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Children's literature5 quotes
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax—
Of cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
And whether pigs have wings." — Lewis Carroll · 1871Curiouser and curiouser! — Lewis Carroll · 1865Begin at the beginning...and go on till you come to the end: then stop. — Lewis Carroll · 1865"Contrariwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." — Lewis Carroll · 1871Will you, wo'n't you, will you, wo'n't you, will you join the dance? — Lewis Carroll · 1865Comedy1 quote
No man worth having is true to his wife, or can be true to his wife, or ever was, or ever will be so. — Sir John Vanbrugh · 1696Comedy (play)1 quote
No man worth having is true to his wife, or can be true to his wife, or ever was, or ever will be so. — Sir John Vanbrugh · 1696