Lewis Carroll Quote
The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this; but all he said was, Why is a raven like a writing-desk?Come, we shall have some fun now!, thought Alice. I'm glad they've begun asking riddles - I believe I can guess that, she added aloud.Do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it? said the March Hare.Exactly so, said Alice.Then you should say what you mean, the March Hare went on.I do, Alice hastily replied; At least - at least I mean what I say - that's the same thing, you know.Not the same thing a bit! said the Hatter. Why, you might just as well said that I see what I eat is the same thing as I eat what I see!.You might just as well say, added the March Hare, that I like what I get is the same thing as I get what I like!.You might just as well say, added the Dormouse, which seemed to be talking in its sleep, that I breath when I sleep is the same thing as I sleep when I breath!.It is the same thing with you, said the Hatter, and here the conversation dropped and the party sat silent for a minute, while Alice thought over all she could remember about ravens and writing-desks, which wasn't much.
The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this; but all he said was, Why is a raven like a writing-desk?Come, we shall have some fun now!, thought Alice. I'm glad they've begun asking riddles - I believe I can guess that, she added aloud.Do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it? said the March Hare.Exactly so, said Alice.Then you should say what you mean, the March Hare went on.I do, Alice hastily replied; At least - at least I mean what I say - that's the same thing, you know.Not the same thing a bit! said the Hatter. Why, you might just as well said that I see what I eat is the same thing as I eat what I see!.You might just as well say, added the March Hare, that I like what I get is the same thing as I get what I like!.You might just as well say, added the Dormouse, which seemed to be talking in its sleep, that I breath when I sleep is the same thing as I sleep when I breath!.It is the same thing with you, said the Hatter, and here the conversation dropped and the party sat silent for a minute, while Alice thought over all she could remember about ravens and writing-desks, which wasn't much.
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About Lewis Carroll
Carroll came from a family of high-church Anglicans, and pursued his clerical training at Christ Church, Oxford, where he lived for most of his life as a scholar, teacher and (necessarily for his academic fellowship at the time) Anglican deacon. Alice Liddell – a daughter of Henry Liddell, the Dean of Christ Church – is widely identified as the original inspiration for Alice in Wonderland, though Carroll always denied this.
An avid puzzler, Carroll created the word ladder puzzle (which he then called "Doublets"), which he published in his weekly column for Vanity Fair magazine between 1879 and 1881. In 1982 a memorial stone to Carroll was unveiled at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. There are societies in many parts of the world dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works.