She felt a little nervous about this; 'for it might end, you know,' said Alice to herself, 'in my going out altogether, like a candle. I wonder what I should be like then?' And she tried to fancy what the flame of a candle looks like after the candle is blown out, for she could not remember ever having seen such a thing.
Lewis CarrollWhen I use a word,โ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, โit means just what I choose it to mean โ neither more nor less.โ โThe question is,โ said Alice, โwhether you can make words mean so many different things.โ โThe question is,โ said Humpty Dumpty, โwhich is to be master โ thatโs all.
Lewis CarrollIn proceeding to the dining-room, the gentleman gives one arm to the lady he escorts--it is unusual to offer both.
Lewis CarrollThe Cheshire Cat only grinned when it saw Alice. It looked good-natured, she thought: still it had very long claws and a great many teeth, so she felt it ought to be treated with respect.
Lewis CarrollIt is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they always purr: "If they would only purr for 'yes,' and mew for 'no,; or any rule of that sort," she had said, "so that one could keep up a conversation! But how can you talk with a person if they always say the same thing?
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