But that was the trouble with ancient artifacts - no one really knew what they did.

The devout belief that the world is explainable is both a terrible vulnerability and a stout shield.

Don’t try threatening an Alpha. They don’t like it.

MS. THOMPSON, it said in heavy block letters, PLEASE KEEP YOUR FELINE OFF MY PROPERTY. IF I SEE IT AGAIN, I WILL EAT IT.

He stopped what he was doing and pulled out his magic phone. Okay, the phone wasn't magic, but it does things my computer struggles with.

I was in the middle of a dream about garbage cans and frogs - don't ask, and I won't tell.

Christmas garland and a rock?" he said, a smile in his voice."Why not an ornament?" "Wolves aren't fragile," I told him. "And they're... stubbon and hard to move