Lewis Carroll, English novelist and mathematician

“ ‘You should learn not to make personal remarks,’ Alice said with some severity; ‘it’s very rude.’ The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this; but all he said was, ‘Why is a raven like a writing-desk?’” (From “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” 1865) Jan. 27, 1832-Jan. 14, 1898