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Quotes About Curiosity

was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book
~ Lewis Carroll
and what an ignorant little girl she'll think me for asking!No,it'll never do to ask:perhaps I shall see it written up somewhere.
~ Lewis Carroll
a while, finding that nothing more happened, she decided on going into the garden at once; but, alas for poor Alice! when she got to the door, she found she had forgotten the little golden key
~ Lewis Carroll
What a curious feeling!" said Alice; "I must be shutting up like a telescope.
~ Lewis Carroll
Your hair wants cutting," said the Hatter. He had been looking at Alice for some time with great curiosity, and this was his first speech. "You should learn not to make personal remarks," Alice said with some severity; "it's very rude.
~ Lewis Carroll
bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?' So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her
~ Lewis Carroll
How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think: *was* I the same when I got up this morning?
~ Lewis Carroll
What sort of people live about here? - In THAT direction lives, lives a Hatter and in THAT direction, lives a March Hare. Visit either you like: they're both mad. - But I don't want to go among mad people. - Oh, you can't help that, we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. - How do you know I'm mad? - You must be, or you wouldn't have come here.
~ Lewis Carroll
on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?
~ Lewis Carroll
Alice opened the door and found that it led into a small passage
~ Lewis Carroll
There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so she went back to the table, half hoping that she might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules of shutting people on telescopes: this time she found a little bottle on it (which certainly was not there before, said Alice), and tied round the neck round the bottle was a paper label, with the words DRINK ME beautifully printed on it with large letters.
~ Lewis Carroll
about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to
~ Lewis Carroll
get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank
~ Lewis Carroll
As she said this, she came suddenly upon an open place, with a little house in it about four feet high. 'Whoever lives there,' thought Alice, 'it'll never do to come upon them this size: why, I should frighten them out of their wits!' So she began nibbling at the righthand bit again, did not venture to go near the house till she had brought herself down to nine inches high.
~ Lewis Carroll
Alice was not a bit hurt, and she jumped up on to her feet in a moment: she looked up, but it was all dark overhead; before her was another long passage, and the White Rabbit was still in sight, hurrying down it. There was not
~ Lewis Carroll
can't explain it,' said the Gryphon hastily. 'Go on with the next verse.' 'But about his toes?' the Mock Turtle persisted. 'How could he turn them out with his nose, you know?' 'It's the first position in dancing.' Alice said; but was dreadfully puzzled by the whole thing, and longed to change the subject. 'Go on with the next verse,' the
~ Lewis Carroll
Pero yo no quiero ir adonde hay locos -dijo Alicia. - Oh, esos es inevitable -dijo el Gato-; aquí todos estamos locos. Yo estoy loco. Tu estás loca. - ¿Y usted cómo sabe que yo estoy loca? -preguntó Alicia. - Tienes que estarlo -dijo el Gato -; si no, no habrías venido aquí.
~ Lewis Carroll
semble drôle, pensa Alice, de faire des commissions pour un lapin ! Après ça, je suppose que c'est Dinah qui m'enverra faire des commissions !» Et elle
~ Lewis Carroll
I've often seen a cat without a grin...but a grin without a cat!It's the most curious thing I ever saw in my life! Alice's adventures in wonderland.
~ Lewis Carroll
Qui siamo tutti matti. Io sono matto. Tu sei matta. Come lo sai che sono matta? disse Alice. Altrimenti non saresti venuta qui, disse il Gatto.
~ Lewis Carroll
WATCH OUT OF ITS WAISTCOAT-POCKET, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge. In another moment
~ Lewis Carroll
I don't much care where-" "Then it doesn't matter which way you go," "so long as I get somewhere," "Oh, you're sure to do that, if you only walk long enough"/ "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."/ Child of the pure unclouded brow And dreaming eyes of wonder! The love-gift of a fairy-tale. ?Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass?
~ Lewis Carroll
Ah, isso é inevitável - disse o Gato. — Somos todos malucos aqui. Eu sou maluco. Você é maluca. — Por que diz que sou maluca? - indagou Alice. — Só pode ser - disse o Gato, — ou não teria vindo parar aqui.
~ Lewis Carroll
the Rabbit say to itself, 'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually TOOK A WATCH OUT OF ITS WAISTCOAT-POCKET
~ Lewis Carroll