「教えていただきたいんですけど、ここからどっちへ行けばいいの」「それは、君がどこへ行きたいかでほぼ決まるな」とその猫は言った。「わたしはどこでもかまわないの、ただ――」アリスが言う。「それならどっちでもかまわないな」猫は答える。「――『どこか』へ辿り着きさえすれば」とアリスは言葉を補った。「そりゃあ、辿り着くとも」と猫、「辿り着くまで歩き続けさえすればね」 - ルイス・キャロル (1832 - 98): 『不思議の国のアリス』第６章（子豚と胡椒）
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"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat. "I don't much care where --" said Alice. "Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat. "-- so long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an explanation. "Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough." - Lewis Carroll (1832 - 98): Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ch.6 (Pig and Pepper)
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