The existence of Non-Being is probably one of the main reasons why the world of Alice was dismissed as one of absolute nonsense. Yet the existence of Non-Being is actually one of the oldest philosophical controversies of Western philosophy. It is clear that Carroll was influenced by his learnings of Greek philosophy at Christ Church. Here are some of the most famous Mad Hatter Quotes from the Lewis Caroll classic Alice in Wonderland: My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.” If you didn’t sign it,” said the King, “that only makes the matter worse. You must have meant some mischief, or else you’d have signed your name like an honest man.”—Chapter 12, Alice’s Evidence When I used to read fairy tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!

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Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler, but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire Cat.”

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The Mad Hatter : You’re not the same as you were before You were much more…”muchier” You’ve lost your “muchness” Despite all the rules normally associated at a tea party and the pleasant socialising also associated with it, the tea party is nothing but a function of chaos in ‘Alice in Wonderland’! There are no rules here, and everyone present at the tea party is operating beyond social constraints. When you've understood this scripture, throw it away. If you can't understand this scripture, throw it away. I insist on your freedom.” Well! I’ve often seen a cat without a grin,” thought Alice; “but a grin without a cat! It’s the most curious thing I ever saw in all my life!”—Chapter 6, Pig and Pepper You might just as well say,” added the Dormouse, who seemed to be talking in his sleep, “that ‘I breathe when I sleep’ is the same thing as ‘I sleep when I breathe’!”

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Lewis Carroll also seemed to share the concept of a non-material realm with the philosopher Plato. Here are some examples of the importance Carroll gave to the existence of non-material things: I’m watching Disney’s Alice In Wonderland (1951) on Disney+ and I’m shook bc the Cheshire Cat says “Most everyone’s mad here” NOT “We’re all mad here” The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this; but all he said was, “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?” If we extend this Alice in Wonderland metaphor then, for the dormouse, treacle is the opium of the people. Below you can find famous quotes from the books “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there”.The Mad Hatter , Dormouse , The March Hare : “Twinkle twinkle little bat, how I wonder where you’re at. Up…” Tim Burton is known for his crazy, fantastical and whimsical approach to films, which comes across in the most colorful way in his version of Alice in Wonderland, as well as Through the Looking Glass, and he has taken certain creative liberties with the story so Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter has some lines that are not in the original work. I don’t like the look of it at all,” said the King: “however, it may kiss my hand, if it likes.”—Chapter 8, The Queen’s Croquet-Ground If you knew Time as well as I do,’ said the Hatter, `you wouldn’t talk about wasting it. It’s him.’ In that direction,” the Cat said, waving its right paw round, “lives a Hatter: and in that direction,” waving the other paw, “lives a March Hare. Visit either you like: they’re both mad.”