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

Sometimes a happy delusion is better than grim reality.

Fang was going to kill me. And after I was dead, he would kill me again.

A vet! I started laughing weakly and had to sit on the edge of the tub. A vet. Wait till they found out how appropriate that was.

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

Max, if you survive your final test, can you steal me one of those magic outfits for me?" I'll try to get one for each of us. Hey! 'If'?

The receptionist looked us over, then went back to typing something incredibly urgent—like her résumé́ for another job.