, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice

If you don't know where you're going any road will do

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Baseball, Travel, Goals Dreams, Humpty Dumpty, Management Motivation

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!

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2010). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass”, p.8, Cosimo, Inc.

topic: Morning, Night, Thinking, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book

It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Nice, Would Be, Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice

Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Running, Want, Modernity, Queen Of Hearts, Red Queen

Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Wonderland, Nonsense, Right Direction, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Book

You used to be much more..."muchier." You've lost your muchness.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Wonderland, Used, Lost, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Book

If you do not know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere

- Henry A. Kissinger

topic: Inspiring, Success, Time, Management Motivation, Managing Time

The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Inspirational, Relax, Calmness, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Book

You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.

- Yogi Berra

topic: Inspirational, Funny, Motivational, Pursue Your Dreams, Management Motivation

"Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. "I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more."

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Tea, Tone, March, Hares, Alice Adventures In Wonderland

If you don t know where you are, a map won't help.

- Watts Humphrey

source: Watts S. Humphrey (1989). “Managing the Software Process”, Addison-Wesley Professional

topic: Maps, Helping, Where You Are, Management Motivation, Managing Time

It's hard to get lost if you don't know where you're going.

- Jim Jarmusch

source: "His Films, His Way: Jim Jarmusch Is Still Figuring Out How to Do It". Interview with Marc Savlov, www.austinchronicle.com. October 20, 2000.

topic: Lost, Management Motivation, Managing Time, Solo Travel, Good Thoughts

We haven't any and you're too young.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Young, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Mad, Alice In Wonderland Tea

In a Wonderland they lie, Dreaming as the days go by, Dreaming as the summers die: Ever drifting down the stream- Lingering in the golden gleam- Life, what is it but a dream?

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Summer, Dream, Lying, Lingering, Alice Adventures In Wonderland

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Humpty Dumpty, Alice In Wonderland Alice, Alice In Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Mad, Through The Looking Glass

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

- Lewis Carroll

source: Alice's Adventures inWonderland ch. 7 (1865).

topic: Writing, Ravens, Mad, Hares, Alice And Wonderland Book

The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Food, Yesterday, Promise, Humpty Dumpty, Alice And Wonderland Book

Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Life, Success, Art, Introspection, Alice Adventures In Wonderland

Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Inspirational, Funny, Cute, Children's Books, Duchess

'What is the use of a book', thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?'

- Lewis Carroll

source: Alice's Adventures inWonderland ch. 1 (1865)

topic: Book, Reading, Wonderland, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book

If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Would Be, World, Nonsense, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice In Wonderland Book

I don't think..." then you shouldn't talk, said the Hatter.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)”, p.115, Delphi Classics

topic: Thinking, Silence, Wonderland, Remaining Silent, Alice And Wonderland Book

No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Patience, Adventure, Firsts, Keep Patience, No Patience

If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison' it is certain to disagree with you sooner or later.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Poison, Bottles, Drink, Alice Adventures In Wonderland, Alice And Wonderland Book

Yes, that's it! Said the Hatter with a sigh, it's always tea time.

- Lewis Carroll

source: Lewis Carroll (2016). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”, p.44

topic: Tea, Wonderland, Said, Alice And Wonderland Book, Alice In Wonderland Alice

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Running, Philosophy, Philosophical, Humpty Dumpty, Beginnings And Ends

If you don't know where you are currently standing, you're dead.

- Samuel Beckett

topic: Where You Are, Standing, Management Motivation, Managing Time, Solo Travel

Then you should say what you mean," the March Hare went on. "I do," Alice hastily replied; "at least--at least I mean what I say--that's the same thing, you know." "Not the same thing a bit!" said the Hatter. "You might just as well say that "I see what I eat" is the same thing as "I eat what I see"!

- Lewis Carroll

topic: Mean, Might, March, Hares, Alice In Wonderland Book