We all do, kid. People have destructive impulses. Some of us want to see the world in ruins just for the fun of it... even if we're ruined along with it.
Watching him lumber back toward the apartment building, I got so mad I did something I can't explain. As Gabe reached the doorway, I made the hand gesture I'd seen Grover make on the bus, a sort of wa...
Um...is that thing ? Frank said.The horse whinnied angrily.I don't think so, Percy guessed. He just said,
Um, Grover said. Percy?Yeah?I thought you'd want to know.Yeah?Cerberus? He's saying we've got ten seconds to pray to the god of our choice.After that...well...he's hungry.
Tyson- Cash? Like...green paper?Percy- Yeah.Tyson- Like the kind in duffel bags?Percy-Yeah, but we lost those bags days a-g-g--.
True, you're the weakest of us all, but you're still one of the five, and there is power in collecting the complete set.He paused, then grinned. The complete Set! That's funny! Now let's consume your...
Things can turn out differently, Apollo. That's the nice thing about being human. We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it's going to be.
They would find this House of Hades. They'd take the Doors of Death. And by the gods, if Leo had to design a grabber arm long enough to snatch Percy and Annabeth out of Tartarus, then that's what he w...
They kidded him, calling him Admiral, but for once Le accepted the title. This was his ship. He hadn't come this far to be stopped.They would find this House of HAdes. They'd take the Doors of Death....
The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.
The wood nymph instructors left me in the dust. They told me not to worry about it. They'd had centuries of practice running away from lovesick gods. But still, it was a little humiliating to be slowe...
The thing about fate, Magnus: even if we can't change the big picture, our choices can alter the details.That's how we rebel against destiny, how we make our mark. What will you choose to do?
The taller they are, the longer they fall.
The second Amazon they met wasn't so friendly. She was dressed in full armor, blocking the throne-room entrance. She spun her spear with lightning speed, but this time Percy was ready. He drew Riptide...
The ruins stretch from the river to the base of that mountain over there, about half a kilometre.’ ‘How far is that in regular measurements?’ Percy asked. Frank rolled his eyes. ‘That is a regular mea...
The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
The other thing that troubled me: Dad was clutching his workbag. Usually when he does that, it means we're in danger. Like the time gunmen stormed into our hotel in Cairo. I heard shots coming from th...
The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation, she said. Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.
The jogger sighed. He pulled out his phone and my eyes got big, because it glowed with a bluish light. When he extended the antenna, two creatures began writhing around it-green snakes, no bigger than...
The guy had literally been through hell and back. Even when he wasn’t trying, he made the toilets explode. What would Percy be like if he wanted to act scary?