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Through the Looking Glass (Illustrated Classics) Illustrated by John Tenniel

Lewis Carroll

A beautiful edition with 50 classic John Tenniel illustrations. Don't be fooled by other versions with missing or made-up pictures. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote this wonderful tale under the pen-name of Lewis Carroll. It was written for Alice Liddell, the daughter of a fellow college professor at...

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On Being with Krista Tippett

The White Queen in "Through the Looking Glass" says "it's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" which Krista found meaningful because it reminded her how we can remember both the past and future.

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There's a phrase that that was really meaningful for me. Earlier in my life, it's actually from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass, the White Queen says, it's a poor sort of memory that only wo...

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The White Queen in "Through the Looking Glass" says "it's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" which Krista found meaningful because it reminded her how we can remember both the past and future.

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There's a phrase that that was really meaningful for me. Earlier in my life, it's actually from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass, the White Queen says, it's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.

Episode: [Unedited] Krista Tippett — Remembering Forward

A line from Lewis Carroll's book was referenced as an inspiration, capturing profound learning in a life of conversation. The quote, "It's a poor memory that only works backward," was discussed as relating to remembering and learning from past experiences.

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it's a poor memory that only works backward

Episode: [Unedited] Krista Tippett — Remembering Forward

The book was referenced for a quote by the White Queen about memory only working backward, which inspired Krista Tippett's concept of "Remembering Forward."

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it's a poor memory that only works backward

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