"Twopence a week, and jam every other day." Alice couldn't help laughing, as she said, "I don't want you to hire ME--and I don't care for jam." "It's very good jam," said the Queen.
"Well, I don't want any TO-DAY, at any rate." "You couldn't have it if you DID want it," the Queen said.

"The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday--but never jam to-day." "It MUST come sometimes to "jam to-day,"" Alice objected.
"No, it can't," said the Queen.

"It's jam every OTHER day: to-day isn't any OTHER day, you know." "I don't understand you," said Alice.

"It's dreadfully confusing!" "That's the effect of living backwards," the Queen said kindly: "it always makes one a little giddy at first--" "Living backwards!" Alice repeated in great astonishment.

"I never heard of such a thing!" "-- but there's one great advantage in it, that one's memory works both ways." "I'm sure MINE only works one way," Alice remarked.