“ Leo couldn't help smiling. That could be fun.Fun she said unhappily.Blue elephants.Blue elephants.Kiss me you fool.You fool. Rick Riordan
“ Leo could run pretty fast when someone was trying to kill him. Sadly, he’d had a lot of practice. Rick Riordan
“ Just like the good old days: marching together into the unknown, searching for missing magical weapons and risking painful death. I’d missed my buddies! Rick Riordan
“ Just curious how much I'm going for these days, Leo said. I mean, I can understand not being as pricey as Percy or Jason, maybe...but am I worth, like, two Franks, or three Franks? Rick Riordan
“ It warmed my heart that my children had the right priorities: their skills, their images, their views on YouTube. Rick Riordan
“ In the center stood a marble alter, where a kid in a toga was doing some sort of ritual in front of a massive golden statue of the big dude himself:Jupiter the sky god, dressed in a silk XXXL purple t… Rick Riordan
“ In case you're wondering, the underside of a sheep doesn't smell that great. Imagine a winter sweater that's been dragged through the mud and left in the laundry hamper for a week. Something like that… Rick Riordan
“ In a way, it's nice to know there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody toblame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just beenattacked by monste… Rick Riordan
“ If the statue engulfs people in fire, we should send Leo.’ ‘I love you too, man.’ ‘You know what I mean. You’re immune. Or, heck, give me some of those nice water grenades and I’ll go. Ares and I have… Rick Riordan
“ I'll show them 'love is worthless,' Silena Beauregard grumbled as she strapped on her armor. I'll pulverize them! Rick Riordan
“ I will deny I ever said this, of course, but the gods need heroes. They always have. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around.I feel so wanted. Thanks. Rick Riordan
“ I turned to Annabeth and shook my head in exasperation. Always Hercules. What is it with Hercules?Annabeth shrugged. He had a great publicist. Rick Riordan
“ I scanned the bookshelves: my favourite fantasy and horror authors from when I was younger – Stephen King, Darren Shan, Neal Shusterman, Michael Grant, Joe Hill; Rick Riordan
“ I looked into his eyes, and I realized he was the same man I'd seen in my dreams. His face might be totally different, but the same soul was in there, the same intelligence and all the sadness. Rick Riordan
“ I lifted my wand, hoping she would see this as a dramatic move, not a threat. Why once, in my bunker at Charing Cross Station, I stalked thedeadly prey known as Jelly Babies.Neith’s eyes widened. They… Rick Riordan
“ I held out the painting of the cat and the snake.It’s a cat and a snake, Thoth said.Thank you, god of wisdom. You placed it for us to find, didn’t you? You’re trying to give us some sort of clue.Who,… Rick Riordan
“ I have moments like that alot, when my brain falls asleep or something, and the next thing I know I've missed something, as if a puzzle piece fell out of the universe and left me staring at the blank… Rick Riordan
“ I hadn't seen my dad get violent since the Great Spatula Incident, and I wasn't anxious to see a repeat of that. Rick Riordan
“ I gave her a smile that I hoped conveyed something like: Hey, you know I’m on your side. Gods are such jerks! But what can you do?Probably my expression actually conveyed: It’s not my fault! Please do… Rick Riordan
