Cheshire Cat Monologue -

Go ahead. Try it in the mirror. Let your lips curl. Let your eyes go wide and empty. Say the words slowly. And then, before you finish the last sentence… leave. Let the smile linger. That is where the magic lives.

No, no. You jumped. You just don’t remember. Cheshire Cat Monologue

It isn't a speech. It is a vanishing act performed with words. Go ahead

For writers: Use the Cheshire Cat voice as a tool for exposition through misdirection . When your protagonist is lost, don't give them a map. Give them a character who speaks in koans. The Cat advances the plot by refusing to advance the plot. Ultimately, the enduring power of the Cheshire Cat monologue lies in its radical philosophical stance: Meaning is a game, and you are allowed to lose on purpose. Let your eyes go wide and empty

"Ah. You’ve arrived. I was beginning to think you’d taken the wrong turning. Or the right one. They’re the same thing here, you know. Mostly.