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Writing Quotes by Lewis Carroll
- Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.
- I have proved by actual trial that a letter, that takes an hour to write, takes only about 3 minutes to read!
- I don't want to take up literature in a money-making spirit, or be very anxious about making large profits, but selling it at a loss…
- For first you write a sentence, And then you chop it small; Then mix the bits and sort them out Just as they chance to…
- Epithets, like pepper, Give zest to what you write; And if you strew them sparely, They whet the appetite: But if you lay them on…
- "Write that down," the King said to the jury, and the jury eagerly wrote down all three dates on their slates, and then added them…
- Mad Hatter: “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?” “Have you guessed the riddle yet?” the Hatter said, turning to Alice again. “No, I give…
- Why is a raven like a writing desk?
- The proper definition of a man is an animal that writes letters.
- Why is a raven like a writing desk? - Mad Hatter I haven't the slightest idea. - Alice
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