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.
#101
"It was all very well to say 'Drink me,' but the wise little Alice was not going to do that in a hurry. 'No, I’ll look first,' she said, 'And see whether it’s marked ‘poison’ or not.'”
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#102
“I suppose I ought to eat or drink something or other, but the great question is ‘What?’” – Alice
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#103
"How do you like the Queen?” said the Cat in a low voice. “Not at all,” said Alice: “She’s so extremely—” Just then she noticed that the Queen was close behind her, listening: so she went on “—likely to win, that it’s hardly worthwhile finishing the game.”
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#104
“All the time they were playing the Queen never left off quarreling with the other players, and shouting 'Off with his head!' or 'Off with her head!' Those whom she sentenced were taken into custody by the soldiers, who of course had to leave off being arches to do this, so that by the end of half an hour or so there were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution.”
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#105
“‘Tis so,” said the Duchess: “And the moral of that is— 'Oh, ‘tis love, ‘tis love, that makes the world go round!’” “Somebody said,” Alice whispered, “That it’s done by everybody minding their own business!”
“Ah well! It means much the same thing,” said the Duchess, digging her sharp little chin into Alice’s shoulder as she added, “and the moral of that is—‘Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves.’”
“Ah well! It means much the same thing,” said the Duchess, digging her sharp little chin into Alice’s shoulder as she added, “and the moral of that is—‘Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves.’”
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#106
“It wasn’t very civil of you to sit down without being invited” – March
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#107
“When we were little,” the Mock Turtle went on at last, more calmly, though still sobbing a little now and then, "we went to school in the sea. The master was an old Turtle—we used to call him Tortoise.” “Why did you call him Tortoise if he wasn’t one?” asked Alice. “We called him Tortoise because he taught us,” said the Mock Turtle angrily. “Really you are very dull!”
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#108
"I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth! How funny it'll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward!" – Alice
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#109
“If there’s no meaning in it,” said the King, “That saves a world of trouble, you know, as we needn’t try to find any.”
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#110
"Now, Dinah, tell me the truth: did you ever eat a bat?" – Alice
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#111
"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.
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#112
“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.”
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#113
“He must have imitated somebody else's hand” – The King
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#114
“You know you say things are 'much of a muchness' — did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of a muchness?” – Dormouse
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#115
"Oh, what a delightful child!" – The Mad Hatter
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#116
"Oh, tea! I never 'thought' of tea! Of course!" – The Mad Hatter
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#117
"He won't stand beating. Now, if you only kept on good terms with him, he'd do almost anything you liked with the clock. For instance, suppose it were nine o'clock in the morning, just time to begin lessons: you'd only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling! Half-past one, time for dinner!" – The Mad Hatter
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#118
"I would very much like to hat it. I used to hat The White Queen, you know. Her head was so small." – The Mad Hatter
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#119
"Mustard! Yes, mu- mustard? Don’t let’s be silly! Lemon, that’s different." – The Mad Hatter
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#120
"I keep them to sell. I’ve none of my own. I’m a hatter." – The Mad Hatter
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