Lewis Carroll Quotes

Yea, marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is rhyme; before, it was neither rhyme nor reason.

Don’t you love the Oxford Dictionary? When I first read it, I thought it was a really really long poem about everything.

I ordered a club sandwich, but I'm not even a member. "I like my sandwiches with three pieces of bread." "Well, so do I!" "Then let's form a club." "OK, but we need some more stipulations. Instead of cutting the sandwich once, let's cut it again. Yes, four triangles, arranged in a circle, and in the middle we will dump chips." "How do you feel about frilly toothpicks?" "I'm for 'em!" "Well, this club is formed."

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite.

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

I want to write a book that makes people debate, and makes people think, interact with each other and exchange ideas... I write because I'm engaged in this big conversation.

Trick names are so ridiculous!

The odd things that people say to you are so much more hilarious than what you can come up with.

When I'm writing a lyric, things can only get so serious before they start becoming humorous.

Succotash my Balzac, dipshiitake.

Not very good, I am afraid. But now really, do not you think Udolpho the nicest book in the world?" "The nicest—by which I suppose you mean the neatest. That must depend upon the binding.

Artemis: I am not buoyed by that. Foaly: You are not supposed to be buoyed by that. You are supposed to be equalized. Mulch: I'm pretty sure that both of you just made really horrible jokes. But I'm not sure because I think you broke my funny bone.

Mooooon!” said the Ogre. “Tranquility …” Then he pointed at the full moon. “Neil Armstrong walked in a sea of Tranquility.” Then he added, “It’s made of cheese. But you have to take off the plastic before you put it on a burger.” Mickey sighed. “What’s his story?” the wraith asked. “He’s chocolate,” Mikey said.

Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age.

Knock! knock! who's there? me! me who? that's right? what's right? meehoo! that's what I want to know! what's what you want to know? me who? yes, exactly! exactly what? yes, I have exactlywatt on a chain! exactly what on a chain? yes! yes what? no, exactlywatt! that's what I want to know! I told you-exactlywatt! exactly what? yes! yes what? yes it's with me. what's with you? exactlywatt-that's what with me. me who? yes! go away! knock knock...

Think books aren't scary? Well, think about this: You can't spell "Book" without "Boo!

My name is immaterial,' she said. That's a pretty name,' said Rincewind.

I think it's important to find projects that evoke people into conversation. It's like reading a good book. You want to talk about it.

"Self-taught, are you?" Julian Castle asked Newt. "Isn't everybody?" Newt inquired. "Very good answer." Castle was respectful.

The girl hurried away, but then Pippi shouted, "Did he have big ears that reached way down to his shoulders?" "No," said the girl and turned and came running back in amazement. "You don't mean to say that you have seen a man walk by with such big ears?" "I have never seen anyone who walks with his ears," said Pippi. "All the people I know walk with their feet.

Some books we read, tho' few there are that hit the happy point where wisdom joins with wit.

The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.

Poetry is a kind of ingenious nonsense.