The master was an old Turtle--we used to call him Tortoise--' Why did you call him Tortoise, if he wasn't one?' Alice asked. We called him Tortoise because he taught us,' said the Mock Turtle angrily; 'really you are very dull!' You ought to be ashamed of yourself for asking such a simple question,' added the Gryphon; and then they both sat silent and looked at poor Alice, who felt ready to sink into the earth.
Lewis CarrollWhat a funny watch!โ she remarked. โIt tells the day of the month, and doesnโt tell what oโclock it is!โ โWhy should it?โ muttered the Hatter. โDoes YOUR watch tell you what year it is?โ โOf course not,โ Alice replied very readily: โbut thatโs because it stays the same year for such a long time together.โ โWhich is just the case with MINE,โ said the Hatter.
Lewis CarrollI can explain all the poems that were ever invented - and a good many that haven't been invented just yet.
Lewis CarrollI'm very much afraid I didn't mean anything but nonsense. Still, you know, words mean more than we mean to express when we use them; so a whole book ought to mean a great deal more than the writer means. So, whatever good meanings are in the book, I'm glad to accept as the meaning of the book.
Lewis Carroll