“ You said your mom is the goddess of balance," I reminded him. "The minor gods deserve better, Ethan, but total destruction isn't balance. Kronos doesn't build. He only destroys. Rick Riordan
“ Leo grabbed the neasrest thing he could find- a Porta-Potty seat- and threw it at the face. Leve me alone! Rick Riordan
“ Anyway. Leo said, I hope you've got your worksheet, 'cause I used mine for spit wads days ago. Why are you looking at me like that? Somebody draw on my face again? Rick Riordan
“ When Luke had descended into the River Styx, he would've had to focus on something important that would hold him to his mortal life. Otherwise he would've dissolved. I had seen Annabeth, and I had a f… Rick Riordan
“ What’s the best part of being in Hermes cabin?Connor: You are never lonely. I mean seriously, new kids are always coming in. So you always have someone to talk to.Travis: Or prank.Connor: Or pickpocke… Rick Riordan
“ Travis: The Aphrodite kids were ripping each other’s clothes and throwing lipstick and jewellery. It was like a rabid herd of wild Bratz. Rick Riordan
“ Thanks for not freaking out, I said.Oh, I'm freaking out, Paul promised, his eyes wide. I just think it's awesome! Rick Riordan
“ Tell me when it's over Thalia said. Her eyes were shut tight. The statue was holding on to us so we couldn't fall but still Thalia clutched his arm like it was the most important thing in the world.… Rick Riordan
“ She'd expected some backlash; it happened every time she shared her strength. But she hadn't anticipated so much raw anguish from Nico di Angelo… If this was only a portion of Nico’s pain… how could h… Rick Riordan
“ Seven half-bloods shall answer the callTo storm or fire the world must fallAn oath to keep with a final breathand foes bear arms to the doors of death Rick Riordan
“ Sacred Sibyl! I cried. Madam, there is something wrong with your midsection!The woman stopped, mystified, and looked down at her hugely swollen belly. Well, I’m seven months pregnant. Rick Riordan
“ Percy looked at Coach Hedge and Frank. A trap?Probably, Frank said. She’s not mortal, Hedge said, sniffing the air. Probably some kind of goat-eating, demigod-destroying fiend from Tartarus.No doubt,… Rick Riordan
“ Nico knelt and picked it up. He regarded Jason, as if waiting for an attack. If the others found out- If the others found out, Jason said, you'd have that many more people to back you up, and to unlea… Rick Riordan
“ Life is only precious because it ends, kid. Take it from a god. You mortals don't know how lucky you are Rick Riordan
“ It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality. Rick Riordan
“ I tried to think of something to say. Excuse me? Hello? Marry me? Anything would have done. Rick Riordan
“ I imagined she was going to say, You killed a Minotaur! or Wow, you're so awesome! or something like that. Instead she said, You drool when you sleep. Rick Riordan
