The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo.

It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.

"Well, I never heard it before," said the Mock Turtle; "but it sounds uncommon nonsense."

Well, when one's lost, I suppose it's good advice to stay where you are until someone finds you.

In a wonderland they lie, dreaming as the days go by

No Ghost of any common sense begins a conversation

This was charming, no doubt; but they shortly found out That the Captain they trusted so well Had only one notion for crossing the ocean, And that was to tingle his bell.