“ 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! Rick Riordan
“ Kronos became the Titan of time. He couldn’t pop around the time stream like Doctor Who or anything, but he could occasionally make time slow down or speed up. Whenever you’re in an incredibly boring… Rick Riordan
“ 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.… Rick Riordan
“ Jumping out a window five hundred feet above ground is not usually my idea of fun. Especially when I'm wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck. Rick Riordan
“ Jason scratched his head. You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, ‘festus’ means ‘happy’? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon? Rick Riordan
“ It was like Percy had faced death before, like he knew about grief. What mattered was listening. You didn’t need to say you were sorry. The only thing that helped was moving on—moving forward. Rick Riordan
“ I mentally began composing a list of words that began with F: Frey. Father. False. Friend. Frick. Frack. And some others. Rick Riordan
“ 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… Rick Riordan
“ 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.… Rick Riordan
“ 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. Rick Riordan
“ 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… Rick Riordan
“ Hestia shook her head. I am here because when all else fails, when all the other mighty gods have gone off to war, I am all that's left. Home. Hearth. I am the last Olympian Rick Riordan
“ Her freckles were orange, as if somebody had spray-painted her face with liquid Cheetos. Rick Riordan
“ Hello! The girl in the blood-red dress beamed at Leo. Are you Dionysus?There was only one answer to that.Yes! Leo yelped. Absolutely. I am Dionysus. Rick Riordan
“ He'd changed since the last summer. Instead of Bermuda shorts and a T-shirt, he wore a button-down shirt, khaki pants, and leather loafers. His sandy hair, which used to be so unruly, was now clipped… Rick Riordan
