All Quotes

"It is a lucky thing that newspaper reporters do not attend these meetings. If they did, they would see how little our activities are related to the real needs of society."

"Promise only what you are prepared to deliver. I am destined to do battle with the Red Queen. The outcome is uncertain."

""Mushrooms, poppies, sugar and spice, all those things are very nice. When combined, the proper mixture makes a getting small elixir." Hm. I don't really like sweets."

"Into the hole again, we hurried along our way, into a once-glorious garden now steeped in dark decay."

"I'm not afraid of her, or her creatures. Never was, really!"

"Mange-ridden to the core, he leads me through the fray. With the toss of a Jackbomb, I clear abominations from our way."

"They taunt me about the burning as if I were to blame, I clear them from my conscious with the eloquence of my blade."

"If it's my keen invention you'd like to destroy, I'll withstand your best shot; I've got the right toy."

"Everyone I love dies violently; unnaturally. I'm cursed! Why go on? I'll just hurt others."

"Save myself? From death, is that it? Is that why I've come here? I'm not afraid to die! At times I've welcomed death."

"How many times must I tell you? I only take tea with friends!"

"If ignorance is bliss, I must be ecstatic."

"Where does that smushy lay-about hang his hookah these days?"

"I enjoy the taste of mushrooms, but not the ones that bite back."

"I wish I were hallucinating. What a terrible choice: eat a toadstool or become food for insects!"

"I'm not edible."

"I fear nothing."

"[First lines] Every adventure requires a first step. Trite, but true, even here."

"The uninformed must improve their deficit or die."

"To the royal guards of this realm, we are all victims-in-waiting."

"Only the foolish believe that suffering is just wages for being different."

"Only the insane equate pain with success."

"Only the savage regard the endurance of pain as a measure of worth."

"Only a few find the way; some don't recognize it when they do; some don't ever want to."

"What is sought is most often found, if it is truly sought."

"Tell yourself, "I've seen worse at Rutledge's." Prevarication in this instance may help."

"There's an ugly name for those who do things the hard way."

"When the remarkable turns bizarre, reason turns rancid."

"I can't know everything. Pretend you're an orphan – oh! That was rude, you are."

"I suppose "experience teaches best", "learn by doing", and similar clichés have merit. Take their advice; I'm busy."

"Observe, learn, and react."

"Work if you must. It's my nature to unwind from time to time."

"I've heard self-reliance is a virtue. Now you've heard it."

"Whatever says too much of a good thing must be bad tells a lie."

"Whoever says too much of a good thing is not enough speaks the truth."

"He's not the brightest star in the sky, but he shines at one thing."

"The proper order of things is often a mystery to me. You too?"

"Meta-Essence is the life force of Wonderland; that of your enemies is especially potent. Collect what you can. Use it wisely."

"Your knife is necessary, but not sufficient. Always collect what's useful. Reject only your ignorance, and you may survive."

"52 pickup is a staple of juvenile humor. But when the deck slices and dices, it is no laughing matter."

"Here's a riddle: When is a croquet mallet like a billy club? I'll tell you: whenever you want it to be."

"Ah, the diabolical Dice … a word of caution; don't throw them when you're alone. The fiends lack loyalty, and their notion of nourishment is quite disturbing."

"Jack's a friend, but his temperament is explosive; maybe best to let him play by himself."

"Withering cold incapacitates an enemy more completely than deep wounds, but winter does not last forever."

"This simple game can turn distinctly nasty. Don't ever play alone."

"The Jabberwock's Eyestaff is incomparably powerful, but its individual pieces are worth less than the carcass of a gnat."

"The staff lacks only the Jabberwock's eye. Though he has two, I understand he's quite fond of them both. I doubt time will change his mind. Speaking of which, where's the Hatter?"

"This unique watch stops time – for a time. Unlike Death, time moves on. Those who have stood still with time move on also – unless they're dead."

"The Blunderbuss in the hands of a blockhead is a catastrophe waiting to happen. You're no dunderhead, but exercise great care."

"Time to raise some havoc! The dogs of war are loose!"