The Cheshire Cat is a very popular character from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”. He is known for his mischievous grin and his penchant for making cryptic, philosophical and humorous statements. His dialogues and quotes have since gained popularity as standalone pieces of wit and wisdom. Here are 20 of the most popular Cheshire Cat quotes:
Cheshire Cat Quotes:
- “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad”
- “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- “Every adventure requires a first step. Trite, but true, even here.”
- “Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.”
- “I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.”
- “If you don’t know where you are going any road can take you there.”
- “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”
- “I’m not crazy, my reality is just different than yours.”
- “Can you stand on your head?”
- “Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle!”
- “‘But I don’t want to go among mad people,’ Alice remarked. ‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ said the Cat: ‘we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.’”
- “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things.”
- “Well, I’ve often seen a cat without a grin, but a grin without a cat! It’s the most curious thing I ever saw in my life!”
- “I’ve seen hatters before,” she said to herself; “the March Hare will be much the most interesting, and perhaps as this is May it won’t be raving mad-at least not so mad as it was in March.”
- “It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
- “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
- “Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.”
- “You used to be much more… muchier… you’ve lost your muchness.”
- “Oh, you can’t help that… we’re all mad here.”
- “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad”.
These quotes from the Cheshire Cat inspire, provoke thought, and often makes us smile. They remind us of the surreal world that Lewis Carroll created in which every character, from Alice herself to the Cheshire Cat and beyond, is rich with distinct personality and wisdom.