“And verily he will find the roots of the good and the bad, the fruitful and the fruitless, all entwined together in the silent heart of the earth.”

“At night I dream that you and I are two plantsthat grew together, roots entwined,and that you know the earth and the rain like my mouth,since we are made of earth and rain.”

“The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.”

“Man's mind is the root of all the goods produced and of all the wealth that has ever existed on earth.”

“What happened today was a terrible thing, but I believe with all my heart that the Good Lord is holdin' all of us in His arms. That man don't know who we are or where we live, and he ain't gonna find out. We all need to be careful in this world, but I promise you, for every bad person on this earth there's a hundred good ones.”

“The good men of every age are those who go to the roots of the old thoughts and bear fruit with them.”