The Last House on Needless Street

by Catriona Ward

Pets are better than their owners in general. I feel bad for all those dogs and cats and rabbits and mice. They have to live with people but, worse, they have to love them.

I judge people two ways—on how they treat animals, and on what they like to eat.

Anyway the trick to life is, if you don’t like what is happening, go back to sleep until it stops.

Everything in life is a rehearsal for loss. Only the smart people know it.”