"Give me liberty or give me death." A human named Patrick Henry said that. I wonder if the Yeerks knew before they came to conquer Earth that humans said things like that. I wonder if the Yeerks knew what they were getting into.

I always tell the truth, Stella replies. Although I sometimes confuse the facts.

Anger only gets in the way.

Battles that involve oatmeal are just never going to end up being historic, you know?" Jake went on. "Gettysburg? No major oatmeal involvement. The Battle of Midway? Neither side used oatmeal. Desert Storm? No oatmeal.

Is there anything sweeter than the touch of another as she pulls a dead bug from your fur?

But hunger, like food, comes in many shapes and colors.

Human humour often consists of pretending to wish something does not really wish.