“Did you eat something that didn't agree with you?" asked Bernard. The Savage nodded. "I ate civilization.”

“Did you hear something, Nora?” Vee asked. “I thought I heard something.” “You definitely heard something,” I agreed. “Could that be … a dog fart I heard?” Vee asked me.”

“I didn't eat all of it.""Oh, so it ate itself?" Dee shrieked so loudly I thought I heard the rafters in the ceiling shake. "Did the spoon ate it? Oh wait, I know. The carton ate it.""Actually, I think the freezer ate it.”

“Would you like something to eat?" I ask.He nods slowly. "Yes. You." he murmurs.”

“If you knew what those [pork rinds] did to your body, you wouldn't eat them.''If you knew when the last time I ate was, you wouldn't bother me.”

“What you learn today?" I ask even though she ain't in real school, just the pretend kind. Other day, when I ask her, she say, "Pilgrims. They came over and nothing would grow so they ate the Indians."Now knew them Pilgrims didn't eat no Indians. But that ain't the point.”