Monsters,' her dad said, a tear tracing his cheek. 'I live in a world of monsters.
Let me get this straight. Your table ran away because you polished it with Windex?
Lei had recently discovered how to change the display, like the Times Square JumboTron,so now the banner read: Merry Christmas! All your presents belong to Leo!
Kekrops leaned away from Hazel as if she somehow offended him. ‘Millennia ago, we were driven underground by the two-legged humans, but I know the ways of the city better than any. I came to warn you....
Jeez, Hazel, Percy said, tell your horse to watch his language.Hazel tried not to laugh. What did he say?With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top.Frank looked incredulous. I thought...
I'm not good with children, the god confessed. Or people. Well, any organic life forms, really.
I won't go looking for trouble. I usually don't have too.
I turned and faced the Olympians.We need a shroud, I announced, my voice cracking. A shroud for the son of Hermes.
I tried to talk to Annabeth, but she was acting like I'd just punched her grandmother.
I tried to look confused, which is one of my most convincing expressions.
I thought maybe he was seeing another tree. - Juniper
I think we can all agree that this deaf elf sure plays a mean pinball.
I think it's time you met Percy. - Annabeth
I lost hope when I saw the horses’ teeth.As I got closer to the fence, I held my shirt over my nose to block the smell. One stallion waded through the muck and whinnied angrily at me. He bared his tee...
I looked down at my clothes. They were slashed to pieces and full of bullet holes, but I was fine. Not a mark on me.Nico's mouth hung open. You just . . . with a sword . . . you just—I think the river...
I looked at the campers, all of them grim and determined. I tried not to feel like this was the last time I'd ever see them all together. 'You're the greatest heroes of this millennium,' I told them....
I had a crush on Percy, Nico spat. That's the truth. That's the big secret.
I figured something out. You can't hold onto hate forever. It won't do a thing to the person you hate, but it'll poison you, sure enough.
I don’t leave her speechless very often. I have to enjoy those rare moments.
I couldn’t miss Percy’s fifteenth birthday, Poseidon said. Why, if this were Sparta, Percy would be a man today!That’s true, Paul said. I used to teach ancient history.Poseidon’s eyes twinkled. That’s...