“They used to treat sheep carcasses with Lithium so if the Coyotes went after the herd and bit on the treated carcasses, the got so sick they kept their teeth to themselves.”

“What’s happened so far? Coyotes evolved limited powers of speech. Worms developed teeth and became aggressive and territorial. Snakes grew wings and developed a new form of metamorphosis. Some of us developed powers. So far there’s been a lot of strange, but not a lot of stupid. This, though, this”—she aimed her finger at the carcass of the monstrosity—“is just stupid.”

“I've always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself.”

“Maybe I went a bit too far, but that’s what people want now. There’s an expectation that children be treated poorly in their literature. Everyone wants to see children treated badly. So that … well, so that when they triumph over evil we all feel lifted up. It’s inspirational.”

“-It isn't right. You treat others the way you want to be treated.-I am they treat you like shit so I treat them like shit. That's how they treat others, so I'm assuming that's how they want to be treated.”

“Oh great," moaned Owen. "we've got one corpse in the SUV already, and now we have to fit us and this carcass in there too”