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Alice in Wonderland Quotes: Witticisms and Wisdom From the Disney classic

In honor of the animated film's 65th anniversary, take a look back at its best gems
By Adam Lujan
Updated July 28, 2016 at 01:30 PM EDT
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Alice: "But how can one possibly pay attention to a book with no pictures in it?"

 

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Alice: "If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrariwise, what it is, it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?"

 

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White Rabbit: "Oh, my fur and whiskers! I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!"

 

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Alice: "Curiouser and curiouser!"

 

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Alice: "I must get through!"

Doorknob: "Sorry, you're much too big. Simply impassable."

Alice: "You mean impossible."

Doorknob: "No, impassable. Nothing's impossible."

 

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Alice: "For if one drinks much from a bottle marked 'poison,' it's almost certain to disagree with one sooner or later."

 

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Tweedledum: "If you think we're waxworks, you ought to pay, you know."

Tweedledee: "Contrariwise, if you think we're alive, you ought to speak to us."

Both: "That's logic!"

 

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The Walrus: "The time has come, to talk of other things–of shoes and ships and sealing wax, and cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings. Calloo, Callay, no work today, we're the cabbages and kings."

 

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Caterpillar: “Who R U?”

Alice: “Why, I hardly know, sir. I’ve changed so many times since this morning, you see.”

Caterpillar: “I do not C. Explain yourself.”

Alice: “I’m afraid I can’t explain myself, sir, because I’m not myself, you know.”

Caterpillar: “I do not know.”

Alice: “Well, I can’t put it any more clearly, sir, for it isn’t clear to me.”

Caterpillar: “U? Who R U?”

 

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Alice: “I just wanted to ask which way I ought to go.”

Cheshire Cat: “Well, that depends on where you want to get to.”

Alice: “Oh, it really doesn’t matter as long as I–”

Cheshire Cat: “Then it really doesn’t matter which way you go.”

 

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Alice: “I’m very sorry I interrupted your birthday party.”

March Hare: “Birthday? My dear child, this is not a birthday party!”

Mad Hatter: “This is an unbirthday party.”

 

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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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March Hare: “See all the trouble you’ve started?”

Alice: “Really, I didn’t think…”

March Hare: “But that’s the point. If you don’t think, you shouldn’t talk.”

 

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March Hare: “I have an excellent idea! Let’s change the subject.”

Mad Hatter: “Why is a raven like a writing desk?”

Alice: “Riddles? Let me see, now. Why is a raven like a writing desk?”

Mad Hatter: “I beg your pardon?”

Alice: “Why is a raven like a writing desk?”

Mad Hatter: “What?!”

March Hare: “Careful, she’s stark raving mad.”

 

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Alice: “I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.”

 

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Queen of Hearts: “Someone’s head will roll for this!”

 

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Alice’s Sister: “Alice, what are you talking about?”

Alice: “Oh, I’m sorry. But, you see, the caterpillar said…”

Alice’s Sister: “Caterpillar? Oh, for goodness sake. Alice, I – Oh, well. Come along. It’s time for tea.”

 

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