“You are old Father William,' the young man said, 'and your hair has become very white; and yet you incessantly stand on your head-do you think, at your age, it is right?””
“His belly was flabby, and it got softer every time I hit it. I hit it often.””
“It has been said that when we pray, we speak to God; when we read, He speaks to us. Keeping this in mind, look for more in good books than entertainment. You will find in these books much that applies to you, and even in good novels, you will find many points that can help you become a finer person and a better Christian.””
“I thought you did,' said the Mouse. `--I proceed. "Edwin and Morcar, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria, declared for him: and even Stigand, the patriotic archbishop of Canterbury, found it advisable--"'`Found WHAT?' said the Duck.`Found IT,' the Mouse replied rather crossly: `of course you know what "it" means.'`I know what "it" means well enough, when I find a thing,' said the Duck: `it 's generally a frog or a worm. The question is, what did the archbishop find?'The Mouse did not notice this question, but hurriedly went on, `"--found it advisable to go with Edgar Atheling to meet William and offer him the crown. William's conduct at first was moderate. But the insolence of his Normans--" How are you getting on now, my dear?' it continued, turning to Alice as it spoke.””
“You are old, Father William,' the young man said,'And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head --Do you think, at your age, it is right?''In my youth,' Father William replied to his son,'I feared it might injure the brain;But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none,Why, I do it again and again.””
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“Alice kept her eyes anxiously fixed on it, for she felt sure she would catch a bad cold if she did not get dry very soon.'Ahem!' said the Mouse with an important air, 'are you all ready? This is the driest thing I know. Silence all round, if you please! "William the Conqueror, whose cause was favoured by the pope, was soon submitted to by the English [...]””
“Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”
“The tin pan notes of a piano drift faintly into the night. A man curses and a window slams. Far distant an ash can clatters on stone and the almost human screech of a cat pierces the night.””
“I wish I knew how it would feel to be free"I wish I knew howIt would feel to be freeI wish I could breakAll the chains holdin' meI wish I could sayAll the things that I should saySay 'em loud say 'em clearFor the whole 'round world to hearI wish I could shareAll the love that's in my heartRemove all the barsThat keep us apartI wish you could knowWhat it means to be meThen you'd see and agreeThat every man should be freeI wish I could giveAll I'm longin' to giveI wish I could live like I'm longing to liveI wish I could do all the things that I can doAnd though I'm way over dueI'd be startin' a newWell I wish I could beLike a bird in the skyHow sweet it would beIf I found I could flyOh I'd soar to the sunAnd look down at the seaThen I'd sing 'cause I'd know yeahAnd I'd sing 'cause I'd know yeahAnd I'd sing 'cause I'd knowI'd know how it feelsI'd know how it feels to be freeYeah, yeah I'd know how it feelsYes, I'd knowI'd know how it feels, how it feelsTo be free, oh lord””
“Repeat, "YOU ARE OLD, FATHER WILLIAM,"' said the Caterpillar. Alice folded her hands, and began:”
“This also seems a fitting occasion to notice the other hard words in that poem. Humpty-Dumpty’s theory, of two meanings packed into one word like a portmanteau, seems to me the right explanation for all. For instance, take the two words “fuming” and “furious.” Make up your mind that you will say both words, but leave it unsettled which you will say first. Now open your mouth and speak. If your thoughts incline ever so little towards “fuming,” you will say “fuming-furious;” if they turn, by even a hair’s breadth, towards “furious,” you will say “furious-fuming;” but if you have that rarest of gifts, a perfectly balanced mind, you will say “frumious.” Supposing that, when Pistol uttered the well-known words”
“The dead so soon grow cold.” Funny that I got that off. It was years since I had read Oscar Wilde or any of his wise cracks.””
“an airy-fairy sort of drifting movement””