“I admit that twice two makes four is an excellent thing, but if we are to give everything its due, twice two makes five is sometimes a very charming thing too.”
[Also translated as “The formula ‘Two and two make five’ is not without its attractions.”]
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground
Naming Names
Mary Poppins’ Petticoats
Did you ever notice the color of Mary Poppins’ petticoats? They were kind of orange and apricot and red. I think she had a secret life going on there.
Julie Andrews