“Thanks for not freaking out," I said. "Oh, I'm freaking out," Paul promised, his eyes wide. "I just think it's awesome!” Quote by Rick Riordan
“The unhappiest people I know, romantically speaking, are the ones who like pop music the most; and I don't know whether pop music has caused this unhappiness, but I do know that they've been listening to the sad songs longer than they've been living the unhappy lives.” PeopleKnowsSongListeningPopsUnhappyUnhappinessPop MusicSad SongUnhappy Life Book:High Fidelity Source: High Fidelity
“I looked down at my clothes. They were slashed to pieces and full of bullet holes, but I was fine. Not a mark on me. Nico's mouth hung open. "You just . . . with a sword . . . you just—" "I think the river thing worked," I said. "Oh gee," he said sarcastically. "You think?” ThinkingSaidPiecesFineClothesMouthsRiversMarkHolesHungBulletsNico Di Angelo Author:Rick Riordan
“Annabeth came up to me. She was dressed in black camouflage with her Celestial bronze knife strapped to her arm and her laptop bag slung over her shoulder—ready for stabbing or surfing the Internet, whichever came first.” FirstsBlackReadyArmsInternetShouldersBagsKnivesSurfingCelestialLaptopsAnnabethAnnabeth ChaseBronzeCamouflageStabbingSurfing The Internet Author:Rick Riordan
“Percy Jackson," Hermes said, "because you have taken on the curse of Achilles, I must spare you. You are in the hands of the Fates now. But you will never speak to me like that again. You have no idea how much I have sacrificed, how much—" His voice broke, and he shrank back to human size. "My son, my greatest pride . . . my poor May . . ." He sounded so devastated I didn't know what to say. One minute he was ready to vaporize us. Now he looked like he needed a hug.” KnowsHumansMaySaidIdeasHandsSpeakVoicePoorTakenFateMinutesSonReadyPrideNeededSizeBrokeNo IdeaCurseMy SonHugSparesOne MinuteDevastatedAchillesHermes Author:Rick Riordan
“Whoa," Connor Stoll said. "Back up. Zoom in right there." "What?" Annabeth said nervously. "You see invaders?" "No, right there—Dylan's Candy Bar." Connor grinned at his brother. "Dude, it's open. And everyone is asleep. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" "Connor!" Katie Gardner scolded. She sounded like her mother, Demeter. "This is serious. You are not going to loot a candy store in the middle of a war!" "Sorry," Connor muttered, but he didn't sound very ashamed.” ThinkingSaidWarMotherSoundMiddleSeriousBrotherSorryStoresBarsAshamedCandyDylanLike HerAnnabethKatieInvadersZoomCandy BarScoldedCandy StoresDemeter Author:Rick Riordan
“The Minotaur unstrapped his axe and swung it around. It was beautiful in a harsh I’m~going~togut~you~like~a~fish kind of way. Each of its twin blades was shaped like an omega: Ω—the last letter of the Greek alphabet. Maybe that was because the axe would be the last thing his victims ever saw” WayKindWould BeLastsBeautifulSawsLettersVictimGreekTwinsHarshBladesAlphabetMinotaur Author:Rick Riordan
“So," Annabeth said, "are you going to argue about me coming along?" "Nah. You'd just beat me up." Percy said. She managed a laugh, which was good to hear” SaidLaughingBeatsArguingAnnabeth Author:Rick Riordan
“I was flying right toward him (the pig) at the speed of demigod-smashing.” SpeedFlyingPigsSmashingDemigods Author:Rick Riordan
“The things I see now on TV and in movies are so outlandish. Kids doing rude things with pies! And the language that they use! It's being outrageous for the sake of being outrageous. I can't watch it. It turns me off.” I CanUseKidsTurnsLanguageWatchesTvsSakePieRudeOutrageousTurn MeOutlandish Author:Sid Caesar