Lewis Carroll

"I think you might do something better with the time," she said, "than wasting it in asking riddles that have no answers."

"You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk."

"Who are you?" said the Caterpillar.

Alice replied, rather shyly, "I—I hardly know, sir, just at present—at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have changed several times since then."
"What do you mean by that?" said the Caterpillar, sternly. "Explain yourself!"
"I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir," said Alice, "because I'm not myself, you see—being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing."

"Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice

Alice replied, rather shyly, "I—I hardly know, sir, just at present—at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have changed several times since the

"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat; "we're all mad here.

"You mean you can't take less," said the Hatter; "it's very easy to take more than nothing."

"I'm a poor man, Your Majesty," he began.
"You're a very poor speaker," said the King.

I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir," said Alice, "because I'm not myself, you see—being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing."

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