Life is such a miracle, a series of small miracles.It really is, if you learn how to look at it with the right perspective.

And then as always, I saw the prayer coming at me. And, as always, Number 1 killed me! Set me on fire, cooked me to medium rare and then ate me! I really, really, really hope I haven't just given away the ending of this story.

What happened to your tan?"--Fang "It was dirt." --Max

When I wanted information, it was silent; when I didn't want to hear from it, it got chatty. It was alost as irritating as Fang.

I won’t lie to you—it was hilarious. Yes, we were in trouble, yes, this was a disaster, and so one and so forth, but I have to say, seeing those upturned faces, the looks, was bout the best thing that happened to us since we’d come to New York.

That'd be just what I need: a rash of car thefts across America, committed by dedicated readers.

I led the way toward the crowd, trying to look casual, like, Fly? Me? Nah.