The quotations of

Lewis Carroll

British author and scholar

1832–1898

48 quotes, most often on Comedy, Time and Talking.

“Contrariwise,” continued Tweedledee, “if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.”
Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Chapter IVIn context
- Comedy
- Thinking
‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said,
‘To talk of many things:
Of shoes⁠—and ships⁠—and sealing-wax⁠—
Of cabbages⁠—and kings⁠—
And why the sea is boiling hot⁠—
And whether pigs have wings.’
Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Chapter IVIn context
- Poetry
- Talking
The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday⁠—but never jam to-day.
Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Chapter VIn context
- Comedy
- Time
It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards
Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Chapter VIn context
- Thinking
- Time
Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Chapter VIn context
- Faith
- Thinking
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean⁠—neither more nor less.”
“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”
“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master⁠—that’s all.”
Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Chapter VIIn context
- Power
- Talking
Ever drifting down the stream⁠—
Lingering in the golden gleam⁠—
Life, what is it but a dream?
Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Chapter XIIIn context
- Life & Death
- Poetry
“You are old, Father William,” the young man said,
“And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head⁠—
Do you think, at your age, it is right?”
You Are Old, Father William (1865)In context
- Age
- Comedy
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
What I tell you three times is true.
The Hunting of the Snark (1876), Fit the FirstIn context
- Truth & Lies
After such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs!
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Chapter IIn context
- Comedy
“Speak English!” said the Eaglet. “I don’t know the meaning of half those long words, and, what’s more, I don’t believe you do either!”
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Chapter IIIIn context
- Clever Jabs
- Talking
We called him Tortoise because he taught us
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Chapter IXIn context
- Comedy
“No, no! The adventures first,” said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: “explanations take such a dreadful time.”
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Chapter XIn context
- Time
“You’re nothing but a pack of cards!”
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Chapter XIIIn context
- Clever Jabs
“Speak in French when you can’t think of the English for a thing⁠—turn out your toes as you walk⁠—and remember who you are!”
Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Chapter IIIn context
- Advice

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