Tenniel's Quotes

#1. As a child, I copied Tenniel's illustrations from 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' obsessively, particularly his drawing of the white rabbit in waistcoat and frockcoat, umbrella tucked under one arm and a fob watch in paw, a look of suppressed panic in his eye.

Chris Riddell

#2. A wasp in a wig is altogether beyond the appliances of art.

John Tenniel

#3. By means of tracing-paper I transfer my design to the wood and draw on that.

John Tenniel

#4. The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.

Deepika Padukone

#5. I carry out my work thus: I never use models or nature for the figure, drapery or anything else.

John Tenniel

#6. We have two evils to fight, capitalism and racism. We must destroy both racism and capitalism.

Huey Newton

#7. Ever since she'd been living alone, she'd gone to bed with the television on; the comforting banality of the murmuring voices and flickering images warded off the feeling of terror that could sometimes overwhelm her.

Liane Moriarty

#8. We do not what we ought; What we ought not, we do; And lean upon the thought That chance will bring us through; But our own acts, for good or ill, are mightier powers.

Matthew Arnold

#9. 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

#10. her soul,' said Taban. He looked over at the next

Stephen Leather

#11. 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