Famous quotes containing the words rapunzel and/or number:
“So was produced this tragedy
In a far tower of ivory
Where, O young men, late in the night
All you who drink light and stroke the air
Come back, seeking the night, and cry
To strict Rapunzel to let down her hair.”
—Allen Tate (18991979)
“Can it be, that the Greek grammarians invented their dual number for the particular benefit of twins?”
—Herman Melville (18191891)