“ Victory must be real. It must be earned. That means it must be rare and difficult, against steep odds, and defeat must be the other. Rick Riordan
“ Yeah, okay. But, Nico, you choose how to live your life. You want to trust somebody? Maybe take a risk that I'm really your friend and I'll accept you. It's better than hiding. Rick Riordan
“ When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.Mussolini? Leo frowned. Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler? Rick Riordan
“ Now, leave. All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza. Percy! Annabeth grabbed him. Rick Riordan
“ If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron wouldn't let us call the place the Poop Pile, especially after it had been named for Zeus, who doesn'… Rick Riordan
“ I'm scared, Nico mumbled. He was fiddling with something—a little metal toy soldier of some kind.Stop talking! Dr. Thorn said. Face me! Rick Riordan
“ I'd had years of practise looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn't know. It's a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don't see the need. It's ea… Rick Riordan
“ Dancing?' Annabeth asked.Thalia nodded. She cocked her ear to the music and made a face. 'Ugh. Who chose Jesse McCartney?'Grover looked hurt. 'I did. Rick Riordan
“ Amy gritted her teeth. King Louis XVI even put Franklin's picture on a chamber pot!Jonah looked at his dad. Do we have souvenir chamber pots?No. His dad whipped out his phone. I'll make the call. Rick Riordan
“ Your mom is a rainbow goddess?You got a problem with that?No, no. Rainbows. Very macho. Rick Riordan
“ You know what would help this boy? Demeter mused. Farming.Persephone rolled her eyes. Mother-Six months behind a plow. Excellent character building. Rick Riordan
“ Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon.Brother! Tyson crushed Frank in a hug.Percy stifled a laugh. Actually he's more like a great-great-...Oh, never mind. Yeah, he's your brother.Thanks. Frank mum… Rick Riordan
“ If anyone asks you if you’re taken, I said, the answer is yes.I think I can live with that, he promised.Good, I said. Because you don’t want to see me be cross.Too late.Shut up and dance, Walt.Shut up… Rick Riordan
“ Fear can't be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They're like love. They're almost identical emotions. Rick Riordan
