The house was on fire," i greeted them tersely. "In case you're interested." they both glanced up overhead as if to make sure the house was still standing. Fang sniffed, smelling the smoke. It's out, right?" he said

The hamster called. He wants his home back.

Don’t be afraid.” “I hear voices,” Iggy said. “Be very afraid.

Okay, okay, okay. I understood that pushing the elevator button over and over again would not make the elevator appear sooner. But I couldn't help myself

YOU COULD LOCK the Gasman in a padded cell with some dental floss and a bowl of Jell-O, and he'd find a way to make something to explode.

My style is colloquial storytelling. It's the way we tell stories to one another - it's not writerly, it's not overdone.

Okay, that so did me in. Mr. Rock being all emotional? Expressing his feelings?" p. 12