“This is the third time; I hope good luck lies in odd numbers…. There is divinity in odd numbers, either in nativity, chance or death.William Shakespeare
“The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land, Thus do go about, about: Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, And thrice again, to make up nine. Peace! The charm’s wound up. William Shakespeare
“Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?Pliny (the Elder)