and this is what popped into my head:
"You like trees, you say? No. You don't like trees. You like trees that stay within reasonable limits and don't endanger anyone. But there's no such thing as a tree that stays within reasonable limits. Oh, there are trees that happen to stay within reasonable limits, sure, but how can you ensure this beforehand? You can't -- a tree is a mindless thing; it knows nothing of your notion of reasonable limits. And it it did it wouldn't care and you couldn't bargain with it. No matter what you do, it will always threaten to outgrow your reasonable limits, and then what will happen? It'll come down to leaf cutters and chainsaws, that's what. Trees don't understand any language but force. They're barbarians. What would make you think it's a good idea to deal with them?"
...this may be the result of too much time on LW. Or maybe Durkon might say something like that...
-Harry
"You like trees, you say? No. You don't like trees. You like trees that stay within reasonable limits and don't endanger anyone. But there's no such thing as a tree that stays within reasonable limits. Oh, there are trees that happen to stay within reasonable limits, sure, but how can you ensure this beforehand? You can't -- a tree is a mindless thing; it knows nothing of your notion of reasonable limits. And it it did it wouldn't care and you couldn't bargain with it. No matter what you do, it will always threaten to outgrow your reasonable limits, and then what will happen? It'll come down to leaf cutters and chainsaws, that's what. Trees don't understand any language but force. They're barbarians. What would make you think it's a good idea to deal with them?"
...this may be the result of too much time on LW. Or maybe Durkon might say something like that...
-Harry
