John Tenniel

“With the exception of the walrus, all the animal characters are, I think, my own.”

“The pencil is a much more sympathetic and agreeable instrument than the pen.”

“Lewis Carroll was as patient and perfect an author as I have ever worked with.”

“It is a curious fact that with every illness, whether severe or trivial, there is a desire to lie flat on one's back, and stare at the ceiling.”

“I can't draw, you know. I never could.”

“Political caricature is a passing thing.”

“I never use a model or a photograph. My work is pure imagination.”