The further off from England the nearer is to France-_x000D_ _x000D_ Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance.
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Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests a haunting presence of imagination and dreams that are beyond ordinary perception.
Lewis Carroll's quote captures the essence of an ethereal experience, where the figure of Alice embodies the dreams, fantasies, and imaginative explorations that linger with us even when we are awake. The phrase implies that these experiences, while fantastical and elusive, have a profound impact on our consciousness and perception of reality.
Themes
AliceImaginationDreamsPhantomReality
In practice
Example use cases
During a book club discussion on fantasy literature, one might say, 'As Lewis Carroll illustrates, 'Still she haunts me, phantomwise...', which speaks to how deeply characters can affect our imagination.'
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All quotes βTo the Looking-Glass world it was Alice that said 'I've a sceptre in hand, I've a crown on my head. Let the Looking-Glass creatures, whatever they be, Come and dine with the Red Queen, the White Queen, and me.
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So she was considering in her own mind...whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up & picking the daisies.
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Once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people.
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Rule Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court.
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Crawling at your feet,' said the Gnat (Alice drew her feet back in some alarm), `you may observe a Bread-and-Butterfly. Its wings are thin slices of Bread-and-butter, its body is a crust, and its head is a lump of sugar.' And what does IT live on?' Weak tea with cream in it.' A new difficulty came into Alice's head. `Supposing it couldn't find any?' she suggested. Then it would die, of course.' But that must happen very often,' Alice remarked thoughtfully. It always happens,' said the Gnat.
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