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John Tenniel
5 quotes
“A wasp in a wig is altogether beyond the appliances of art.”
John Tenniel (1820–1914) first seen 1898 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Refusing to illustrate a proposed chapter in Through the Looking-Glass, as quoted in The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (1898), p. 146
“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 (1820–1914) first seen 1898 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Declining to illustrate a later book by Lewis Carroll, as quoted in The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (1898), p. 146
“Please let me know to what extent you have used, or intend using, the pruning knife.”
John Tenniel (1820–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The nine Wise Words are full of wisdom, besides being decidedly funny.”
John Tenniel (1820–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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 (1820–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source