“I'm not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours.” — The Cheshire Cat · Popularly attributed to the Cheshire Cat, not in Carroll's original text
“I could tell you my adventures, beginning from this morning, but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” — Alice · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865
“How do you know I'm mad? said Alice. You must be, said the Cat, or you wouldn't have come here.” — The Cheshire Cat · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865
“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” — Alice · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1951 Disney film line often attributed to the story
“Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves.” — The Duchess · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865
“The question is, said Alice, whether you can make words mean so many different things.” — Alice · Through the Looking-Glass, 1871
“When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.” — Humpty Dumpty · Through the Looking-Glass, 1871