Lewis Carroll's fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland" is considered a treasure of world culture. not only wise, but also funny, cheerful, optimistic. Although the author wrote the work for children, it has become a classic of literature for adults. Many representatives of natural and humanities give him close attention. Several translators have worked on this literary text.
This work was not easy. After all, Carroll's masterpiece is filled with subtle language game, complex semantic load. Some fragments of the tale were literally reproduced in their own language. We invite you to get acquainted with the best quotes from the book “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, the main characters of the fairy tale, and its idea.
The main characters and short plot of the tale
The scale of significance of Lewis Carroll's work for world literature is enormous. Even schoolchildren know quotes from the book "Alice in Wonderland". It tells the story of a girl, Alice, who fell into a rabbit hole and encountered the land of the absurd.
There are several main characters in the book. They play up the public and political life England in the 19th century, because the book was written in 1862-1865. Fairytale events begin from the moment when Alice meets a rabbit in a hat and gloves, runs after him and falls into a hole. Her landing was in wonderland. IN keyhole White Rabbit the girl saw a marvelous garden and began to look for the door to its entrance.
Very often the girl talks to the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat. Here is one such dialogue:
Where can I find someone normal? “Nowhere,” answered the Cat, “there are no normal people.” After all, everyone is so different and dissimilar. And this, in my opinion, is normal.
And here it is wonderful saying Absolutely everyone likes about nature:
Snow probably loves trees and fields very much, since he kisses them so tenderly.
The rabbit constantly calls the girl with his watch. amazing world. And the wise Caterpillar-philosopher also did not remain without sayings and seems very experienced and wise. When asked what she is doing, she replies: “I’m sitting. I’m smoking. I’m all waiting for change.”
The world of fairy tales surprised Alice, where she saw not only the clash of good and evil, but an idea of herself. Everything around appeared before the girl in an unusual way. This prompted her to make statements that became beloved and popular among her contemporaries.
If this were so, it would be nothing. If, of course, it were so. But since this is not so, it is not so. This is the logic of things.
If everything in the world is meaningless, - said Alice, - what prevents you from inventing some meaning?
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The plan, needless to say, was excellent: simple and clear, it couldn’t have been better. It had only one drawback: it was completely unknown how to carry it out.
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What do you want?
- I want to kill time.
- Time really doesn’t like being killed.
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She always gave herself good advice, although I didn’t follow them often.
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Where can I find someone normal?
“Nowhere,” answered the Cat, “there are no normal people.” After all, everyone is so different and dissimilar. And this, in my opinion, is normal.
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“There’s nothing you can do,” the Cat objected. - We are all out of our minds here - both you and me!
- How do you know that I'm out of my mind? - asked Alice.
“Of course, not in his own way,” answered the Cat. - Otherwise, how would you end up here?
This argument did not seem convincing to Alice at all, but she did not argue, but only asked:
- How do you know that you are out of your mind?
- Let's start with the fact that the dog is sane. Agree?
“Let’s say,” Alice agreed.
“Next,” said the Cat. – The dog grumbles when he’s angry, and when he’s happy, he wags his tail. Well, I grumble when I'm happy and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore, I am out of my mind.
“I think you’re not grumbling, but purring,” objected Alice. - At least that's what I call it.
“Call it what you want,” answered the Cat. - The essence does not change.
Another translation:
- Why do I go to abnormal people? - Alice stammered. - I… I’d rather not go to them…
“You see, this still cannot be avoided,” said the Cat, “after all, we are all crazy here.” I'm crazy. You're crazy...
- Why do you know that I’m crazy? - asked Alice.
“Because you are here,” the Cat said simply, “otherwise you wouldn’t have gotten here.”
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It's getting weirder and weirder! More and more wonderful! More and more curious! It's getting weirder and weirder! Everything is wonderful and wonderful!
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While you're thinking about what to say, curtsey! This saves time.
(While you're thinking, curtsy, it saves time.)
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Serious attitude to whatever it is in this world is fatal mistake.
- Is life serious?
- Oh yes, life is serious! But not very...
Today is my birthday English writer We couldn't help but remember Lewis Carroll's favorite and quirky quotes from his most famous fairy tale book, Alice in Wonderland. Happy reading and don't lose your head!
1. I've seen cats without smiles, but a smile without a cat...
2. You see, everything is moving somewhere and turning into something, what are you dissatisfied with?
3 . If you drink a bottle marked “poison” at once, sooner or later you will almost certainly feel slightly unwell.
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. - What do I need madmen for? - said Alice.
“There’s nothing you can do,” the Cat objected. - We are not all here
in your mind - both you and me.
- How do you know that I'm out of my mind? - asked Alice.
“Of course, not in his own way,” answered the Cat. - Otherwise, how would you end up here?
5. Hence the moral: I can’t figure something out.
6 . Hence the moral: every vegetable has its time. Or to put it more simply... Never think that you are different from what you could not be otherwise than by being different in those cases when it is impossible not to be otherwise.
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. - What is this?
- Your Majesty, they wanted...
- Well, everything is clear - cut off their heads.
8. It doesn't matter what you ask if you still don't get an answer, right?
9 . She'll be furious if I'm late! That's exactly where she'll come!
10. It would be interesting to see what will be left of me when I am gone
11. I just don't know who I am now. No, of course, I know roughly who I was in the morning when I got up, but since then I’ve been this way and that all the time - in a word, something different.
12. Never consider yourself to be different from what others do not consider you to be, and then others will not consider you to be different from what you would like to appear to them.
13 . I have seen such nonsense, compared to which this nonsense is like a dictionary.
14. Alice was surprised that she was not surprised, but the amazing day had just begun and there was nothing surprising in the fact that she had not yet begun to be surprised.
15. She always gave herself good advice, even though she didn't follow it often.
16. My situation is hopeless, but at least I can kick!
17. Getting weirder and weirder! More and more wonderful! More and more curious! It's getting weirder and weirder! Everything is wonderful and wonderful!
18. You have to run as fast as you can just to stay in place, and to get somewhere you have to run at least twice as fast.
19. Now, for example, I was desperate for two hours... with jam and sweet buns.
20. If everything in the world is meaningless, - said Alice, - what prevents you from inventing some meaning?
21 . Mustard makes them sad, onions make them cunning, wine makes them feel guilty, and baking makes them kinder. What a pity that no one knows about this... Everything would be so simple. If only you could eat the baked goods, you would become better!
22. “Don’t be sad,” said Alice. - Sooner or later everything will become clear, everything will fall into place and line up in a single beautiful pattern, like lace. It will become clear why everything was needed, because everything will be right.
23. You know, one of the biggest losses in battle is losing your head.
24. Few people find a way out, some don’t see it even if they find it, and many don’t even look for it.
25.
- Taking anything seriously in this world is a fatal mistake.
- Is life serious?
- Oh yes, life is serious! But not very...
1. Don't be sad. Sooner or later everything will become clear, everything will fall into place and line up in a single beautiful pattern, like lace. It will become clear why everything was needed, because everything will be right.
2. Flattering words often force people to act.
3. The correctness of the form is unimportant!
4. Who needs a head without shoulders?
5. Think about the meaning, and the words will come by themselves.
6. Every adventure has to start somewhere... banal, but even here it’s true...
7. I don’t understand how he can ever finish, since he’s not going to start.
8. This strange girl simply loved to split herself into two, becoming two girls at the same time.
9. Sometimes she scolded herself so mercilessly that her eyes filled with tears. And once she even tried to spank herself on the cheeks for cheating while playing a game of croquet alone. This silly girl loved to pretend to be two different girls at once.
10. Why are some people so fond of looking for morality everywhere?
11. No matter how she tried, she could not find a shadow of meaning here, although all the words were completely clear to her.
12. It doesn’t matter what you ask if you still don’t get an answer, right?
13. She had absolutely nothing to do, and sitting idle, you know, is not an easy task.
14. Do you think anyone needs a child who doesn't think? Even a joke should have some kind of thought, but a child, you must admit, is not a joke at all!
15. Just now, for example, I was desperate for two hours... with jam and sweet buns.
16. It would be interesting to see what will be left of me when I am gone.
17. You can't do what you shouldn't.
18. Either the well was really very deep, or Alice was flying very slowly.
19. Kill Time! How could he like this? If you hadn’t quarreled with him, you could have asked him for everything you wanted.
20. – You probably haven’t thought about him at all in your life!
“No, why,” Alice began cautiously, “sometimes, especially in music lessons, I thought it would be nice to have a better time...
21. The best way explain - do it yourself!
22. – Don’t you know what “this” is?
– I know perfectly well what “it” is when I find it.
23. I just don’t know who I am now. No, of course, I know roughly who I was in the morning when I got up, but since then I’ve been this way and that all the time - in a word, something different.
24. - Where can I find someone normal?
“Nowhere,” answered the Cat, “there are no normal people.” After all, everyone is so different and dissimilar. And this, in my opinion, is normal.
25. I have seen such nonsense, in comparison with which this nonsense is an explanatory dictionary.
26. - Meet me! Alice, it's pudding! Pudding, it's Alice! Take it away!…
Well, you’ve only just been introduced, and you’re already attacking him with a knife!
27. - Where to start, Your Majesty? - he asked.
“Start from the beginning,” the King answered importantly, “continue until you reach the end.” When you get there, finish!
28. The executioner said that you cannot cut off a head if there is nothing else besides the head; he has never done this and is not going to do this; he's too old for this, that's what!
29. “I’ll tell you everything that happened to me this morning,” Alice said uncertainly. “But I won’t even talk about yesterday, because then I was completely different.”
30. If this were so, it would be nothing. If, of course, it were so. But since this is not so, it is not so. This is the logic of things.
31. While you’re thinking about what to say, curtsey! This saves time.
32. Everything has its own morality, you just need to be able to find it!
33. She always gave herself good advice, although she did not follow it often.
1. You need to run as fast as you can just to stay in place, and to get somewhere, you need to run at least twice as fast!
2. Everything has its own morality, you just need to be able to find it!
3. - You cannot believe in the impossible!
“You just don’t have enough experience,” the Queen remarked. “When I was your age, I devoted half an hour to this every day!” On some days, I managed to believe in a dozen impossibilities before breakfast!
4. You know, one of the most serious losses in battle is losing your head.
5. Tomorrow never happens today! Is it possible to wake up in the morning and say: “Well, it’s finally tomorrow”?
6. Few people find a way out, some don’t see it even if they find it, and many don’t even look for it.
7. - Taking anything seriously in this world is a fatal mistake.
- Is life serious?
- Oh yes, life is serious! But not very...
8. I have seen such nonsense, in comparison with which this nonsense is an explanatory dictionary!
9. The best way to explain is to do it yourself.
10. If every person minded his own business, the Earth would spin faster.
11. - Where can I find someone normal?
“Nowhere,” answered the Cat, “there are no normal people.” After all, everyone is so different and dissimilar. And this, in my opinion, is normal.
12. Just think that because of some thing you can become so small that you become nothing.
13. No matter how she tried, she could not find a shadow of meaning here, although all the words were completely clear to her.
14. If your head is empty, alas, the most great feeling humor won't save you.
15. - What do you want?
- I want to kill time.
- Time really doesn’t like being killed.
16. She always gave herself good advice, although she did not follow it often.
17. “Don’t be sad,” said Alice. - Sooner or later everything will become clear, everything will fall into place and line up in a single beautiful pattern, like lace. It will become clear why everything was needed, because everything will be right.
18. - What are those sounds over there? - Alice asked, nodding at the very secluded thickets of some pretty vegetation at the edge of the garden.
“And these are miracles,” explained the Cheshire Cat indifferently.
- And.. And what are they doing there? – the girl asked, inevitably blushing.
“As it should be,” the cat yawned. - They happen...
19. If this were so, it would be nothing. If, of course, it were so. But since this is not so, it is not so. This is the logic of things.
20. Whatever is said three times becomes true.
21. Never consider yourself to be different from what others do not consider you to be, and then others will not consider you to be different from what you would like to appear to them.
22. Ten nights are ten times warmer than one. And ten times colder.
23. - Tell me, please, where should I go from here?
-Where do you want to go? - answered the Cat.
“I don’t care...” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter where you go,” said the Cat.
24. The plan, needless to say, was excellent: simple and clear, it couldn’t have been better. It had only one drawback: it was completely unknown how to carry it out.
25. If everything in the world is meaningless, said Alice, what prevents you from inventing some meaning?
(c) Lewis Carroll
