Some children have the most disagreeable way of getting grown-up

Beautiful soup! Who cares for fish, game or any other dish? Who would not give all else for two pennyworth of beautiful soup?

While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit.

I am fond of children - except boys.

I don't think..." then you shouldn't talk, said the Hatter.

I cannot even pretend to feel as much interest in boys as in girls.

I can explain all the poems that were ever invented - and a good many that haven't been invented just yet.