9 famous lines from Lewis Carroll, word for word from the original text
Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic sends Alice down a rabbit hole into a world of riddles, nonsense and mad tea parties. Its playful lines about identity and logic are loved by children and philosophers alike.
“Curiouser and curiouser!”
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter II · about 8% into the book
“Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle!”
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter II · about 10% into the book
“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter VI · about 48% into the book
“Begin at the beginning,” the King said gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter XII · about 95% into the book
“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter X · about 81% into the book
“Off with her head!”
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter VIII · about 61% into the book
“Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.”
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter IX · about 69% into the book
“And what is the use of a book,” thought Alice “without pictures or conversations?”
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter I · about 1% into the book
“If everybody minded their own business,” the Duchess said in a hoarse growl, “the world would go round a deal faster than it does.”
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter VI · about 44% into the book
Chapters follow the Project Gutenberg edition. Page numbers differ between printed editions — that's why Eqtepas records the page of your copy when you save a quote.
One of the best-known lines from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is: “Curiouser and curiouser!” (Chapter II).
Yes. Every quote on this page is copied word for word from the public-domain text of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland on Project Gutenberg, with the chapter it appears in — so you can find it in your own copy.
Open the book in the free Eqtepas app, or snap a photo of the page in your paper copy. Highlight the line and Eqtepas saves it with the book title and page number, ready to share as a quote card or cite in your work.
