Alice in Puzzle-Land Quotes

“What's the sense of a question without an answer?" asked Alice.
"Ah, that's the kind that makes you think!" he replied.
"Think about what?" asked Alice.
"About what the answer could be," he replied.”
― Raymond M. Smullyan, Alice in Puzzle-Land

“Well, Humpty Dumpty is one of the keenest arguers I know... he almost had me convinced that I had no valid reason to be sure that I was awake... It took me about three hours, but I finally convinced him that I must be awake, and so he conceded that I had won the argument. And then--."
The King did not finish his sentence and stood lost in thought.
"And then what?" asked Alice.
"And then I woke up!" said the King, a bit sheepishly.”
― Raymond M. Smullyan, Alice in Puzzle-Land

“You mean," replied Alice, utterly astonished, "that a person can actually believe something, and yet believe that he doesn't believe it?”
― Raymond M. Smullyan, Alice in Puzzle-Land

“I can't think of everything!" replied Alice.
"I never said you could," replied Humpty Dumpty. "I merely said you should.”
― Raymond M. Smullyan, Alice in Puzzle-Land

“I can think offhand of two examples. Which one would you like me to give you first?"
"How could I know?" asked Alice. "Since I have no idea what examples you have in mind, how could I possibly tell you which one to give me?"
"Right again," replied Humpty.”
― Raymond M. Smullyan, Alice in Puzzle-Land

“One of them is named John," I replied.

"Such a common name!" exclaimed Michael. "It seems that just about every Tom, Dick, and Harry is called John!”
― Raymond M. Smullyan, Alice in Puzzle-Land