Jay seems a bit confused; she's following the conversation relatively well, but it's going a bit quickly for her.
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost."
"Eat people?" Jay blanches. The word 'cannibal' doesn't mean much to her, but she certainly gets what he means.
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost."
You, who have all the passion for life that I have not? You, who can love and hate with a violence impossible to me? Why you are as elemental as fire and wind and wild things... — Gone With the Wind