Status Updates From Perelandra (Space Trilogy, #2)

sib·i·lant /ˈsibələnt/ adjective
1. making or characterized by a hissing sound.
"his sibilant whisper"
2. Phonetics (of a speech sound) sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh. noun
a sibilant speech sound.
"The breakers were no longer audible--only the prolonged sibilant or chattering noises of the water about him." - page 101.

Getting increasingly suspicious that this devil guy is bad news…

"Qui dort dîne" is a French proverb meaning that sleeping allows one to forget hunger, essentially stating that sleeping replaces a meal. It implies that if you are too tired to eat or have nothing to eat, sleeping is a productive alternative. It is often used to describe bypassing a meal for rest.