“Oh, yeah, insanity ran deep in the roots of that family tree.’ (Talon)”

“It is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeks to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthword, downword, into the dark, the deep - into evil.”

Friedrich Nietzsche book Thus Spoke Zarathustra

“You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.”

Malcolm X (1925–1965) American human rights activist

“Oh, you, who are clutching the sickle, give the tree of superstition its final stroke. Do not be content with hacking off the branches. Tear outby its roots a plant with such noxious effects.”

Marquis de Sade Philosophy in the Bedroom

“May the tree of our life be firmly rooted in the soil of love. Let good deeds be the leaves on that tree; May words of kindness form its flowers; May peace be its fruit. Let us grow and unfold as one family, united in love.”

Mata Amritanandamayi (1953) Hindu spiritual leader and guru

“Strong families value their extended family, particularly grandparents. In one study of college students, a majority thought their interactions with grandparents reflected high family strengths. It’s important to create continuity between generations, passing along traditions and making roots ever stronger, so the tree continues to reach for the sun.”

Joyce Brothers (1927–2013) Joyce Brothers

“Insanity runs in my family, it practically gallops”

Cary Grant (1904–1986) British-American film and stage actor

“With deep roots Ether plunged into earth.”

Empedocles book On Nature

“Storms make trees take deeper roots.”

Dolly Parton (1946) American singer-songwriter and actress

“Deep in their roots all flowers keep the light.”

Theodore Roethke (1908–1963) American poet