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"You have to tread with care when dealing with cats, they have influence and are seen in all the smart places."
"If you drink too much from a bottle marked "poison," it's almost certain to disagree with you sooner or later."
"[some talking daisies insult Alice] Alice: If you're not quiet, I'll make you into a chain! [the daisies shut up]"
"Oh, what am I going to do, Dinah? Out of all the songs, I have to sing Cherry Ripe."
"[Looks out the door onto the garden full of visitors] How can they expect me to sing in front of all these strangers?"
"[While falling down the rabbit hole] I wonder what latitude or longitude I've got to? I've no idea what latitude and longitude are but they're grand words."
"Perhaps I've fell right through the earth and come out the other side. I shall have to ask somebody the name of the country. [talks to herself] 'Please ma'am is this New Zealand or Australia?'"
"And relax, a strong cup of herbal tea. It's what I used to do when I was on the boards"
"[to Alice] It's just stage fright. There's nothing to be afraid of, I shall be with you. It's all in the mind child."
"And remember Alice, what ever happens, flood or earthquake, the show must go on. [exits singing Cherry Ripe]"
"Oh dear, oh dear! I'll be so late!"
"Oh, my furry ears and whiskers, look how late it's getting!"
"Tina Majorino as Alice"
"Miranda Richardson as The Queen of Hearts"
"Martin Short as The Mad Hatter"
"Whoopi Goldberg as Cheshire Cat"
"Simon Russell Beale as The King of Hearts"
"Ken Dodd as Mr. Mouse"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.