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“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?”
Lewis Carroll1832–1898You Are Old, Father William (1865)In context
- Age
After such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs!
Lewis Carroll1832–1898Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Chapter IIn context
“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!”
Lewis Carroll1832–1898Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Chapter IIIIn context
- Clever Jabs
- Talking
We called him Tortoise because he taught us
Lewis Carroll1832–1898Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Chapter IXIn context
“You’re nothing but a pack of cards!”
Lewis Carroll1832–1898Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Chapter XIIIn context
- Clever Jabs
“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.
Lewis Carroll1832–1898Jabberwocky (1871)In context
- Happiness
He had bought a large map representing the sea,
Without the least vestige of land:
And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be
A map they could all understand.
Lewis Carroll1832–1898The Hunting of the Snark (1876), Fit the SecondIn context
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care
They pursued it with forks and hope;
They threatened its life with a railway-share;
They charmed it with smiles and soap.
Lewis Carroll1832–1898The Hunting of the Snark (1876), Fit the FifthIn context
I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.
Miguel de Cervantes1547–1616Don Quixote, Part II (1615), Ch. 33
A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in a stained glass window.
Raymond Chandler1888–1959Farewell, My Lovely (1940), chapter 13
- Beauty
We sneered at each other across the desk for a moment. He sneered better than I did.
Raymond Chandler1888–1959Farewell, My Lovely (1940), chapter 20
A check girl in peach-bloom Chinese pajamas came over to take my hat and disapprove of my clothes. She had eyes like strange sins.
Raymond Chandler1888–1959The High Window (1942), chapter 17
I love men! I think men are the coolest, but you don’t really need them to live. My mom said to me, ‘You know, sweetheart, one day you should settle down and marry a rich man.’ I said, ‘Mom, I am a rich man.’
Cherborn 19461996 interview with Jane Pauley for Dateline, quoted in “Taylor Swift Referenced This Iconic Cher Quote In The “You Need To Calm Down” Video” Bustle (June 17, 2019)
- Men
- Money
You don’t have to be smart to act — look at the outgoing president of the United States.
Cherborn 1946Remark (December 1988), reported in Brewer’s Cinema (1995)
I love having boyfriends. A girl can wait for the right man to come along – but in the meantime that doesn’t mean she can’t have a wonderful time with all the wrong ones.
Cherborn 1946“Cher Genius”, an interview in You magazine, the Mail on Sunday (UK) newspaper (28 November 2010), interviewed by Elaine Lipworth in Las Vegas.
- Men