life

In the car, today (see! I had the pen and paper handy!)
Sam: What are insectologists called again?
me: Entomologists.
Sam: Right. I want to be an entomologist, not a paleontologist.
me: Great!
Sam: I like life better than bones. Because I like colors.

And two nights ago, while I was putting him to bed:
Sam: Sometimes when I’m awake I see things on the walls like I’m dreaming. Like I see monsters.
me: Yeah, I think sometimes we all imagine scary things when we’re awake. But when you’re awake you can think about other stuff to make yourself stop seeing the scary things.
Sam: One time I thought about monsters and you know what I thought about that made them go away? fruit!
me: fruit?
Sam: Yeah, watermelon… and apples… and oranges. And grapes and figs.
me: mm, figs are good.
Sam: I’ve never had figs.