“I need to devour you.”

“I don't need to punish people for sin. Sin is its own punishment, devouring you from the inside. It's not my purpose to punish it; it's my joy to cure it.”

“If you were to turn into a snake tomorrow and begin devouring Humans, and from the same mouth you devoured Humans, you cried out to me 'I love you!', would I still be able to say 'I love you' the same way I do today?”

“You need me,” said Xiaohui breathlessly, pulling November over her, sliding hands under her belt to claw and knead. “You need me.”“Don’t you mean ‘I need you’?” whispered November in the girl’s ear.“No,” she sighed, arching her back, tipping her chin up, making herself easy to kiss, easy to fall into, easy to devour. “You’ll see. You’ll see.”

“Pity.""You're serious? You just met me.""And already I have a strong urge to devour you.”

“You know how dey say some people “devour” books? Not in da way ME do! Me REALLY devour books!”