10 June 2011

Secret Alice in Wonderland Quote by the White Queen

Are you an Alice in Wonderland buff who knows most of the quotes in the Wonderland books? Do you know this one?
I will give you some clues and you can be the one to figure out what the quote is!

Alice meets the White Queen whose hair and clothing are a mess. Alice helps to entangle the Queen's hair and straightens her shawl. The White Queen is so impressed that she'd like to hire Alice as a lady's maid. She promises to pay Alice two pence a week and something else that has a rule attached to it. Now your turn is to figure out what that rule is!

"The rule is..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."

-the White Queen

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27 May 2011

Alice in Wonderland Quote by the Gryphon

This rather blunt quote by the Gryphon is one of my all time favorite Alice in Wonderland quotes!

Alice is having a conversation with the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon by the beach. Alice has been mostly listening to the other two telling their stories and songs but then the Gryphon asks Alice to tell about her adventures as well.

Gryphon illustration by Upi Olin

When Alice begins her tale a little hesitantly the Mock Turtle wants her to explain it all. But the Gryphon is impatient and wants to hear only the exiting parts. This is what he says:


"The adventures first...explanations take such a dreadful time."

If you don't know what a "Gryphon" is true to a conventional view of a griffin it is part lion part eagle. It has the head, talons and wings of an eagle and the body and tail of a lion. Pretty cool, eh?

[Image credit: Gryphon illustration by Upi Olin]

15 April 2011

Alice in Wonderland Quote by The White Queen - Best Quote

This Alice in Wonderland Quote comes from the White Queen. Alice is still in the woods and she has met the White Queen. They talk about many things; happiness, loneliness and beliefs. 

 When the White Queen tells Alice that she is one hundred and one years, and five months and a day old, Alice cannot believe her. When the White Queen suggests Alice to try and believe, Alice says that one can't believe impossible things. The White Queen disagrees and says:

"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
-White Queen