Being productive. Ugh. It's such a human concept. It implies you have limited time (LOL) and have to work hard to make something happen (double LOL).
Before I could respond, Thalia tromped up the stairs. She was officially not talking to me now, but she looked at Grover and said, Tell Percy to get his butt downstairs.Why? I asked.Did he say somethi...
Because Anno Domini, in the Year of Our Lord, is fine for Christians, but Thor gets a little upset. He still holds a grudge that Jesus never showed up for that duel he challenged him to. Say what now?
At this point, most people would have thrown themselves down on the ground and given up hope. And by most people, I mean me.
At the rear of the bus, the driver wrenched a big chunk of smoking metal out of the engine compartment. The bus shuddered, and the engine roared back to life. The passengers cheered. Darn right! yelle...
At first I was protecting you two because I promised. Now even if I hadn't promised, I would. You two are like kittens to me. I won't fail you again.I'll admit I got a lump in my throat. I'd never bee...
As for Sadie, she didn’t appear interested in strategy. She leaped from puddle to puddle in her combat boots. She hummed to herself, twirled like a little kid and occasionally pulled random things out...
Are you kidding? She looked at me as if I'd just dropped from the moon. Her cheeks were bright red.What's the problem now? I demanded.Me, go with you to the...the 'Thrill Ride of Love'? How embarrassi...
Are you guys busy? Juniper asked. Well, I said, we're in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we're trying not to die. We're not busy, Annabeth said.
Annabeth jogged towards us, giving me one of those annoyed expressions like, If you get yourself killed, I’m going to murder you.
Annabeth hesitated. Then we'll all go. No, I said. It's too dangerous. If they got hold of Nico, or Rachel for that matter, Kronos could use them.You stay here and guard them.What I didn't say: I was...
And yes,Percy,of course they are now in our United States. Look at your symbol,the eagle of Zeus. Look at the statue of Prometheus in Rockefeller Center,the Greek facades of our government builidings...
And do you know what a full-fledged war would look like, Percy?Bad? I guessed.Imagine the world in chaos. Nature at war with itself. Olympians forced to choose sides between Zeus amd Poseidon. Destruc...
Ah, but I’m wise , Athena said. Wise enough to make you do it instead.
Ah, Mastery of the Five Elements!Is that the one we want? I asked.No, but a good one. How to tame the five essential elements of the universe - earth, air, water, fire, and cheese!Cheese?
A person's shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.
A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.
A demigod! one snarled.Eat it! yelled another.But that's as far as they got before I slashed a wide arc with Riptide and vaporized the entire front row of monsters.Back off! I yelled at the rest, tryi...
Chocolate must be savored, not rushed.)