One of the hardest things in the world is to convey a meaning accurately from one mind to another.

I am fond of children - except boys.

For the snark was a boojum, you see.

when she thought it over afterwards it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural

Be sure the safest rule is that we should not dare to live in any scene in which we dare not die.

My hand moves because certain forces--electric, magnetic, or whatever 'nerve-force' may prove to be--are impressed on it by my brain. This nerve-force, stored in the brain, would probably be traceable, if Science were complete, to chemical forces supplied to the brain by the blood, and ultimately derived from the food I eat and the air I breathe.

Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!