You can call me Agent Mickelson,' he told me with a smile. 'What about you? Is Max short for something? Maxine?' 'No, Dean. It's just Max.

I am not a great prose stylist. I'm a storyteller. There are thousands of people who don't like what I do. Fortunately, there are millions who do.

Dogs, dogs, go away, let me live another day.

Fear is not the answer, not ever.

Why, the little Voice inside my head, of course. You mean you don't have one? I did.

Congratulations. The fact that you're reading this means you've taken one giant step closer to surviving until your next birthday.

You could have gotten a car with GPS," Total said helpfully. Yes," I said "Or we could have brought along a dog that doesn't talk." I gave Angel a pointed look, and she smiled, well, angelically, at me. Total huffed, offended at me and climbed into her lap.