“ 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. ”
Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). copy citation
| Author | Lewis Carroll |
|---|---|
| Source | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
| Topic | change adventure personality |
| Date | 1865 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Alice line |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/11/11-h/11-h.htm |
Context
“'Of course not,' said the Mock Turtle: 'why, if a fish came to me, and told me he was going a journey, I should say «With what porpoise?» '
'Don't you mean «purpose»?' said Alice.
'I mean what I say,' the Mock Turtle replied in an offended tone. And the Gryphon added 'Come, let's hear some of your adventures.'
'I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,' said Alice a little timidly: 'but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.'
'Explain all that,' said the Mock Turtle.
'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'
So Alice began telling them her adventures from the time when she first saw the White Rabbit.” source
'Don't you mean «purpose»?' said Alice.
'I mean what I say,' the Mock Turtle replied in an offended tone. And the Gryphon added 'Come, let's hear some of your adventures.'
'I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,' said Alice a little timidly: 'but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.'
'Explain all that,' said the Mock Turtle.
'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'
So Alice began telling them her adventures from the time when she first saw the White Rabbit.” source
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