On the giant lumpy stuffed penguin in her classroom: “This is baby’s daddy.”

On contrition: “I’m sorry or something.”

On eyes: “We all have stars in our eyes.”

On eyes, feline: “Henry and Limbo have diamonds in their eyes.”

On alarming things to say while holding a cup at the dinner table: “Something needs water on it.”

On her somewhat abstract yet gleeful suggestion for what she might moisten: “Beeeeeaard?”

On the acoustics of her footwear: “My flip flops make a lovely sound!”

On being told that big girls listen to their daddies: “And little girls don’t!”