“"You are a weak reed, Recruit Green!" Helve shouted. "Weak reeds make for badly woven baskets! This platoon will not be a badly woven basket!"”

“weak are defeated by the strong in the world of Nature. A reed by the north wind, for instance. And silence by the forest.”

“Marriage is tough, because it is woven of all these various elements, the weak and the strong. "In love-ness" is fragile for it is woven only with the gossamer threads of beauty. It seems to me absurd to talk about "happy" and "unhappy" marriages.”

“Elphin of noble generosity,
Do not sorrow at your catch.
Though I am weak on the floor of my basket,
There are wonders on my tongue.”

“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.”

“Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.”

“Life is a tapestry woven by the decisions we make.”

“Life is like a fruit basket. You can eat some of it or wast it and throw some of it out. Only you can chose on wat to do with that fruit basket.”

“He puts the biscuit in the basket.”

“My subjects are like rats in a basket.”