Quotes from Lewis Carroll

I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.

One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.

How doth the little crocodileImprove his shining tail,And pour the waters of the NileOn every golden scale!How cheerfully he seems to grin,How neatly spreads his claws,And welcomes little fishes inWith gently smiling jaws!

Do cats eat bats?… Do bats eat cats?

"I weep for you," the Walrus said:"I deeply sympathize."With sobs and tears he sorted outThose of the largest size,Holding his pocket-handkerchiefBefore his streaming eyes.

"We called him Tortoise because he taught us," said the Mock Turtle angrily. "Really you are very dull!"

You're nothing but a pack of cards!

Speak in French when you can't think of the English for a thing—turn out your toes when you walk—and remember who you are!

When you are describing, A shape, or sound, or tint; Don't state the matter plainly, But put it in a hint; And learn to look at all things, With a sort of mental squint.

"There's no use trying," she said: "one can't believe impossible things.""I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

Twopence a week, and jam every other day.

It isn't etiquette to cut anyone you've been introduced to. Remove the joint!