You put the Set animal in your locker? Do you know how much strength that requires?” “Yeah,” I said. “I was there.

It's all still about having a good story. You have to have a good story as your anchor, as your main focus. So for me, personally, I just like to concentrate on writing the best book I can, and if there's other stuff that goes along with it, that's awesome, as long as the story is central.

He remembered his home now, and that gave him new determination to succeed. He was fighting for two camps now -- two families.

Texting, even browsing the Internet - all these things can attract monsters.

Waitress!" Hedge called. "Six double espressos, and whatever these guys want. Put it on the girl's tab.

I see murky visions of other gods and rival magic." That REALLY didn't sound good. "What do you mean?" I asked. "what OTHER GODS?" "I don't know, Sadie. But Egypt has always faced challenges from outside –– magicians from elsewhere, even gods from elsewhere. Just be vigilant." ~Ruby & Sadie Kane about...? Possibly Greeks?

I past another telkhine, who was so startled he dropped his Lil' Demons lunch box. I left him alive - partly because he had a cool lunch box.