“To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots.”

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”

“To be poor and be without trees, is to be the most starved human being in the world. To be poor and have trees, is to be completely rich in ways that money can never buy.”

“Without pain, there would be no suffering. Without suffering, we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life.”

“Without pain,there would be no suffering,without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes.To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life.”

“...but most houses in California were built without roots, leaving us trapped above ground with the light.”