Lewis Carroll Quotes, Dream Quotes, Sleep Quotes

May we not then sometimes define insanity as an inability to distinguish which is the waking and which the sleeping life? We often dream without the least suspicion of unreality: 'Sleep hath its own world', and it is often as lifelike as the other.

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If doubtful whether to end with "yours faithfully," or "yours truly," or "yours most truly," &c. (there are at least a dozen varieties, before you reach "yours affectionately"), refer to your correspondent's last letter, and make your winding-up at least as friendly as his: in fact, even if a shade more friendly, it will do no harm!

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It was for bringing the cook tulip-roots instead of onions.

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Speak in French when you can't think of the English for a thing. Turn out your toes as you walk. And remember who you are!

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He was part of my dream, of course -- but then I was part of his dream, too.

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To me it seems that to give happiness is a far nobler goal that to attain it: and that what we exist for is much more a matter of relations to others than a matter of individual progress: much more a matter of helping others to heaven than of getting there ourselves.

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It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.

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All in the golden afternoon Full leisurely we glide; For both our oars, with little skill, By little arms are plied, While little hands make vain pretence Our wanderings to guide.

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Why is it that people with the most narrow of minds seem to have the widest of mouths?

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When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!

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I confess I do not admire naked boys. They always seem to me to need clothes, whereas one hardly sees why the lovely forms of girls should ever be covered up.

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Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

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Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again

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I think I should understand that better, if I had it written down: but I can't quite follow it as you say it.

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First, I hate all theological controversy: it is wearing to the temper, and is I believe (at all events when viva voce) worse than useless.

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If only I could manage, without annoyance to my family, to get imprisoned for 10 years, "without hard labour," and with the use of books and writing materials, it would be simply delightful!

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You won't make yourself a bit realer by crying.

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You know," he (Tweedledee) added very gravely, "it's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle--to get one's head cut off." pg. 199

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Which way you ought to go depends on where you want to get to.

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One! two! and through and through The vorpal blade went snickersnack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back.

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