arithmetic quotes

'I only took the regular course.' 'What was that?' inquired Alice. Carroll 'Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with,'the MockTurtle replied; 'and then the different branches of ArithmeticAmbition, Distraction,Uglification, and Derision.'

-Dodgson
  Alice's  Adventures in Wonderland, ch.9,'The Mock Turtle's Story'.