Quote of the Day for Tuesday, October 13, 2026

To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax— Of cabbages—and kings— And why the sea is boiling hot— And whether pigs have wings

The Walrus, in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, 1871

Our note: From 'The Walrus and the Carpenter', recited to Alice by Tweedledee.

Verified in the full text of Through the Looking-Glass on Project Gutenberg · Project Gutenberg ebook #12

Painted the same decade: The Dancing Class, Edgar Degas, ca. 1870

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