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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Philosophical Viewpoints: The Absurd Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

The Knight looked surprised at the question. "What does it matter where my body happens to be?" he said. "My mind goes on working all the same." (Looking-Glass 8.70)

OK, this isn't absurd; it's actually very sensible. Perhaps what is absurd is that, for most people, it's really difficult to separate what's happening to your body from what's going through your mind.