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A wasp in a wig is altogether beyond the appliances of art.
— John Tenniel
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It is a curious fact that with Through the Looking-Glass the faculty of making book illustrations departed from me. … I have done nothing in that direction since.
— John Tenniel
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Please let me know to what extent you have used, or intend using, the pruning knife.
— John Tenniel
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The nine Wise Words are full of wisdom, besides being decidedly funny.
— John Tenniel
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How true it is that some have greatness thrust upon them! - and you may be quite sure that it was none of my seeking.
— John Tenniel
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Well, I get my subject on Wednesday night; I think it out carefully on Thursday, and make my rough sketch; on Friday morning I begin, and stick to it all day, with my nose well down on the block.
— John Tenniel