- Henry Wheeler: Man needs someone to take care of and somebody to take care of him.
- Opie Taylor: Well, if that's all you want, Mr. Wheeler, why don't you buy a dog?
- Aunt Bee Taylor: Could've at least said goodbye. Well, I guess that's how it is with these drifters. They just get the urge and they go. Pity they're so restless, unable to stay in one place for long. They miss so much.