“ Leo frowned at the giant's spire. Can't we blow it up or something?Without me, you do not have the power, Hera said. You might as well try to destroy a mountain.Done that once today, Jason said. Rick Riordan
“ Leo felt trapped. He’d once been stuck in a cave on top of Pikes Peak, surrounded by a pack of werewolves. Another time he’d been stuck in an abandoned factory with a family of evil Cyclopes. But this… Rick Riordan
“ Leo cried, Hold on! Let's have some manners here. Can I at least find out who has the honor of destroying me?I am Cal! the ox grunted. He looked very proud of himself, like he'd taken a long time to m… Rick Riordan
“ Just because I’m Native American doesn’t mean I can track furniture through the wilderness. She deepened her voice: ‘Yes, kemosabe. A three-legged table passed this way an hour ago.’ Heck, I don’t kno… Rick Riordan
“ It always disappointed me when mortals put themselves first and failed to see the big picture—the importance of putting me first Rick Riordan
“ In person, if possible, Anubis was even more drop-dead gorgeous. [Oh . . . ha, ha. I didn't catch the pun, but thank you, Carter. God of the dead, drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, hilarious. Now, may I contin… Rick Riordan
“ If Aphrodite is angry, she might make you fall in love with a toy poodle, or a telephone pole. Rick Riordan
“ I wanted to keep things as normal as possible for the trainees, so I led my usual morning class. I called it Magic Problem-Solving 101. The trainees called it Whatever Works. Rick Riordan
“ I survive all those battles, she growled, and I get defeated by a stupid chunk of rock! Rick Riordan
“ I seriously needed an extra-strength magic pillow, because my ba refused to stay put. [And no, Sadie, I don't think wrapping my head in duct tape would've worked either.] Rick Riordan
“ How do we beat her? I asked.You pretty much don’t, Horus said. She is the incarnation of the sun’s wrath. Back in the day when Ra was active, she would have been much more impressive, but still. .She’… Rick Riordan
“ He's nuts Bianca saidWe need to jump off this cliff i saidOh nice idea!! Your nuts too Rick Riordan
“ He [Death] pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death tapped the screen a few times and all Frank could think was: Please don't let there be an app for reading souls Rick Riordan
“ Far below, I heard Cacus bellowing as millions, maybe even thousands of filthy gallons of water slammed into him. Meanwhile, Annabeth alternately shouted, gagged, hit me, called me endearing pet names… Rick Riordan
“ Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to… Rick Riordan
“ Everybody was patting Nico on the back, complimenting him on his fighting. Even the Ares kids thought he was pretty cool. Hey, show up with an army of undead warriors to save the day, and suddenly you… Rick Riordan
“ Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world. Rick Riordan
“ Egypt is the First Nome. New York is the twenty-first. What’s the last one, the Three-hundred-and-sixtieth?That would be Antarctica, Zia said. A punishment assignment. Nothing there but a couple of co… Rick Riordan
“ Doughboy, I said. What is this scroll?A spell lost in time! he pronounced. Ancient words of tremendous power!Well? I demanded. Does it tell how to defeat Set?Better! The title reads: The Book of Summo… Rick Riordan
