“ Hermes gazed up at the stars. My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it. It doesn't matter… Rick Riordan
“ Hermes smiled. I knew a boy once ... oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, really., George said. Martha snapped. Hermes ignored them. One night, when this boy's mother wasn't watching, he sneaked… Rick Riordan
“ Hermes's eyes twinkled. Martha, may I have the first package, please?Martha opened her mouth ... and kept opening it until it was as wide as my arm. She belched out a stainless steel canister-an old-f… Rick Riordan
“ You weren't able to talk sense into him?Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death.I see. You tried the diplomatic approach. Rick Riordan
“ Hermes's shoulders sagged. They'll try, Percy. Oh, we'll all try to keep our promise. And maybe for a while things will get better. But we gods have never been good at keeping oaths. You were born bec… Rick Riordan
“ I gotta say—Apollo broke the silence—these kids did okay. He cleared his throat and began to recite: —Um, yes, first class, Hermes interrupted, like he was anxious to avoid Apollo's poetry. Rick Riordan
“ He raised an eyebrow. You claim not to know me? Of course I'm Thoth. Also called Djehuti. Also called--I [Sadie] stifled a laugh. Ja-hooty?Thoth looked offended. In Ancient Egyptian, it's a perfectly… Rick Riordan
“ It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inventing the internet-You invented the internet?, Martha said., George said.It was my idea! Hermes sai… Rick Riordan
“ Ex ‘Fleet man?”“He was a full Commander, last I heard, sir.”“Interesting.” Falconer commented. “Get me his specs. If I have to take him aboard my ship, I want to know all about him.” She swallowed. “Y… Christina Engela
“ Take it all, all of it!" Greg cried out. "These things here...I've been making them better, fixing them. It doesn't matter...they don't matter. I've been here before." He paused to try to collect hims… Dayna S. Rubin
“ Hekate smacked the mirror down. "I'd never fancy you," she retorted to Hermes. "And if you ever try to kiss me, I'll--I'll keep a snake hidden in my clothes and make it bite you. On the lips. And on b… Molly Ringle
“ Hermes, we love you," Hades said, "but you rarely do as you're told, and you always do as you wish, and I haven't the slightest idea what you'd do with an immortality fruit, but I'm sure it would be b… Molly Ringle
“ Hermes visited him in the Underworld a few days before the spring equinox festival, cajoling Hades to come to it.Hades wandered across the fields with him, Kerberos limping along at his side. “No one… Molly Ringle
“ Hermes smiled. "I knew a boy once ... oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, really."Hermes ignored them. "One night, when this boy's mother wasn't watching, he sneaked out of their cave and stole… Rick Riordan
“ It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inventing the internet-""You invented the inte Rick Riordan
