Alice in Wonderland is probably the most well-known work of Victorian literature. And, knowing the Victorians as being rapt for the morbs and the weirds, it is no wonder that this book is as fantastical and as unbelievably curious as the era itself. A true sign of the times! Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel shaped and influenced our own pop culture in many, many ways, and it is one of the very few books that hasn’t gone out of print since the day it was first published. And while most of the stuff the anthropomorphic creatures do and say in this book is understandable only if you are a child or under some mind-altering influence, some of the interesting quotes are worth taking note of. Wanna delve deeper into the fantastical world of Alice? Well then, you’ve come to precisely the right place, for this is an article dedicated entirely to Alice in Wonderland quotes!
Some of these famous quotes are taken entirely out of context, which might seem like a bad idea at first, but an ‘Off with their heads!’ can, in fact, make perfect sense in your daily vocabulary. Some of these book quotes are also eerily inspiring, although you would expect no such thing when thinking about Alice in Wonderland as a whole. And, the deeper you go into these interesting quotes, the ‘Curiouser and curiouser’ it gets! So, prepare yourself for some unexpected giggles, a dose of creative inspiration, and an unveiling of life’s truths upon scrolling down below to meet our picks of the most popular quotes from Alice in Wonderland.
As per usual, don’t forget to vote for the cool quotes you think reveal the essence of this majestic book the most or maybe ring true to you. Once you are done with it, share these fantastic quotes with anyone in need of a bit of whimsy in their day.
#81
"Egad, you learn something new every day." – The Mad Hatter
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#82
"No wonder you’re late. Why this watch is exactly two days slow." – The Mad Hatter
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#83
"Although, it was 150 years ago. It can’t be the same girl. Oysters don’t even live that long." – The Mad Hatter
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#84
“I didn’t mean it!” pleaded poor Alice. “But you’re so easily offended, you know!”
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#85
"Off with their heads!" – Red Queen
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#86
"And what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "Without pictures or conversation?"
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#87
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where—” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. “—so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added as an explanation. “Oh, you’re sure to do that,” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”
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#88
“Either it brings tears to their eyes, or else -" "Or else what?" said Alice, for the Knight had made a sudden pause. "Or else it doesn't, you know.”
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#89
“I wish I hadn't cried so much!” – Alice
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#90
“Well, that was the silliest tea party I ever went to! I am never going back there again!” – Alice
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#91
Mad Hatter: "Would you like a little more tea?"
Alice: "Well, I haven't had any yet, so I can't very well take more."
March Hare: "Ah, you mean you can't very well take less."
Mad Hatter: "Yes. You can always take more than nothing.”
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#92
“If it had grown up, it would have made a dreadfully ugly child, but it makes rather a handsome pig, I think.” – Alice
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#93
“Keep your temper." – Caterpillar.
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#94
“Birds of a feather flock together” – The Duchess
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#95
“She generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes.”
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#96
"Why, you might just as well say that 'I see what I eat' is the same thing as 'I eat what I see'!" – The Mad Hatter
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#97
“I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could if I only knew how to begin.” – Alice
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#98
Alice: “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! There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought! And when I grow up, I'll write one—but I'm grown up now," she added in a sorrowful tone: "At least there's no room to grow up anymore here.”
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#99
“Lastly, she pictured to herself how this same little sister of hers would, in the after-time, be herself a grown woman, and how she would keep, through all her riper years, the simple and loving heart of her childhood.”
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#100
“How funny it’ll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downwards! The antipathies, I think" – Alice
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