“ Nico started to crawl away, groaning. Percy wanted him to move faster and groan less. He considered throwing his wonder bread at him. Rick Riordan
“ Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment. Rick Riordan
“ You speak horse? Hazel asked.Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing, Percy said. Uh, I mean a Neptune thing.Then you and Arion should get along fine, Hazel said. He's a son of Neptune too.Percy turned… Rick Riordan
“ Yeah, you bet Romani.' Percy bared his forearm and showed them the brand he'd got at Camp Jupiter- the SPQR mark, with the trident of Neptune. 'You mix Greek and Roman, and you know what you get? You… Rick Riordan
“ Would Grandmother scold him? Would she say, Frank! Thank the gods, you've come. I'm surrounded by monsters.More likely she'd scold him, or mistake them for intruders and chase them off with a frying p… Rick Riordan
“ They sped by a pack of sea lions lounging on the docks, and she swore she saw an old homeless guy sitting among them. From across the water the old man pointed a bony finger at Percy and mouthed somet… Rick Riordan
“ My mother made a squeaking sound that might of been either yes or help.Poseidon took it as a yes and came in.Paul was looking back and forth between us, trying to read our expressions.Finally he stepp… Rick Riordan
“ I could have killed you.Or I could have killed you, Percy said. Jason shrugged. If there’d been an ocean in Kansas, maybe.I don’t need an ocean—Boys, Annabeth interrupted, I’m sure you both would’ve b… Rick Riordan
“ He’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about a… Rick Riordan
“ All I could think of was that the teachers must've found the illegal stash of candy I'd been selling out of my dorms room. Or maybe they'd realized I got my Essay on Tom Sawyer from the Internet witho… Rick Riordan
“ I loved the idea of making history interesting for kids! When Scholastic approached me about 'The 39 Clues', I immediately started going through the 'greatest hits' from my years as a social studies t… Rick Riordan
“ Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your anger rule you... well, your fate will be even sadder then mine. Rick Riordan
“ Nico sighed in exasperation. He hated working with other people. They were always cramping his style, making him uncomfortable. And Will Solace … Nico revised his impression of the son of Apollo. He’d… Rick Riordan
“ Nico drew his sword. His smile was even more unsettling than his scowl.Underground, he said. My favorite place.Underground was Jason's favorite place. Rick Riordan
“ I still don't understand what a sea god would be doing in Atlanta.Leo snorted. What's a wine god doing in Kansas? Gods are weird. Rick Riordan
“ I rested my hand on Will's shoulder. 'Don't worry. We'll be back by dawn.'His mouth trembled ever so slightly. 'How can you be sure?''I'm the sun god,' I said, trying to muster more confidence than I… Rick Riordan
