She's in that state of mind that she wants to deny SOMETHING only she doesn't know what to deny!

Yes, that's it! Said the Hatter with a sigh, it's always tea time.

As a general rule, do not kick the shins of the opposite gentleman under the table, if personally unaquainted with him; your pleasantry is liable to be misunderstood--a circumstance at all times unpleasant.

If he smiled much more, the ends of his mouth might meet behind, and then I don't know what would happen to his head! I'm afraid it would come off!

One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.

I'm very brave generally,' he went on in a low voice: 'only today I happen to have a headache.' (Tweedledum)

There's no use in comparing one's feelings between one day and the next; you must allow a reasonable interval, for the direction of change to show itself.