“Why," Tanuki grumbled, "would they fell trees but leave men standing? Trees are a damn sight more useful than people, and everything in the world knows that but people.”

“It had been reported that Tanuki fell from the sky using his scrotum as a parachute.”

“People aren't trees, so it is false when they speak of roots.”

“There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world and those who are smart enough to know better.”

“There are people in this world who can wear whale masks and people who cannot, and the wise know to which group they belong.”

“If you want your tree to produce plenty o' fruit, you've got to cut it back from time to time. Same thing with your neural cells. Some people might call it brain damage. I call it prunin'.”

“There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others.”