Ep. 08: Fluoride: Moby Dick January 13, 2015Quotes by Season, Season 6Moby DickStaff Ron Swanson reads books for reading, not for any kind of insight or metaphors. Ron Swanson: “Metaphors? I hate metaphors. That’s why my favorite book is Moby Dick. No frufu symbolism, just a good simple tale about a man who hates an animal.”