Daddy Long Legs

Famous quotes containing the words daddy, long and/or legs:

    “I held my breath
    and daddy was there,
    his thumbs, his fat skull,
    his teeth, his hair growing
    like a field or a shawl.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “Winds through the olive trees
    Softly did blow,
    Round little Bethlehem
    Long, long ago.”
    —Unknown. Long, Long Ago (l. 1–4)

    “The elephant hath joints, but none for courtesy; his legs are legs for necessity, not for flexure.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)