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Instead of collapsing, Theseus swung it and smacked Periphetes upside the head, killing him instantly. 'Yep!' Theseus said. 'That's bronze over wood, all right! Thanks, man. I think I'll keep this.' Periphetes didn't argue, since he was dead. Theseus -- Rick Riordan
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P.S. You'll have to meet with Dan's principal when you get back. He got in trouble for doing ninja moves in class. Don't worry. This happens all the time. -- Rick Riordan
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Amy, Dan, and Nellie were sitting at a table in a conference room, examining reproductions of Franklin documents-some so rare, the librarians told her, the only copies existed in Paris.
"Yeah, here's a rare grocery list," Dan muttered. "Wow. -- Rick Riordan
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Amy gritted her teeth. "King Louis XVI even put Franklin's picture on a chamber pot!"
Jonah looked at his dad. "Do we have souvenir chamber pots?"
"No." His dad whipped out his phone. "I'll make the call. -- Rick Riordan
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No!" Amy said. "Dan, you're lucky it was only concussive. You could've wiped out the whole Holt family."
"And that would've been bad because ... ? -- Rick Riordan
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Dan was thrilled that the second clue had been safely smuggled out of the church in his pants.
"So, really, I saved the day," he decided.
"Wait a minute," Amy said, "I climbed onto the roof in the middle of a thunderstorm."
"Yeah, but the clue was in my pants. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't mind Mallory. She's a sweetheart, once you get past the fact that she's a horrible person. -- Rick Riordan
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Fear can't be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They're like love. They're almost identical emotions. -- Rick Riordan
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Dan felt as if the air had turned to glass. He was afraid to move or he might get cut. -- Rick Riordan
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(Annabeth says most of that salt water is in my head. Very funny, Wise Girl.) Anyway, -- Rick Riordan
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Ask me again, once we defeat Gaea. -- Rick Riordan
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'Harry Potter' opened so many doors for young adult literature. It really did convince the publishing industry that writing for children was a viable enterprise. And it also convinced a lot of people that kids will read if we give them books that they care about and love. -- Rick Riordan
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Freak is easily spooked. Flesh-eating monsters tend to scare him away. So do fireworks, clowns, and the smell of Sadie's weird British Ribena drink. (Can't blame him on that last one. Sadie grew up in London and developed some pretty strange tastes. -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel squinted. "How far?"
"Just over the river and through the woods."
Percy raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? To Grandmother's house we go?"
Frank cleared his throat. "Yeah, anyway. -- Rick Riordan
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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 know. -- Rick Riordan
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Coach Hedge grunted like he was pleased to have an excuse. He unclipped the megaphone from his belt and continued giving directions, but his voice came out like Darth Vader's. The kids cracked up. The coach tried again, but this time the megaphone blared: The cow says moo! -- Rick Riordan
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chair with a place for his trident and his fishing pole. Ares's -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, dear Hazel." Aphrodite folded her fan. "Such optimism, yet you have heartrending days ahead of you. Of course war is coming. Love and war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil and good, beauty and ugliness. -- Rick Riordan
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Young Cyclopes grow up alone on the streets, learn to make things out of scraps. Learn to survive ... makes us appreciate blessings, not be greedy and mean and fat ... -- Rick Riordan
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To my wonderful readers:
Sorry about that last cliff-hanger.
Well, no, not really. HAHAHAHA.
But seriously, I love you guys. -- Rick Riordan
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What's the best part of being in Hermes cabin?
Connor: You are never lonely. I mean seriously, new kids are always coming in. So you always have someone to talk to.
Travis: Or prank.
Connor: Or pickpocket. One big happy family. -- Rick Riordan
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Understand what he was saying. Nico wished the coach hadn't brought the megaphone. Not only was it loud and obnoxious, but also, for no reason Nico understood, it occasionally blurted out random Darth Vader lines from Star Wars or yelled, THE COW GOES MOO! -- Rick Riordan
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One of these days, I would love to exit a world without being pursued by an angry mob. -- Rick Riordan
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IOU one Roman praetor.
She will be returned safely.
Sit tight.
Otherwise you'll be killed.
XOX, the Hunters of Artemis. -- Rick Riordan
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I wanted to get up and face Setne, but my rear end had other ideas. It wanted to stay where it was and be in extreme pain. Butts are like that sometimes. They can be, well, butts. -- Rick Riordan
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I've found peace here at the co-op. You could stay with us, if you want. Become a ROFLcopter. -- Rick Riordan
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Shut up," Thoth and I said at the same time. He looked at me with surprise. "So, Sadie ... you are trying to stay in control. It won't last. You may be blood of the pharaohs, but Isis is a deceptive, power-hungry - " "I can contain her," I said, -- Rick Riordan
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Tonight was 25 July. Seven more days until 1 August. -- Rick Riordan
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What was in that file? Why had that lion/counselor/monster lady been so intent on killing me? I -- Rick Riordan
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When the griffin moved, they fluttered so fast, they blurred and buzzed like the wings of the world's largest, most vicious hummingbird. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo got up and brushed himself off. "I hate that guy". He offered Jason his arm like they should go skipping together."I'm Dylan. I'm so cool, I want to date myself, but I can't figure out how! You want to date me instead? You're so lucky!"
"Leo" Jason said "You're weird -- Rick Riordan
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Frey was the god of spring and summer! read the caption. He was the god of wealth, abundance, and fertility. His twin sister, Freya, the goddess of love, was very pretty! She had cats! -- Rick Riordan
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Next to her Percy coughed. This place smells like my ex-stepfather. -- Rick Riordan
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Seaweed Brain

Wise Girl -- Rick Riordan
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Laistrygonians. Cannibals. Northern Giants. Sasquatch legend. Yep, yep. They are not birds. Not birds of North America. -- Rick Riordan
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Cinnamonrolls are good for harpies.' She [Ella] said. -- Rick Riordan
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Ella is nervous," the harpy muttered from her perch on the railing. "The elephant. The elephant is watching Ella. -- Rick Riordan
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YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME!' Gaia crumbled to sand, only to get blasted by more flames. Her body melted into a lump of glass, shattered, then re-formed again as human. 'I AM ETERNAL!'
'Eternally annoying!' Leo yelled, and he urged Festus higher. -- Rick Riordan
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The fall of the sun, the final verse. -- Rick Riordan
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PERCY JACKSON AND THE GREEK HEROES -- Rick Riordan
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I'd had years of practise looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn't know. It's a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don't see the need. It's easier just to have folks explain stuff. -- Rick Riordan
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It wasn't easy looking dignified wearing a bed sheet and a purple cape. -- Rick Riordan
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Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of thing. After all those labors I had to complete for my evil cousin Eurystheus, well...I don't want to be that guy, you know? -- Rick Riordan
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The deeper I go into mythology, the more I find. I originally did five 'Percy Jackson' books. I thought that would cover Greek mythology and I couldn't have been more wrong. It's ever-expanding. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die. -- Rick Riordan
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Eventually, Krysomallos would be skinned for his fleece, which became known as the Golden Fleece, which means I am related to a sheepskin rug.
This is why you don't want to think too hard about who you're related to in the Greek myths. It'll drive you crazy. -- Rick Riordan
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You're probably wondering: why were Medusa's kids a golden warrior and a winged horse? And how had they been stuck in Medusa's body all those years?Heck, I dunno. I'm just telling you how it was. You want stuff to make sense, you're in the wrong universe -- Rick Riordan
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In a way, it's nice to know there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to
blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been
attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else. -- Rick Riordan
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Can't this thing go any faster?" Thalia demanded.
Zoe glared at her. "I cannot control traffic."
You both sound like my mother," I said.
Shut up!" they both said in union. -- Rick Riordan
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I love Greek Mythology, wish there was a TV series, like being human or smallville, but with the series based around Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Holla Mayne! -- Rick Riordan
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Nosoi?" Percy planted his feet in a fighting stance. "You know, I keep thinking, I have now killed every single thing in Greek mythology. But the list never seems to end."
"You haven't killed me yet," I noted.
"Don't tempt me. -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel and Piper zipped around the monster's head, Hazel slicing with her sword, Piper shouting random commands like, "Dive! Turn left! Look behind you!" The -- Rick Riordan
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Find your school satyr and get his help. You need to make it to Camp Half-Blood right away. -- Rick Riordan
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The orange and purple ones destroyed my home. Now Ma Gasket will destroy theirs! Do you hear me, Leo? Jason? Piper? I come to annihilate you! -- Rick Riordan
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Reyna looked at Percy without much hope. "You do have a plan?"
Percy wanted to step forward bravely and say, No, I don't! -- Rick Riordan
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Hope does not leave without being given permission. -- Rick Riordan
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Or perhaps Zeus was just messing with me again - giving me a taste of my old power before yanking it away once more. Remember this, kid? WELL YOU CAN'T HAVE IT! -- Rick Riordan
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The woman was beautiful in timeless, regal way- like a statue you might admire but could never love. -- Rick Riordan
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Get up seaweed brain -- Rick Riordan
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Oo!" Nico raised his hand. "What about Dr. Thorn? That was awesome how you shot him
with arrows! Is he dead? -- Rick Riordan
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She glanced at the minotaur horn in my hands, then back at me. I imagined she was going to say, You killed a minotaur! or Wow, you're so awesome! or something like that.
Instead she said, You drool when you sleep. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico di Angelo ran up to me with a big grin on his face.
"Percy, this is awesome!" His blue-feathered bronze helmet was falling in his eyes, and his breastplate was about six sizes too big. I wondered if there was any way I'd looked that ridiculous when I'd first arrived. -- Rick Riordan
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A really hard time writing about it. I hate Hera. While Hercules was growing up as a cowherd in Thebes, his cousin Eurystheus grew up as the high king of Mycenae. That may sound awesome, -- Rick Riordan
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Hey girl," he said, wiggling his eyebrows. "You must be the riptide, 'cause you sweep me off my feet."
He'd be practicing that pickup line for years. He was glad he finally got yo use it. -- Rick Riordan
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Can we just call them storm spirits?" Leo asked. "Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks. -- Rick Riordan
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I wanted to argue but I found I couldn't. Athena was pretty darn smart. -- Rick Riordan
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It's all still about having a good story. You have to have a good story as your anchor, as your main focus. So for me, personally, I just like to concentrate on writing the best book I can, and if there's other stuff that goes along with it, that's awesome, as long as the story is central. -- Rick Riordan
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Her name badge read: Hello! My name is DIE, DEMIGOD SCUM! -- Rick Riordan
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AH, MY THREE FAVORITE WORDS: Carter, shut up. Zia -- Rick Riordan
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Leo unfurled the little strip of paper. It read: THAT'S YOUR REQUEST? SERIOUSLY? (OVER) On the back, the paper said: YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS ARE: TWELVE, JUPITER, ORION, DELTA, THREE, THETA, OMEGA. (WREAK VENGEANCE UPON GAEA, LEO VALDEZ.) -- Rick Riordan
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The Bifrost,' Gunilla said. 'The rainbow bridge leading from Asgard to Midgard. -- Rick Riordan
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I glanced back. Annabeth was trying not to meet my eyes. Her face was pale. I flashed back to two years ago, when I'd thought she was going to take the pledge to Artemis and become a Hunter. I'd been on the edge of a panic attack, thinking that I'd lose her. Now she looked pretty much the same way. -- Rick Riordan
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Her face was pale, her eyes as sad as when she looked at the ocean. -- Rick Riordan
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Yeah, my bad," Leo muttered. "I should've crashed on one of the other islands. Oh, wait-there aren't any!"
She [Calypso] snarled and kept walking along the edge of the water. -- Rick Riordan
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But how do we even get to the land of the dead?" I asked. "I mean ... without dying. -- Rick Riordan
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Otis clopped forward and sighed. "Well, if you need a volunteer to die, I suppose I can do it. I've always loved weddings-"
Shut up, dummy!" Marvin said. "You're a goat! -- Rick Riordan
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Nereus spun and expanded, turning into a killer whale, but I grabbed his dorsal fin as he burst out of the water.
A whole bunch of tourists went, "Whoa!"
I managed to wave at the crowd. Yeah, we do this every day here in San Francisco. -- Rick Riordan
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I've got this." Apollo stepped forward. His fiery armor was so bright it was hard to look at, and his matching Ray-Bans and perfect smile made him look like a male model for battle gear. "God of medicine, at your service. -- Rick Riordan
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Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding. -Hestia -- Rick Riordan
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Kronos took the child in his arms and saw right away that Demeter was another goddess. She glowed with an aura even more powerful than Hestia's. She was trouble with a capital tau. -- Rick Riordan
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The Set animal's jaws were pried open so fast that it yelped and let go of my arm. I stood, now encased in a magical barrier twice my normal size, and kicked Leroy into a wall.
Good! said Horus. Now dispatch the beast to the netherworld!
Quiet man. I'm doing all the work. -- Rick Riordan
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He also didn't mind Piper's using him for a pillow. She had a cute way of breathing when she slept - inhaling through the nose, exhaling with a little puff through the mouth. He was also disappointed when she woke up. -- Rick Riordan
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The others were a little surprised when Piper came back on a pegasus with two unconscious demigods. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason looked like her was trying to figure out an equation. Let me get this straight. Your table ran away ... because you polished him with windex. -- Rick Riordan
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All aboard for one last trip. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason muttered "And I saw something ... Really terrible."
"That was Hera," Thalia grumbled, "Her Majesty, the Loose Cannon."
"That's it, Thalia Grace," Said the goddess. "I will turn you into and aardvark, so help me-"
"Stop it, you two," Piper said. Amazingly, they both shut up. -- Rick Riordan
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You must forge your own path for it to mean anything. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper gave Lit a friendly sorry-about-that smile. Even with her hair messed up and wearing two-day-old clothes, she looked extremely cute, and Jason felt a little jealous she was giving Lit that smile. -- Rick Riordan
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I wondered if Olympus had gone to a commercial break, or if our ratings had been any good. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy: "Hey, how's it going?" Annabeth: "Uh, no thanks." Percy: "Okay ... have you eaten anything today?" Annabeth: "I think Leo is on duty. Ask him." Percy: "So, my hair is on fire." Annabeth: "Okay. In a while." She got like this sometimes. It was one of the challenges of dating an Athena girl. -- Rick Riordan
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I need a free hand for slapping you when you act stupid. -- Rick Riordan
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The pinecone is a fearsome tool of destruction!
-Bacchus -- Rick Riordan
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Bring it on, Pinecone Face! -- Rick Riordan
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People can be creul,people can be mean, what they say about us is not true it makes it there opinion, and it doesnt mean thats how the rest of the world see's it. -- Rick Riordan
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Well, I hope you like it here, Leo. It used to be ... really nice. -- Rick Riordan
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I hope I packed well for you," Hermes said. "I do have some experience with travel. -- Rick Riordan
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Khufu carefully picked out everything that ended with-o - Doritos, Oreos, and some chunks of meat. Buffalo? Armadillo? I was scared to even ask. -- Rick Riordan
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The meat loaf is coming right up, dear," she told Gabe. "Meat loaf surprise. -- Rick Riordan
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Hello, Paranoia, My Old Friend -- Rick Riordan
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For me, writing for kids is harder because they're a more discriminating audience. While adults might stay with you, if you lose your pacing or if you have pages of extraneous description, a kid's not going to do that. They will drop the book. -- Rick Riordan
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There is always a way out for those cleaver enough to find it-Athena
When you wake up, you have two choices, to go on dreaming your dreams or get up and chase them.
It's not about the destination, it's about the journey.
a journey begins with a single step. -- Rick Riordan
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Whathat!" Tyson gasped. "Those are the stables for the pegasi," I replied, "You know, winged horses?" "Whasthat!" "Um ... those are the toilets. -- Rick Riordan
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Some risks are worth taking, even if it means losing a life. -- Rick Riordan
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Heroes like you always have a weak spot. We just have to find it, and then we can kill you. Won't that be lovely? Have a cheese 'n' Wiener! -- Rick Riordan
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Dreams like a podcast,
Downloading truth in my ears.
They tell me cool stuff."
"Apollo?" I guess, because I figured nobody else could make a haiku that bad.
He put his finger to his lips. "I'm incognito. Call me Fred."
"A god named Fred? -- Rick Riordan
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You will suffer, son of Hades!'
What else is new? Nico thought. -- Rick Riordan
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we have war games after dinner. -- Rick Riordan
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As a general rule, I preferred not to have my soul reaped. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy: We're staying together. You're not getting away from me. Never again.
Annabeth: As long as we're together. -- Rick Riordan
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You're not getting away from me. Never again. - Percy -- Rick Riordan
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We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again. -- Rick Riordan
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(Dylan air - gross) -- Rick Riordan
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Leo didn't usually think of the ukulele as a sad instrument. (Pathetic, sure. But not sad.) Yet the tune Apollo strummed was so melancholy it broke Leo's feels. -- Rick Riordan
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canyons like a chorus of zombies. I mentioned this to Blitzen, but he set me straight. -- Rick Riordan
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Sadie," he said forlornly, "when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children's. -- Rick Riordan
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Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea.
If I'd known what was coming, I would've called in sick. I could've avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness.
But no, I had to take my stupid English exam. -- Rick Riordan
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Who is this lady?" he asked me.
"Britomartis," I said. "The Lady of Nets."
Leo looked dubious. "Does that include basketball and the Internet?"
"Just hunting and fishing nets," I said. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper and Hazel were ready to go, but first Annabeth turned to Percy, who was leaning on the starboard rail, gazing over the bay.
Annabeth took his hand. "What are you going to do while we're gone?"
"Jump in the harbor," he said casually, like another kid might say, I'm going to get a snack. -- Rick Riordan
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It will be the dawn of my new kingdom. I will scour all life from this continent, and this pyramid shall stand as a monument to my power - the final and eternal tomb of Osiris! -- Rick Riordan
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Maia hated this town. Everything was connected. Everybody was somebody's cousin or childhood friend. A city of a million-plus people, and they still operated like a little country town. -- Rick Riordan
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They're not so bad. They just need some attention ... Like pets. Or my brother. -- Rick Riordan
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Most people call it The Book of the Dead," he told me. "Rich Egyptians were always buried with a copy, so they could have directions through the Duat to the Land of the Dead. It's like an Idiot's Guide to the Afterlife. -- Rick Riordan
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We need our goats!" I yelled.
I waded through the crowd until I reached our chariot. I grabbed Otis's face and pressed my forehead against his.
"Testing," I whispered. "Is this goat on? Thor, can you hear me?"
"You have beautiful eyes," Otis told me. -- Rick Riordan
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Polybotes found it difficult to say good-bye, since he no longer had a head. -- Rick Riordan
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Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong. -- Rick Riordan
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I racked my brain trying to remember the names of all of Nut's five children. Bit difficult without my brother, the human Wikipedia, around to keep track of such trivia for me. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo took out a pen and autographed the arm of one of the nymphs. Narcissus is a loser! He's so weak, he can't bench-press a Kleenex. He's so lame, when you look up lame on Wikipedia, it's got a picture of Narcissus - only the picture's so ugly, no one ever checks it out. -- Rick Riordan
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My glowing form was so heavy, its feet sank into the top of the tank.
"Sekhmet!" I yelled.
The lioness whirled and snarled, trying to locate my voice.
"Up here, kitty!" I called.
She spotted me and her ears went back. "Horus?"
'Unless you know another guy with a falcon head. -- Rick Riordan
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Amos stopped before the entrance, which was the size of a garage door - a dark heavy square of timber with no visible handle or lock. "Carter after you."
"Um, how do I - "
"How do you think?"
Great another mystery. I was about to suggest we ram Amos's head against it and see if that worked. -- Rick Riordan
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Just remember if we get caught, you're deaf and I don't speak English. -- Rick Riordan
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For thousands of years, you humans have been throwing in everything as you come across
hopes, dreams, wishes that never came true. Irresponsible waste management, if you ask me. -- Rick Riordan
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A loaded gun
deadly, easy to reach, impossible to ignore. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth turned the blade of her drakon-bone sword, which Percy had to admit made her look pretty intimidating and hot in a "Barbarian Princess" kind of way. "So I guess your Death Mist is pretty useless, then," she said. The goddess bared her broken -- Rick Riordan
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His family included all the demigods who fought at his side, Roman and Greek, new friends and old. He wasn't going to let anyone break his family apart. -- Rick Riordan
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Intelligence won wars, not brute force. -- Rick Riordan
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It always disappointed me when mortals put themselves first and failed to see the big picture - the importance of putting me first -- Rick Riordan
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Apparently, Clytius hadn't expected her to be quite so suicidal. He was slow raising his sword. By the time he slashed, Hazel had ducked between his legs and jabbed her Imperial gold blade into his gluteus maximus. Not very ladylike. The nuns at St. Agnes would never have approved. But it worked. -- Rick Riordan
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He wore pointy-toed leather shoes, designer pants that were way too tight, and a god-awful silk shirt with the top three buttons open. Maybe he thought he looked like a groovy love god, but the guy couldn't have weighed more than ninety pounds, and he had a bad case of acne. -- Rick Riordan
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Throwing down your staff may sound like a sign of surrender, but in Egyptian magic, it's bad news. It usually means, 'Hey, I'm going to summon a big nasty thing to kill you while I stand safely inside my circle and laugh'. -- Rick Riordan
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You say I'm a demigod. I say I'm a receipt. My dad crafted a pair of earrings for Freya. She married him for a day. She -- Rick Riordan
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I keep thinking about fire," Piper said. "How we expect Leo to beat this giant because he's ... " "Hot?" Leo suggested with a grin. "Um, let's go with flammable. -- Rick Riordan
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She approached his throne warily, looking at Poseidon and Apollo, who were both grinning at her, holding bouquets of flowers and boxes of candy. She though, uh-oh. -- Rick Riordan
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Let's see, today is Thor's Day the sixteenth." "You mean Thursday?" "That's what I said. The island will rise on the full moon six days from now, on the twenty-second, which is Woden's Day." "Wednesday?" I asked. "That's what I said. -- Rick Riordan
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Nut shrugged. Set had always been Set, for better or worse. But he is still part of our family. It is difficult to lose any member of your family ... is it not? -- Rick Riordan
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Nico knew something about ghosts. Letting them get inside your head was dangerous. He wanted to help Reyna, but since his own strategy was to deal with his problems alone, spurning anyone who tried to get close, he couldn't exactly criticize Reyna for doing the same thing. -- Rick Riordan
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A moose tried to eat us, Hearth signed. "Excuse me?" I asked. "A moose?" Hearth grunted in exasperation. He spelled out: D-E-E-R. Same sign for both animals. "Oh, that's much better," I said. "A deer tried to eat you. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo dropped into the pool and approched the cage. "Hola, Tia. Little bit of trouble?"
She [Hera] crossed her arms and sighed in exasperation. "Don't inspect me like I'm one of your machines, Leo Valdez. Get me out of here! -- Rick Riordan
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God alert!" Blackjack yelled. "It's the wine dude!
Mr. D sighed in exasperation. "The next person, or horse, who calls me the 'wine dude' will end up in a bottle of Merlot! -- Rick Riordan
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You teach combat, I guess."
Aphros threw up his hands in exasperation. "Why does everyone assume that?"
Leo glanced at the massive sword on the fish-guy's back. "Uh, I don't know. -- Rick Riordan
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I was glad to be with her, but it also kind of hurt, and it hurt when I wasn't with her, too. -- Rick Riordan
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Finally they reached the Colosseum, where a dozen guys in cheap gladiator costumes were scuffling with the police - plastic swords versus batons. Percy wasn't sure what that was about, but he and Annabeth decided to keep walking. Sometimes mortals were even stranger than monsters. -- Rick Riordan
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You kidding? So many preservatives in these things, I'll live forever. -- Rick Riordan
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Teachers and librarians are some of my favorite people, especially since I was a teacher myself. I love talking to them because they have wonderful ideas about how to share books, and especially about how to share my books with kids. -- Rick Riordan
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Really? That would be a first. I'm the son of Hades, Jason. I might as well be covered in blood or sewage, the way people treat me. I don't belong anywhere. I'm not even from this century. But that's not enough to set me apart. -- Rick Riordan
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Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that's the trick. -- Rick Riordan
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A Kind Act can sometimes be as Powerful as A Sword -- Rick Riordan
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I'd been to the British museum before. In fact I've been in more museums than I like to admit - it makes me sound like a total geek.
[That's Sadie in the background, yelling I am a total geek. Thanks, Sis.] -- Rick Riordan
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Why did adults have to be so thick? They always say "tell the truth", and when you do, they don't believe you. What's the point? - Sadie Carter (Red Pyramid) -- Rick Riordan
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Gaea?" Leo shook his head. "Isn't that Mother Nature? She's supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around her and dear and rabbits doing her laundry."
"Leo, that's Snow White," Piper said. -- Rick Riordan
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You guys are so ... dark. Even if I used flash, I'm not sure it would come out."
"Y-yeah," Percy managed. "You guys aren't photogenic. -- Rick Riordan
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Nothing?" Favonius cried. "The one you care for most ... plunged into Tartarus, and you still will not allow the truth?"
Suddenly Jason felt like he was eavedropping.
The one you care for most. -- Rick Riordan
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Dude." Jason gave Percy a bear hug.
"Back from Tartarus!" Leo whooped. "That's my peeps! -- Rick Riordan
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Perhaps I simply didn't think about it too much. I've found that thinking often interferes with doing. It's one of those lessons that gods learn early in their careers. -- Rick Riordan
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Her most recent birthday. She'd just turned thirteen. But not last December - December 17, 1941, the last day she had lived in New Orleans. -- Rick Riordan
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My understanding of magic is fairly straightforward. Hit enemies with a sword until they're dead. If they rise again, hit them again. Repeat as necessary. It worked against Set. -- Rick Riordan
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Beckendorf walked up with his helmet under his arm. 'She likes you, man.'
'Sure,' I muttered. 'She likes me for target practice.'
'Nah, they always do that. A girl starts trying to kill you, you know she's into you.
'Makes a lot of sense. -- Rick Riordan
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The old women only stuck around this long out of a sense of duty. Your mom was the same way. That's why I loved her. She put her duty first, ahead of evverything. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth sat up and glared at her ankle.
"You HAD to break," she scolded it.
The ankle did not reply. -- Rick Riordan
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But you'll be killed!"
"I'll be fine. Besides, we've got no choice."
Annabeth glared at me like she was going to punch me. And then she did something that surprised me even more. She kissed me. -- Rick Riordan
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Grand buildings made her feel better
maybe because being in a place so permanent made her feel more permanent. -- Rick Riordan
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Yeah, Cabin One. A big honor, the other campers had told him. Sure, if you liked sleeping in a cold tempelby yourself with Hippie Zeus frowning down at you all night. -- Rick Riordan
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There's no point in defending camp if you guys die. All our friends are here. -- Rick Riordan
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slashed the horse's muzzle with its huge talons. The horse reared up and kicked at the eagle's wings. As -- Rick Riordan
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There's my baby!" I cried, quite carried away, "There's my poochiekins!"
...
"Sadie," My dad said firmly, "Please do not refer to the devourer of souls as 'poochiekins'. -- Rick Riordan
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I sort of fell."
"Percy! Six hundred and thirty feet? -- Rick Riordan
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Leo. Jason said, you're wierd. Yeah, you tell me that a lot. Leo grinned. But if you don't remember me, that means I can reuse all my old jokes. Come on! -- Rick Riordan
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I'd love to tell you that I walked in and killed the snakes, Annabeth stabbed Elvis in the back and took his scroll, and we went home happy. You'd figure once in a while things would work out the way we planned. But noooooo. -- Rick Riordan
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Otis barreled towards them empty-handed, before apparently realizing that a) he was empty-handed and b) charging towards a large body of water to fight a son of Poseidon was maybe not a good idea. -- Rick Riordan
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It was fun to burn. -- Rick Riordan
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Good idea," Percy put in. "Go burn your bears, Octavian. -- Rick Riordan
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As for her charmspeak, she'd gotten so powerful it made Leo nervous. If she told him to eat his vegetables, he might actually do it. -- Rick Riordan
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Well, I live a double life. Tonight, I'll escort you to dinner. Then I have to rush home and finish my calculus homework.'
'You're not joking, are you?'
'I never joke about calculus homework. -- Rick Riordan
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She ended up marrying Oceanus, which was kind of a no-brainer. Hey, you like water? I like water too! We should totally go out! -- Rick Riordan
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We've all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. I'm tragically funny and good-looking. -- Rick Riordan
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Carter stood straight. I could see the doubt and fear in him, but possibly that was just because I knew him. I'd spoken his secret name. On the outside, he looked confident, strong, adult - even kingly. [Yes, I said that. Don't get a big head, brother dear. You're still a huge dork.] -- Rick Riordan
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I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red. -- Rick Riordan
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He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you're my best friend and I don't want you to die!
Then he groaned "Food," and I knew there was hope. -- Rick Riordan
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But family connections are weird. Even if your relatives aren't good to you, they're still your blood. You can't lose that connection completely. And believe me, I've got a few relatives on my dad's side I'd love to lose. -- Rick Riordan
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Knowledge of any value can't be given. It must be sought and earned -- Rick Riordan
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Percy gulped. When he and his friends had encountered Hercules at the Straits of Gibraltar, it hadn't gone well. The exchange had involved a lot of yelling, death threats, and high-velocity pineapples. -- Rick Riordan
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I've found that thinking often interferes with doing. -- Rick Riordan
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There will be guards," Bast said. "And traps. And alarms. You can bet the house is heavily charmed to keep out gods."
"Magicians can do that?" I asked. I imagined a big can of pesticide labeled God-Away. -- Rick Riordan
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Nothing is more tragic than loving someone to the depths of your soul and knowing they cannot and will not ever love you back. -- Rick Riordan
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Not your girlfriend?" Grandmother guessed. "Well, she should be, you dolt! Don't let her get away. You need strong women in your life, if you haven't noticed. Now, to business. -- Rick Riordan
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There's nothing here," Carter said.
"What do you want?" I asked. "We've got wax, some toilet papyrus, an ugly statue. -- Rick Riordan
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Zia's senile grandfather? Nope. That was Ra, god of the sun, first divine pharaoh of Egypt and archenemy of Apophis. Last spring we'd gone on a quest to find him and revive him from his twilight sleep, trusting he would rise in all his glory and fight the Chaos snake for us. -- Rick Riordan
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I (Percy) set Nico on guard duty with Beckendorf and the Stoll brothers, figuring he'd be safely out of the way.
...
"What's happening?" Nico demanded, trying to climb up next to me. -- Rick Riordan
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Another thing I learned: it's one thing to climb a rope in gym class. It's a completely different thing to climb a rope attached to a moving pig's wing while you're flying at a hundred miles an hour. -- Rick Riordan
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Our camels plodded along. Katrina tried to kiss, or possibly spit on Hindenburg, and Hindenburg farted in response. I found this a depressing commentary on boy-girl relationships. -- Rick Riordan
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While Coach Hedge was having dinner on the foredeck, a wild pegasus appeared from nowhere,stampeded over the coach's enchiladas, and flew off again, leaving cheesy hoof prints all across the deck. "What was that for?" the coach demanded. -- Rick Riordan
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He'd heard about people who ascended too quickly and developed nitrogen bubbles in their blood. Leo wanted to avoid carbonated blood. -- Rick Riordan
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Otrera, we meet at last,' he said. 'Dang, girl, you're fine.' Otrera's knees shook. It's not every day you meet one of your favourite gods. But she didn't bow or kneel. She was done bowing to men, even Ares. Also, -- Rick Riordan
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It isn't easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.
-Hephaestus -- Rick Riordan
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You can do this" I murmured. "You are my brother. I love you. All the embarrassing bits, all the annoying bits, which I imagine is most of you
a thousand Zias might run away from you if they knew the truth. But I won't. I'll still be here. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico's voice was like broken glass. "I- I wasn't in love with Annabeth."
"You were jealous of her," Jason said. "That's why you didn't want to be around her. Especially why you don't want to be around ... him. It makes total sense. -- Rick Riordan
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Just keep moving! we're almost there." "almost where?" Juno chuckled. "all roads lead there child. you should know that" "detention?" Percy asked. "Rome, child, the old woman said. "Rome -- Rick Riordan
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Juno: "All roads lead there child. You should know that."
Percy: "Detention? -- Rick Riordan
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Juno: "The heroes of olympus must unite! After your victory over kronos in manhattan ... well I fear that wounded jupiter's self-esteem."
Percy: Cause I was right and he was wrong"
Juno: "He should be used to that after being married to me so long, but alas. -- Rick Riordan
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Every molecule in Jason's body told him he was on enemy ground. -- Rick Riordan
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He pushed that thoughts away. He didn't like painful memories. Keep moving
that was his motto. Don't dwell in things. Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of the sadness. -- Rick Riordan
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Someday, you will make an excellent guardian ba."
"Thanks," I muttered. "Can't wait to be poultry forever. -- Rick Riordan
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Seeing Carter hurt was the final insult. My grandparents had been possessed. My friends had been attacked, and my birthday ruined. But my brother was off-limits. No one was allowed to hurt my brother. -- Rick Riordan
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We wandered the halls of an infinite magic nursing home, led by a hippo nurse with a torch. Really, just an ordinary night for the Kanes. -- Rick Riordan
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Ever hold your hand over a torch (sorry, a flashlight for you Americans). -- Rick Riordan
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Calypso: "You think it's funny to send me this ... this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranquility? This is NOT FUNNY! take him back!"
Leo: "Hey, sunshine, I'm right here you know ... "
Calypso: "Do NOT call me sunshine! -- Rick Riordan
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You know how teachers tell you the magic word is 'please'? That's not true. The magic word is 'puke'. It will get you out of class faster than anything else. -- Rick Riordan
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I love to read and you should read percy kackson & the olympians the last one the best -- Rick Riordan
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Then Charon looked at me. That cold stare behind his glasses seemed to bore a hole through my chest. "Here now," he said. "You couldn't read my name correctly. Are you dyslexic, lad?"
"No," I said. "I'm dead. -- Rick Riordan
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Whoa," said Nico as he climbed off the bus. "Is that a climbing wall?"
"Yeah," I (Percy) said.
"Why is there lava pouring down it?"
"Little extra challenge ... " - Percy -- Rick Riordan
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I hate it when pretty girls turn into tree. -- Rick Riordan
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I remembered the last thing my mom ever told me. I'd been reluctant to use the fire escape, reluctant to leave her, but she'd gripped my arms and made me look at her. Magnus, run. Hide. Don't trust anyone. I'll find you. Whatever you do, don't go to Randolph for help. -- Rick Riordan
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Not knowing is half the fun," Aphrodite said, "Exquisitely painful isn't it? Not being sure who you love and who loves you? Oh, you kids! It's so cute I'm going to cry! -- Rick Riordan
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When she kissed me, I had the feeling my brain was melting right through my body. -- Rick Riordan
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It hasn't been easy, you know. Having the dead for company. Knowing that I'll never be accepted by the living. Only the dead respects me, and they only do that out of fear. -- Rick Riordan
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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). -- Rick Riordan
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a tree falls in the forest and crushes a demon, does the tree get cursed? -- Rick Riordan
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Relax," Chiron told me. "Keep a clear head. And remember, you may be about to prevent the biggest war in human history."
"Relax," I said. "I'm very relaxed. -- Rick Riordan
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When I was young, my favorite picture book was 'Fletcher and Zenobia,' written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It's long out of print now, but its mix of macabre humor and 1960s psychedelia made it a perfect children's book for the times. -- Rick Riordan
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The world may need fixing, but it's worth preserving. -- Rick Riordan
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What the creeping crud is that?" [Percy] demanded. "You're inside a giant glowing chicken-man!"
"Hawk!" I yelled.
I decided that if I survived this day I would have to make sure this guy never met Sadie. They'd probably take turns insulting me for the rest of eternity. -- Rick Riordan
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Kids are baby goats. They're cute and they have redeeming social value. You are definitely not kids. -- Rick Riordan
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My father, Zeus, did not love me. The demigods at Camp Half-Blood did not love me. Python and the Beast and his comrades at Triumvirate Holdings did not love me. It was almost enough to make me question my self-worth.
No, no. That was crazy talk. -- Rick Riordan
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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
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Thalia had gotten herself turned into a pine tree when she was twelve. Me ... Well, I was doing
my best not to follow her example. I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me into
if I were ever on the verge of death
plankton, maybe. Or a floating patch of kelp. -- Rick Riordan
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I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me into if I were on the verge of death-plankton maybe.
-Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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When he woke, daylight was coming through the glass floor, and a boy's voice said, Oh ... You are in so much trouble. -- Rick Riordan
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Suddenly he thought of Bob. Tell the sun and stars hello for me. Percy's smile melted. Bob and Damasen had sacrificed their lives so that Percy and Annabeth could sit here now, enjoying the sunlight and laughing with their friends. It wasn't fair. -- Rick Riordan
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I couldn't miss Percy's fifteenth birthday," Poseidon said. "Why, if this were Sparta, Percy would be a man today!"
"That's true," Paul said. "I used to teach ancient history."
Poseidon's eyes twinkled. "That's me. Ancient history. -- Rick Riordan
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He looked like those paintings of baby angels - what do you call them, hubbubs? No cherubs. That's it. He looked like a cherub who'd turned middle-aged in a trailer park. -- Rick Riordan
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But (Peresphone) was like, the goddess of flowers." Grover looked offended. "Springtime. -- Rick Riordan
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Hi, this is Ganymede, cup-bearer to Zeus, and when I'm out buying wine for the Lord of the Skies, I always buckle up! -- Rick Riordan
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Sorry if that offends your sense of right and wrong. Oh wait. No, I'm not. -- Rick Riordan
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He considered shooting a column of fire at the nearest tour bus and blowing up the gas tank, but he decided that might be a tad dramatic. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo laughed. "I keep forgetting about your amnesia. Heh. Forgetting about amnesia. That's funny. But yeah, her dad's Tristan McLean." "Uh - Sorry, what was he in?" "It doesn't matter," Piper said quickly. -- Rick Riordan
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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve. -- Rick Riordan
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The afterlife looks different to every soul," he said, "depending on whatthey believe. For that guy, Egypt must've made a strong impression when he was young , maybe."
"And if someone doesn't believe in any afterlife?" i asked.
Walt gave me a sad look. "Then that's what they experience. -- Rick Riordan
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The pig says oink. -- Rick Riordan
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I have an uncle and cousin in Boston." Percy looked shocked. "You, with the Yankees cap? You've got family in Red Sox country?" Annabeth smiled weakly. "I never see them. My dad and my uncle don't get along. Some old rivalry. I don't know. It's stupid what keeps people apart. -- Rick Riordan
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She(Annabeth) saw Grover and said weakly, your not ... married? -- Rick Riordan
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Frank scooted back like the disk might explode. He had an orange-juice mustache and a brownie-crumb beard that made Piper want to hand him a napkin. -- Rick Riordan
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Look, lady, we're not going to go all HUNGER GAMES on each other. Isn't going to happen. -- Rick Riordan
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So," I (Percy) said glumly. "We're going to get a ride from your brother, huh?"
Artemis's silver eyes gleamed. "Yes, boy. You see, Bianca di Angelo is not the only one with
an annoying brother. It's time for you to meet my irresponsible twin, Apollo. -- Rick Riordan
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Carter, not to be unkind," I said, "but the last few months you've been seeing messages about Zia everywhere. Two weeks ago, you thought she was sending you a distress call in your mashed potatoes."
"It was a Z! Carved right in the potatoes! -- Rick Riordan
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Pretty soon we'd laced the sneakers over his fake feet, and the world's first flying goat boy was ready for launch. -- Rick Riordan
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What if we promoted, like, Adidas or something? Would that make Nike mad enough to show up? -- Rick Riordan
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He'd removed his helmet, revealing a babyish face that didn't go with his military haircut or his big burly frame. He looked like a toddler who'd taken steroids and joined the Marines. -- Rick Riordan
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Suddenly Leo got an idea so incredible that his nose burst into flames. He patted it out as quickly as possible. Man, it was embarrassing when that happened. -- Rick Riordan
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Fairness means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself. -- Rick Riordan
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Jules-Albert could -- Rick Riordan
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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
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Sadie and I locked eyes. We had a brief, silent exchange, something like:
You ask her.
No, you.
Of course Sadie's better at giving dirty looks, so I lost the contest. -- Rick Riordan
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The Greeks described her eyes as 'oxlike'. Believe it or not, that was a compliment. It meant she had large, soft brown eyes that you could get lost in. I guess the Greeks spent a lot of time staring at oxen. -- Rick Riordan
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In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. She'd bragged about her tapestries being better than Athena's, which had led to Mount Olympus's first reality TV punishment program: 'So You Think You Can Weave Better Than a Goddess?' Arachne had lost in a big way. -- Rick Riordan
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How does it taste?" Carter wondered.
Zia smiled. "Stick out your tongue."
To answer Carter's question, the tattoo tasted like burning car tires.
"Ugh." I spit a blue gob of "order and harmony" into the fountain. -- Rick Riordan
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At the ed of the hall stood a walnut door with a bronze plaque:
ASCLEPIUS
MD, DMD, DME, DC, DVS, FAAN, OMG, EMT, TTYL, FRCP, ME, IOU, OD, OT, PHARMD, BAMF, RN, PHD, INC., SMH
There may have been more acronyms in the list, but by that point Leo's brain had exploded. -- Rick Riordan
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Me? I slept like the dead, which I hoped wasn't a sign of things to come. -- Rick Riordan
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The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise. -- Rick Riordan
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There are so many fantastic stories and I want to bring Thor and Odin and the other gods into the modern world, just like I did with the Greeks and 'Percy Jackson.' I'll give the books an urban setting and have young people interacting with the Norse gods. -- Rick Riordan
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Without you, I doubt Percy could find a way out of a paper bag.'
'True', Annabeth agreed.
'Hey!' Percy complained. -- Rick Riordan
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My point is that love is the most powerful motivator in the world. It spurs mortals to greatness. Their noblest, bravest acts are done for love. -- Rick Riordan
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Stars," she whispered. "I can see the stars again, my lady."
A tear trickled down Artemis's cheek. "Yes, my brave one. They are beautiful tonight."
Stars," Zoe repeated. Her eyes fixed on the night sky. And she did not move again. -- Rick Riordan
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Number eight, the silver one, belongs to Artemis. She vowed to be a maiden forever. So of course, no kids. The cabin is, you know, honorary. If she didn't have one, she'd be mad. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason wondered why his expression seemed farmiliar. The he realised. Nico Di Angelo had looked the same way after facing cupid.
Leo was heartsick. -- Rick Riordan
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You live your entire life trapped in a sack of meat, unable to enjoy simple pleasures -- Rick Riordan
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The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo waited while the fish centaur put away his supplies. Aphros's lobster-claw horns kept swimming around in his thick hair, and Leo had to resist the urge to try and rescue them. -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel had promised to visit again with Arion. The mermaids had written their phone numbers in waterproof ink on Hazel's arm so that she could keep in touch. Leo didn't even want to ask how mermaids got cell-phone coverage in the middle of the Atlantic. -- Rick Riordan
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If I've got the powers of a god, then why am I so ... "
"Lame?" Sadie suggested.
"Shut up," I said. -- Rick Riordan
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Hephaestus glowered up at us. "I didn't make you, did I?"
Uh," Annabeth said, "no, sir."
Good," the god grumbled. "Shoddy workmanship. -- Rick Riordan
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To all my librarian friends, champions of books, true magicians in the House of Life. Without you, this writer would be lost in the Dust. -- Rick Riordan
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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
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You can never give up on family. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth looked at me. " We have to get out of here."
" You think I want to be in the girls' restroom?"
" I mean the ship, Percy! We have to get off the ship."
" Smells bad," Tyson agreed. " And dogs eat all the eggs. Annabeth is right. We must leave the restroom and the ship. -- Rick Riordan
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He pinched the name tag and ran his fingers under the letters. "Can you read this, mate? It says C-H-A-R-O-N. Say it with me: CARE-ON."
"Charon."
"Amazing! Now: Mr. Charon."
"Mr. Charon."
"Well done. -- Rick Riordan
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put Mentos in his Spanish teacher's Diet Coke. -- Rick Riordan
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Grover cradeled his laurel sapling in his hands. Well ... sure is good to be back together again. Arguing. Almost dying. Abject terror. Oh, look It's our floor -- Rick Riordan
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Percy looked at Coach Hedge and Frank. "A trap?"
"Probably," Frank said.
"She's not mortal," Hedge said, sniffing the air. "Probably some kind of goat-eating, demigod-destroying fiend from Tartarus."
"No doubt," Percy agreed.
"Awesome." Hedge grinned. "Let's go. -- Rick Riordan
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I try to avoid teaming up with goddesses who eat roadkill. It's one of my personal boundaries. -- Rick Riordan
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Meg looked at me with something resembling respect. "What did you do to them?"
"Nothing," I said. "Half the trick to being a god is knowing how to bluff. -- Rick Riordan
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But too much love is poison, especially when that love is not returned. -- Rick Riordan
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It's a good thing Jack was no longer in my hands, because I would've pulled a full-on Kylo Ren temper tantrum. -- Rick Riordan
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Her name is Annabeth," I said. "And she's one of a kind. -- Rick Riordan
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What did he say?" Hazel asked.
"With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top," Percy replied. -- Rick Riordan
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It is a costly thing, looking on the true face of Love. -- Rick Riordan
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They plummeted toward the volcano as their largest piece of luggage - the forty-foot-tall Athena Parthenos - trailed after them, leashed to a harness on Nico's back like a very ineffective parachute. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy's thoughts: I don't recommend shadow travel if your scared of:
A) The dark
B) Cold shivers up your spine
C) Strange noises
D) Going so fast you feel like your is peeling off
In other words I thought it was awesome -- Rick Riordan
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I'm so hot that I'm willingly get with myself, I just don't know how. What do you say to do that for me? -- Rick Riordan
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I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping along behind you and nobody even looks at you funny. -- Rick Riordan
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Powdered doughnuts I will look for powdered doughnuts in the wilderness here doughnuts -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, my dear! I'm afraid you've mistaken
me for someone else! My name is Rhea Silvia. I was the mother to Romulus and Remus, thousands of years ago. But you're so kind to think I look as young as the 1950s. -- Rick Riordan
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Any moment now ... " The girl [Calypso] stared out at the water.
No magical raft appeared.
"Maybe it got stuck in a traffic," Leo said. -- Rick Riordan
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A ruby-encrusted orb popped its top and helicopter blades unfolded. Leo was glad Buford the table wasn't here-he would've fallen in love. -- Rick Riordan
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Different elevator music was playing since my last visit-that old disco song "Stayin' Alive." A terrifying image flashed through my mind of Apollo in bell-bottom pants and a slinky silk shirt. -- Rick Riordan
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Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames. -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe it's the other way around," Jason suggested. "Maybe people with special gifts show up when bad things are happening because that's when
they're needed most. -- Rick Riordan
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Just for you non-sea-god types out there, don't go swimming in New York Harbor. It may not be as filthy as it was in my mom's day, but that water will still probably make you grow a third eye or have mutant children when you grow up. -- Rick Riordan
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She often had to remind herself that she couldn't do everything alone. She wasn't always the best person for the job. Sometimes she got tunnel vision and forgot about what other people needed. -- Rick Riordan
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You belong at Camp Jupiter. That sounded so ridiculous, Hazel almost laughed. She didn't belong in this place. She didn't even belong in this century. -- Rick Riordan
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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. -- Rick Riordan
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Boys are usually forbidden to have any contact with the Hunters. The last one to see this camp ... " She looked at Zoe. "Which one was it?"
That boy in Colorado," Zoe said. "You turned him into a jackalope."
Ah, yes." Artemis nodded, satisfied. "I enjoy making jackalopes ... -- Rick Riordan
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Just then, thunder boomed overhead. Lightning flashed, and the bars on the nearest window burst into sizzling, melted stubs of iron. Jason flew in like Peter Pan, electricity sparking around him and his gold sword steaming. Leo whistled appreciatively. Man, you just wasted an awesome entrance. -- Rick Riordan
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My landlord Gary Hales was standing in his living room, watching out the window as I brought the man with the shoulder holstered gun and the black briefcase onto his property. Gary loves it when I do stuff like that. -- Rick Riordan
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Go with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all. Hades feeds on doubt and hopelessness. He will trick you if he can, make you mistrust your own judgment. Once you are in his realm, he will never willingly let you leave. Keep faith. Good luck, Percy Jackson. -- Rick Riordan
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Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all. -- Rick Riordan
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If the parents are too busy to read, it's a safe bet the children will feel the same way. Set aside time for family reading each night. It doesn't matter so much what the kids read, as long as you provide them space for reading and a sense that it is a valuable part of your daily routine. -- Rick Riordan
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Let's have a good clean three-legged death race. -- Rick Riordan
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No gift comes without a price. -- Rick Riordan
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Keep moving. Don't get bogged down. Don't think about the bad stuff. Smile and joke even when you don't feel like it. -- Rick Riordan
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Look, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways. -- Rick Riordan
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That's a relief. I hate it when scholars disagree. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm not saying hello to a pink poodle," I said. "Forget it." "Percy," Annabeth said. "I said hello to the poodle. You say hello to the poodle. -- Rick Riordan
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His lion and hippo legs twitched. I wondered if netherworld monsters dreamed of chasing rabbits. -- Rick Riordan
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My anger swelled. I couldn't believe I'd come this far, lost Tyson, suffered through so much, only to fail - stopped by a big stupid monster in a baby-blue tuxedo kilt. Nobody was going to swat down my friends like that! I mean ... nobody, not Nobody. Ah, you know what I mean. -- Rick Riordan
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Zeus needed someone to blame, so of course he'd picked the handsomest, most talented, most popular god in the pantheon: me. -- Rick Riordan
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I disobeyed Ra's wishes, and so he ordered my onw father, Shu-"
"Hang on," I said. "Shoe?"
"S-h-u," she said. "The god of the wind."
"On." I wished these gods had names that wearn't common household objects. "Go on, please. -- Rick Riordan
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They were all at the First Nome, in Egypt, for a weeklong training session on controlling cheese demons (yes, they're a real thing; believe me, you don't want to know), so I was on my -- Rick Riordan
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I guess we're even,Sadie.First,Walt and I rushed off to save you in London.Then,you and Walt rushed off to save me.The only one who got shafted on both deals was Walt.Poor guy gets hauled all over the world pulling us out of trouble -- Rick Riordan
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They want to cook you and eat you," she said distatefully, "which is ridiculous. You'd taste terrible."
"Thank you, grandmother. -- Rick Riordan
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During their separation, something had happened to Annabeth's feelings. They'd grown painfully intense-like she'd been forced to withdraw from a life-saving medication. Now she wasn't sure which was more excruciating-living with that horrible absence, or being with him again. -- Rick Riordan
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O Great Teller of the Future and Inhaler of Volcanic Gas!' said the king. 'Can I get a boy child over here, or what? -- Rick Riordan
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Can't I give him a sample first? -- Rick Riordan
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One the next corner stood a cinder block restaurant with a hand-painted sign that read CHICKEN & WAFFLES. There was a queue of twenty people outside.
You Americans have the strangest taste. What planet is this? -- Rick Riordan
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Beautiful,' Jason exclaimed. 'Piper, you ... you're a knockout. -- Rick Riordan
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For once you're right, brother dear,' Sadie said. 'As much as I'd love to be a literal goddess, I suppose I'll have to remain a figurative one. -- Rick Riordan
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If my life is going to mean something, I've got to live it myself -- Rick Riordan
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You remind me of myself " Bes continued "back when I was a young dwarf. You got a stubborn
streak. When it comes to girl problems you're clueless. -- Rick Riordan
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a dragon, a bear, a wolf, and two snakes entwined around a sword. The crest -- Rick Riordan
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Good luck, boss. Don't let'em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack) -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson dropped the two warriors he was about to tie into a knot and jogged after us. He jumped on the centaur's back.
'Dude!' the centaur groaned, almost buckling under Tyson's weight. 'Do the words "low-carb diet" mean anything to you? -- Rick Riordan
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I know you'll do what's best for Annabeth."
"How can you be sure?"
"Because she'd do the same for you. -- Rick Riordan
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They were thirty feet away - much too far to reach the elevator - but Leo pulled out a screwdriver and chucked it like a throwing knife. An impossible shot. The screwdriver spun straight past Clytius and slammed into the UP button. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo: "So ... giants who can throw mountains. Friendly wolves that will eat us if we show weakness. Evil espresso drinks. Gotcha. Maybe this isn't the best time to bring up my psycho babysitter."
Piper: "Is that another joke? -- Rick Riordan
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If my mom told one more story about how cute I looked in the bathtub when I was three years old I was going to burrow into the snow and freeze myself to death. -- Rick Riordan
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It's not how long you live that matters. It's what you live for. -- Rick Riordan
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Otis," I said.

"Shhh," he said. "I'm incognito. Call me...Otis."

"I'm not sure that's how incognito works, but okay."

Otis, aka Otis climbed into the chair I'd reserved for Sam. -- Rick Riordan
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He was drawn to painful thoughts, fear, darkness. And Reyna's darkest, most painful memory was San Juan. Her biggest fear? Coming back here. -- Rick Riordan
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Look, Miss Victory ... " Percy tried for a smile. "We don't want to interrupt your crazy time. Maybe you can just finish this conversation with yourself and we'll come back later, with, um, some bigger weapons, and possibly some sedatives. -- Rick Riordan
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The word Styx got her [Mrs. O'Leary, the hellhound] excited. She probably thought I meant sticks. She jumped a few times, chased her tail just to teach it who was boss, and then calmed down enough for me to push Nico onto her back. -- Rick Riordan
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I believe you, Sadie."
"Oh really. I'm holding the bloody feather of truth, and you believe me. Well, thanks. -- Rick Riordan
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Sadie, Carter, Annabeth and I exchanged uneasy looks. Normally when a god says, We must stop him , it means, You must stop him while I sit back and enjoy a cold beverage. But Nekhbet seemed serious about joining the gang. -- Rick Riordan
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Happy the Dragon was not so happy. -- Rick Riordan
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It was an annoying name to have. People tended to spell in Mangus, rhymes with Angus. I always corrected them: No, it's Magnus, rhymes with swagness. At which point they would stare at me blankly. -- Rick Riordan
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Ares's power was causing my anger. He'd love it if I attacked. I didn't want to give him the satisfaction. -- Rick Riordan
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Her eyes were puffy from crying , but she managed to say "he was the bravest friend I've ever had. He ... " Then she saw me. Her face went blood red. "He's right there! -- Rick Riordan
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I tried to look confused, which is one of my most convincing expressions. -- Rick Riordan
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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 like, "Idiot! Stupid
dirty
moron
" and topped it all off with "Kill you! -- Rick Riordan
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The end of the world started when a Pegasus landed on the hood of my car. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason's heart lifted when he saw Nico di Angelo on the front lines with the Greeks, slashing his way through a crowd of two-headed men. -- Rick Riordan
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You can count on me. I won't fail." "Not failing would be good. -- Rick Riordan
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As it did every time she saw Frank, Hazel's heart performed a little skip-beat tap-dance - which really irritated her. Sure, he was a good friend - one of the only people at camp who didn't treat her as if she had a contagious disease. But she didn't like him in that way. -- Rick Riordan
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The coach could do a goat-hoof tap dance around Nico's head and the son of Hades wouldn't even budge. -- Rick Riordan
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He loves ordering new shows and canceling them after two episodes. God -- Rick Riordan
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CHEERS, CARTER. At least you have the sense to hand me the microphone for important things.
Honestly, he drones on and on about his plans for the Apocalypse, but he makes no plans at all for the school dance. My brother's priorities are severely skewed.
Sadie Kane -- Rick Riordan
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So, you invite a wild rabbit living in Italy to a party on the island of Crete. What's it supposed to do, swim there? Its little tux would get wet. -- Rick Riordan
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You've got to be kid - Well, crud, what just happened there? I ran out of syl - -- Rick Riordan
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The Underworld had no mercy. It only had justice -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel shuddered, remembering her close call with Don that afternoon. If she hadn't moved quickly and snatched that diamond off the road ... She didn't want to think about it. She didn't need another death on her conscience. -- Rick Riordan
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Kids are the audience I know best. -- Rick Riordan
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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 place behind it. -- Rick Riordan
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Charlie ... " Silena's eyes were a million miles away. "See Charlie. -- Rick Riordan
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See, bad things happen to me on field trips. Like at my fifth-grade school, when we went to the Saratoga battlefield, I had this accident with a Revolutionary War cannon. I wasn't aiming for the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway. - Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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Our problems started in Dallas, when the fire-breathing sheep destroyed the King Tut exhibit. -- Rick Riordan
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What are you talking about?" Narcissus demanded. "I am amazing. Everyone knows this."
"Amazing at pure suck," Leo said. "If I was as suck as you, I'd drown myself. Oh wait, you already did that. -- Rick Riordan
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Dan Cahill thought he had the most annoying big sister on the planet. And that was before she set fire to two million dollars. -- Rick Riordan
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My sister, with her ratty red-highlighted hair and her linen pajamas and her combat boots - how could she possibly worry about being possessed by a goddess? What goddess would want her, except the goddess of chewing gum? -- Rick Riordan
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Yes, I would die to save Meg McCaffrey. - Apollo/Lester -- Rick Riordan
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Don't get too comfortable out there in Hollywood, Gleeson," Piper said. Hedge snorted. "You kidding? These people make Aeolus look sane. -- Rick Riordan
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Yeah, well. I don't try to be awesome. It just comes natural. -- Rick Riordan
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DIE!" Gleeson Hedge dropped directly behind Orion, smacking his baseball bat over the giant's head so hard the Louisville Slugger cracked in half. -- Rick Riordan
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Die!
--Gleeson Hedge -- Rick Riordan
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Coach Hedge shouted, 'Let the movie star go, you big ugly cupcake! Or I'm gonna plant my hoof right up your ... -- Rick Riordan
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I'm gonna be percy Jackson when I grow up," she told Hazel solemnly.
Hazel Smiled and ruffled her hair. "That's a good thing to be, Julia."
"Although," Frank said. "Frank Zhang would be good too. -- Rick Riordan
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Yeah! Bring it on lake!" -Coach Gleeson Hedge -- Rick Riordan
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I should've blown more stuff up. -Coach Gleeson Hedge -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, wake up." Reyna's eyes fluttered open. Gleeson Hedge was leaning over her, shaking her shoulder. "We got trouble." His grave tone got her blood moving. "What is it?" She struggled to sit up. "Ghosts? Monsters?" Hedge scowled. "Worse. Tourists. -- Rick Riordan
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I've been thinking."
That snapped Piper back to the present. Coming from your boyfriend, I've been thinking was kind of a scary line. -- Rick Riordan
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Set screamed something in Ancient Egyptian. I was fairly sure it wasn't a compliment.
"I will rend your limbs from their sockets!" he shouted. "I will - "
"Die?" Carter suggested. -- Rick Riordan
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open into the rain. "We're going together. Come on, Mom. -- Rick Riordan
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And I was holding someone who was destined to be my best friend, or possibly my worst enemy. -- Rick Riordan
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For a moment, Percy actually remembered what it was like to be happy. He had an amazing girlfriend. They could have a future together. -- Rick Riordan
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What the Romans would have done left to their own devices, Nico didn't know.
But he hadn't counted on the Greeks. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't do epilogues. I hate epilogues. It's like nailing the coffin shut on the story, allowing for no further growth and leaving no room for the readers' imaginations. -- Rick Riordan
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We sat in silence, listening to strange creaks and groans in the maze, the echo of stones grinding together as tunnels changed, grew, and expanded. The dark made me think about the visions I'd seen of Nico di Angelo, and suddenly I realized something. -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe Piper could shoot their enemies with high-velocity smoked hams. -- Rick Riordan
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I should make sure my brethren don't go too overboard with the root beer. -- Rick Riordan
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I hate it when people let me down, when things are temporary. I think that's why I want to be an architect."
"To build something permanent," I said. "A monument to last a thousand years. -- Rick Riordan
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What I'm saying... I hate it when people let me down, when things are temporary. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper!" Frank yelled. "Counter those empousai! We need some chaos."
"Thought you'd never ask." She started catcalling at the female demons: "Your makeup is smeared! Your friend called you ugly! That one is making a face behind your back! -- Rick Riordan
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I sometimes forget that as bad as you think your family is, there's always someone who has it worse. -- Rick Riordan
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I will not have a sea creature destroyed, if I can help it. And I can help it. -- Rick Riordan
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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 cold magicians and some magic penguins." "Magic penguins?" "Don't ask. -- Rick Riordan
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Why do you not disintegrate? Tartarus mused. You are nothing. You are even weaker than Krios and Hyperion. "I am Bob," said Bob. Tartarus hissed. What is that? What is Bob? "I choose to be more than Iapetus," said the Titan. "You do not control me. I am not like my brothers. -- Rick Riordan
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The whole scene made Dan think of American history tests, which were almost as scary as exploding museums. -- Rick Riordan
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Those movies... ridiculously inaccurate. The real gods of Asgard - Thor, Loki, Odin, and the rest - are much more powerful, much more terrifying than anything Hollywood could concoct. -- Rick Riordan
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The Cyclopes growled, I don't see very well since the last hero poked my eye out, but you're ... NO ... LADY ... CYCLOPES! -- Rick Riordan
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Happy Birthday Seaweed Brain -- Rick Riordan
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Great," Percy said. "I always wanted to be glue. -- Rick Riordan
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Why does it have to be so hard? Why can't it be a happily-ever-after ride-into-the-sunset feeling all the time? -- Rick Riordan
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I am never, ever going to make things easy for you, Seaweed Brain. Get used to it. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy," my father said, "what exactly do you mean?" "Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their parents," I said. "They felt angry, resentful, and unloved, and they had a good reason. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't worry, goat boy. The milkman is dead. -- Rick Riordan
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Then, finally, we were ready to charge in and save Sadie, and she rides up in a limousine driven by an ugly dwarf in a swimsuit, and she accuses us of being late.
So when she told us the dwarf was driving us to Russia, I was like, "Whatever." And I got into the car. -- Rick Riordan
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Bes snorted. "That's okay. I finally came to my senses and found the right girl. Besides, you're a cat. It's your nature to think you're the center of the universe." She stared at him blankly. "But I am the center of the universe." Bes -- Rick Riordan
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For all I knew, Zeus was aware of the Beast and his plans, and he had sent me here specifically to deal with the situation ... a thought that did not make me any more likely to get him a nice tie for Father's Day. -- Rick Riordan
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Could an Olympian parent turn against his half-blood child? Would it sometimes be easier just to let them die? If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, it was Thalia and me. I wondered if maybe I should've sent Poseidon that seashell pattern tie for Father's Day after all. -- Rick Riordan
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If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, it
was Thalia and me. I wondered if maybe I should've sent Poseidon that seashell pattern tie
for Father's Day after all.
Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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She's stronger than she looks... she'll survive. -- Rick Riordan
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Okay, time to ruin this guy's outfit. -- Rick Riordan
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Nike could start you two fighting easily." Percy gave her a sideways smile. "Yeah, we can't have another incident like in Kansas. I might kill my bro Jason." "Or I might kill my bro Percy," Jason said amiably. "Which proves my point," Annabeth said. -- Rick Riordan
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As for Percy, he held his magic ballpoint pen like he was trying to decide whether to bust out some sword moves or autograph Nike's chariot. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy muttered. 'I want to drown her.'
'Be patient, water boy.'
'Don't call me water boy. -- Rick Riordan
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Somewhere behind them, Nike yelled, Try harder! That popcorn was not fatal! -- Rick Riordan
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We were surrounded by thirty-foot-tall giants who were about to kill us. Then the sky opened up, and the gods descended."
"Grandad," the kids said, "you are full of schist."
"I'm not kidding!" he protested. -- Rick Riordan
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June cackled with delight, muttering, "Whoops!" as a car almost killed them. -- Rick Riordan
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There are parties, and then there are huge, major, blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties. If you ever get a choice, go for the Olympian. -- Rick Riordan
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You are amazing," she said. "And you make a very handsome elephant. -- Rick Riordan
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It'll be dangerous," Nyssa warned him. "Hardship, monsters, terrible suffering. Possibly none of you will come back alive."
"Oh." Suddenly Leo didn't look so excited. Then he remembered everyone was watching. "I mean ... Oh, cool! Suffering? I love suffering! Let's do this. -- Rick Riordan
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She stared at me. "Fly, ;ole, in an airplane, which you were warned never to do lest Zeus strike you out of the sky, AND carrying a weapon that has more destructive power than a nuclear bomb?"
"Yeah," I said. "Pretty much exactly like that. -- Rick Riordan
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I'd come to respect the bag. -- Rick Riordan
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The chariot lurched and bumped. It had no seat belts and the back was wide open, so Piper wondered if Jason would catch her again if she fell. -- Rick Riordan
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After you reach the number impossible, there's no point in counting. -- Rick Riordan
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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 if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius -- Rick Riordan
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Nico di Angelo has warned them: the House of Hades would stir their worst memories, make them see things and hear things from the past Their ghosts would become restless. -- Rick Riordan
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It's my big secret. -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, boss, said Blackjack. Can we take a donut break? I wiped the sweat off my brow. "I wish, big guy, but the fight's still going on." In fact, I could hear it getting closer. My friends needed help. I jumped on Blackjack and we flew north toward the sound of explosions. FIFTEEN -- Rick Riordan
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation. -- Rick Riordan
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Theophane gave birth to a magical ram named Krysomallos, who for some reason had wool made of gold. Eventually, Krysomallos would be skinned for his fleece, which became known as the Golden Fleece, which means I am related to a sheepskin rug. -- Rick Riordan
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Now- I don't know what you think of when I say dragon. Whatever it is- it's not scary enough. -- Rick Riordan
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We'll have to work on your bunny phobia later. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper's dad used to say that being in the airport didn't count as visiting a city. Piper felt the same
way about sewers. -- Rick Riordan
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As we got closer to Montauk, she seemed to grow younger, years of worry and work disappearing from her face. Her eyes turned the color of the sea. -- Rick Riordan
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Whenever I'm tempted to hug a dwarf, that's usually a sign I need to move along. -- Rick Riordan
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I caught Bast's arm when she was a few steps from the bank.
"Stay away from the water."
She frowned. "Carter, I'm a cat. I'm not going for a swim. But if you want to summon a river goddess, you really need to do it at the riverbank. -- Rick Riordan
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Haven't seen Imhotep in millennia. I wonder what he's up to. Perhaps I should Google him - -- Rick Riordan
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Hermes?" I stammered. "Hello, Percy. Didn't recognize me without my jogging clothes?" "Uh ... " I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to kneel or buy stamps from him or what. -- Rick Riordan
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Remake the wild, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. You cannot wait for anyone else, even a god, to do that for you. -- Rick Riordan
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The forge looked like a steam-powered locomotive had smashed into the Greek Parthenon and they had fused together. -- Rick Riordan
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Where his eyes should've been, there was only fire, empty sockets glowing with miniature nuclear explosions. -- Rick Riordan
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Nice work,' Nico said.
Lou Ellen blushed. 'Well, it's the only pig ball I have. So don't ask for an encore. -- Rick Riordan
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You promised, Seaweed brain. We would not get separated! Ever again! -- Rick Riordan
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Travis: The Aphrodite kids were ripping each other's clothes and throwing lipstick and jewellery. It was like a rabid herd of wild Bratz. -- Rick Riordan
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Math test tomorrow.
Check.
Complete lack of preparation for test.
Check. -- Rick Riordan
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Humans don't exist on the same level as immortals. They can't even be hurt by our weapons. But you,Percy - you are part god,part human.You live in both worlds.You can be harmed by both,and you can affect both. That's what makes heroes so special. -- Rick Riordan
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[Jason] faltered when he looked at Leo, who was mimicking taking notes with an air pencil.
"Go on, Professor Grace!" he said, wide-eyed. "I wanna get an A on the test. -- Rick Riordan
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Get closer," I told Blackjack. "I need to talk to the statue."
Now I'm sure you've lost it, boss, he muttered, but he flew as close as he could, dodging the flying statue. -- Rick Riordan
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The thing about fate, Magnus: even if we can't change the big picture, our choices can alter the details.That's how we rebel against destiny, how we make our mark. What will you choose to do? -- Rick Riordan
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A guy in Greek armor drew his sword and charged, but slipped in a puddle of pina colada. -- Rick Riordan
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I wanted to flirt with with Chiara and steal her from Damien... or perhaps steal Damien away from Chiara, I wasn't sure yet -- Rick Riordan
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I was starting to believe him, and that scared the baked beans out of me. -- Rick Riordan
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I held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants. -- Rick Riordan
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It was like looking at the ocean: some days, you could tell what mood
it was in. Most days, though, it was unreadable, mysterious. -- Rick Riordan
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Makes us appreciate blessing, not be greedy and mean and fat like Polyphemus. -- Rick Riordan
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G.I. Joe boxers!' Apollo screamed. 'OH - oh, I can't even... HAHAHAHAHA!' 'Aphrodite,' Athena giggled. 'You look simply lovely.' The gods couldn't stop laughing. Soon they were rolling on the floor, wiping tears from their eyes, taking photos with their phones to post on Tumblr. -- Rick Riordan
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That's a long way," Nico said. "Plus, we don't have ... " His voice cracked. "You know ... our sea expert, Percy. -- Rick Riordan
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[Percy] kept hoping things would get better for Annabeth and him, but their lives just got more dangerous, as if the Three Fates were up there spinning their futures with barbed wire instead of thread just to see how much two demigods could tolerate. -- Rick Riordan
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You're cute when you're worried," she muttered. "Your eyebrows get all scrunched together."

You are not going to die while I owe you a favor," I said. "Why did you take that knife?"

You would've done the same for me. -- Rick Riordan
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You're cute when you're worried. Your eyebrows get all scrunched together. -- Rick Riordan
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Will and Nico sat shoulder to shoulder, bantering good-naturedly. They were so cute together it made me feel desolate. It -- Rick Riordan
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Artemis laid the body of Hippolytos at his feet. "Asklepios, I need you to heal Hippolytos. Please! This is beyond even my powers." "Hmm," Asklepios said. "What's wrong with him?" "He's dead," Artemis said. "That's a serious condition. It's almost always fatal. But I'll see what I can do. -- Rick Riordan
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We were absolutely destined to meet your hot sister -- Rick Riordan
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Nico stepped into the sunlight, blinking and disoriented. Ugh ... Perhaps the cabin's designers had been right about the children of Hades being like vampires. He was not a morning person. -- Rick Riordan
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I will feast on enemies of Ra until my belly is full!"
"Charming," Sadie whispered. -- Rick Riordan
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I think anytime you're writing to the middle grades, you're writing to young readers who are trapped in a number of ways between two worlds: between childhood and adulthood, between their friends and their parents. -- Rick Riordan
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Writing 'Book 1: The Maze of Bones' didn't feel much different than writing one of my other novels, but I thought it was very innovative to offer the website and trading card components as well for those readers who wanted to go more in depth with the Cahill experience. -- Rick Riordan
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If he's survived as a loner all this time, maybe he's seen Jason. -- Rick Riordan
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Perseus, you are not the hero. -- Rick Riordan
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Who's your best buddy? -- Rick Riordan
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Do yourself a favor,' I said. "Forget it. Forget you ever saw me."
"Forget that you tried to kill me too?"
"Yeah. That, too."
"But who are you?"
"Percy-" I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. "Gotta go!"
"What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go?"
I bolted for the exit. -- Rick Riordan
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Great. We just blow torched a national monument. -- Rick Riordan
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The truth hit him. Jason wasn't quite Roman anymore. His time at Camp Half-Blood had changed him. Reyna had recognized that. Apparently, so did the undead legionnaires. If Jason no longer gave off the right sort of vibe, or aura of a Roman leader ... -- Rick Riordan
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Why are they so sad?" I asked.
"Well, they're dead," Carter speculated. -- Rick Riordan
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I need to find Meg." I wiped my mouth with a shaky hand. "What would the myrmekes do with her?"
"I don't know!"
"Tell me or I will not complete your customer service survey. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico sheathed his black sword. 'You sure about this, Reyna? I don't like leaving you alone.'
Blackjack whinnied and licked the side of Nico's face.
'Gah! Okay, I'm sorry.' Nico wiped off the horse spit. 'Reyna's not alone. She's got a herd of excellent pegasi. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper patted his shoulder. Trust me, Valdez. Beautiful people never lie. -- Rick Riordan
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Paul patted Mrs. O'Leary's snout. The living room shook - BOOM, BOOM, BOOM - which either meant a SWAT team was breaking down the door or Mrs. O'Leary was wagging her tail.
I couldn't help but smile. -- Rick Riordan
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Menshikov wants to see the old gold swallowed by Apophis. He wants to see the world plunged into darkness and chaos. He is quite insane.
"Oh."
[great response, I know. But what do you say to a story like that?] -- Rick Riordan
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He slung off his backpack. He'd managed to grab a lot of supplies at the Napa Bargain Mart: a portable GPS, duct tape, lighter, superglue, water bottle, camping roll, a Comfy Panda Pillow Pet (as seen on TV), and a Swiss army knife - pretty much every tool a modern demigod could want. -- Rick Riordan
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I tried to talk to Annabeth, but she was acting like I'd just punched her grandmother. -- Rick Riordan
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I am not supposed to be here," he said. Drew circled her arm through his. "Oh, please. You're perfect here, sweetie. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth wanted to sob. She wanted someone, anyone to be here for her. She wanted Leo with his fire skills, or Jason with his lightning, or Hazel to collapse the tunnel. Most of all she wanted Percy. She always felt braver when Percy was with her. -- Rick Riordan
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It blew my mind that this stuff had survived for two thousand, three thousand years. -- Rick Riordan
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To save a friend, you would sacrifice the world -- Rick Riordan
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His brother Blerg had a red ball with Kurt Cobain's face on it. Blerg kept looking back and forth between me and the ball like he was trying to imagine me without the choppy haircut. -- Rick Riordan
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The strife will only get worse. Chaos feeds on weak leaders, divided loyalties. That -- Rick Riordan
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Two U.S. Marine skeletons guarded the doors. They grinned down at us, rocket-propelled grenade launchers held across their chests.
"You know," Grover mumbled, "I bet Hades doesn't have trouble with door-to-door salesman. -- Rick Riordan
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Dark seams radiated outwards like a shotgun blast of ink, as if Nico's body were trying to expel all the shadows he'd travelled through. Yesterday had been worse: an entire meadow withering, skeletons rising from the earth. Reyna wasn't anxious for that to happen again. -- Rick Riordan
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Selling one's book to Hollywood is rather like selling someone your house. After it's sold, it isn't yours anymore. They can paint it a different color, tear it down and build something new, or do anything they want. -- Rick Riordan
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Lemurs?" Frank asked nervously. "I'm guessing you don't mean the furry little guys from Madagascar? -- Rick Riordan
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I tried to tell them that things would be okay, but I didn't believe it. -- Rick Riordan
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This is the Wilderness School. 'Where the Kids are animals -- Rick Riordan
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Imagine jumping into a pit of boiling acid. Now multiply that pain times fifty.
-Percy -- Rick Riordan
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention. -- Rick Riordan
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Always happens with men. They promise friendship. They promise to treat you as an equal. In the end, all they want is to possess you. -- Rick Riordan
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The fence was probably there to keep people from getting onto the highway and doing stupid things - like sledding into the fast lane on snack trays - but -- Rick Riordan
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The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home. -- Rick Riordan
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She saw the sunlight far, far above ... maybe the last sunlight she would ever see.
Annabeth Chase -- Rick Riordan
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I turned just in time to see Tyson punch Skull Eater in the face. The giant crumpled. But the last giant, Joe Bob, had wisely held on to his own ball, waiting for an opportunity. He threw just as Tyson was turning to face him. -- Rick Riordan
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Judging from her wide eyes, I guessed the answer was, No, and does hallucinations run in the family? -- Rick Riordan
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Clarisse demolished a whole building with a wrecking ball, and the maze entrance just shifted a few feet. -- Rick Riordan
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I tried not to feel hurt. Here was my own dad,telling me he was sorry i'd been born. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm Carter Kane-part-time high school freshman, part-time magician, full-time worrier about all the Egyptian gods and monsters who are constantly trying to kill me.
Okay, that last part is an exaggeration. Not all the gods want me dead. Just a lot of them. -- Rick Riordan
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Wisdom's daughter walks alone.
That didn't just mean without other people, Annabeth realized. It meant without any special powers. -- Rick Riordan
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Keep calm and love percy jackson -- Rick Riordan
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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 continue?] -- Rick Riordan
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His hair was permed and gelled like a New Jersey girl's on homecoming night.
Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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In the meantime, no one should roam the camp alone. Use the buddy system."
"Understood." Will looked at Nico. "Will you be my buddy?"
"You're a dork," Nico announced.
The two of them strolled off bickering. -- Rick Riordan
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The truth is, Pierre - " "Percy. -- Rick Riordan
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He scowled at Jason. And please, I don't like being touched. Don't ever grab me again. -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe the lesson is: Know when to brag and when to keep your mouth shut. Or: Sometimes life isn't fair, even if you are as gifted as Athena. Or maybe: Don't give away free tapestries. -- Rick Riordan
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Anubis frowned. He locked his very nice eyes with mine.
"You're not dead."
"No," I said. "Though we're trying awfully hard. -- Rick Riordan
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The Norns themselves have come to read your fate. - Sam -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe if I kick you in your soft spot, I thought. And make you sing soprano for a week. -- Rick Riordan
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I mean ... we'd just passed our one-year dating anniversary. I figured I was a sort of long-term investment for her. She hoped I would pay dividends eventually; if I died now, she would've put up with all my annoying qualities for nothing. -- Rick Riordan
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It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one. -- Rick Riordan
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A long white ribbon shot out of the crack in the wall. The ribbon just kept coming, weaving itself into some kind of shape next to Anubis, and my first thought was, My god, he's got a magic roll of toilet paper. -- Rick Riordan
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I felt as if I'd been spun around fifty times then released into the middle of a circus and told to have fun. -- Rick Riordan
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People don't just appear on the beach unless they're demigods or gods or really, really lost pizza delivery guys. (It's happened - but that's another story.) -- Rick Riordan
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Bellona has answered my prayer. She doesn't fight my battles for me. She doesn't guarantee me easy victory. She grants me opportunities to prove myself. She gives me strong enemies and potential allies. -- Rick Riordan
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It's a Thing thing. You wouldn't understand. -- Rick Riordan
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I'll show them 'love is worthless,'" Silena Beauregard grumbled as she strapped on her armor. "I'll pulverize them! -- Rick Riordan
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Getting some redecorating ideas?' Nico asked. 'Maybe you could do your dining room in mediaeval monk skulls.'
Hades arched an eyebrow. 'I can never tell when you're joking. -- Rick Riordan
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It has a name because it's important, and all important things have names. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth is the most level-headed demigod -- Rick Riordan
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She decided to make his life as terrible, tragic and complicated as possible, so that some day Percy Jackson would have a really hard time writing about it. -- Rick Riordan
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I stood in line in a blizzard for six days to discover the sorcery of the smartphone. -- Rick Riordan
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Grover: It's a very sweet love story. I get misty-eyed every time I play it. So does Percy, but I think that's because he's laughing at me. -- Rick Riordan
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I woke to a bucket of ice water in my face.
"Sadie! Get up," Zia said.
"God!" I yelled. "Was that necessary?"
"No," admitted Zia. -- Rick Riordan
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My gods! She told me you were dead!" She gripped Jason's face and seemed to be examining everything about it. "Thank Artemis, it is you. That little scar on your lip - you tried to eat a stapler when you were two! -- Rick Riordan
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Once I got over the fact that my Latin teacher was a horse, we had a nice tour, though I was careful not to walk behind him. I'd done pooper-scooper patrol in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade a few times, and, I'm sorry, I did not trust Chiron's back the the way I trusted his front. -- Rick Riordan
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I will look for powdered donuts in the wilderness. He headed outside and started -- Rick Riordan
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Question (from a reader) : Will the Wise Goddess Athena overthrow Zeus and become the ruler of Olympus?
Athena's answer : What an interesting idea ... No, just kidding, Dad. Put away the lightning bolt. -- Rick Riordan
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Well, yes, I call it the Expando-Duck. It's perfect if you need a small metal duck. Or a larger metal duck. -- Rick Riordan
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That's Narmer with the spoon," I guessed. "Angry because the other bloke stole his breakfast cereal? -- Rick Riordan
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It's wonderful being an author and having so many kids enjoying my books. That's always been my dream job, and I feel very lucky to be able to do it. -- Rick Riordan
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I wondered if I should start a small fire in Percy Jackson's sink, perhaps burn some bandages in thanks, but I decided that might strain that Jackson's hospitality. -- Rick Riordan
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He was making a brave attempt, but Jason could see the sadness lingering in his eyes. Something had happened to him... something to do with Calypso. -- Rick Riordan
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Apollo: A man of honor never surrenders his ukelele. -- Rick Riordan
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her outstretched hand jutting into the engine room, offering the life-sized figure of Nike that stood in her palm, like, Here, have some Victory! -- Rick Riordan
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I opened my backpack and checked my supplies: some enchanted rope, my curved ivory wand, a lump of wax for making a magical shabti figurine, my calligraphy set, and a healing potion my friend Jaz had brewed for me a while back. (She knew that I got hurt a lot.) -- Rick Riordan
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But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself
avoid trying to be something you're not. For a goddess, that's especially hard. We can change so easily.
-Aphrodite -- Rick Riordan
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I'd spoken with Milo in Spanish only enough to know that he wasn't as comfortable with it as I was. There were plenty of Latinos who would consider Milo's lack of fluency a personal insult. A cultural lobotomy. -- Rick Riordan
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So you can't live in Manhattan?' she asked.
Amos's brow furrowed as he looked across at the Empire State Building. 'Manhattan has other problems. Other gods. It's best we stay separate. -- Rick Riordan
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Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo."
Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be a tree, didn't you? Glad you're back. I hate it when pretty girls turn into trees. Man, I remember one time - -- Rick Riordan
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You can't swing a cat in Ancient Greece without hitting one of Zeus's ex-girlfriends. -- Rick Riordan
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One day his mom, Rhea, came to visit on her chariot pulled by lions.
'Zeus,' she said, 'you need a summer job. -- Rick Riordan
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That little punk," Zeus grumbled. "Prometheus armed the cockroaches." Next to him, the goddess Hera said, "Uh, what?" "Nothing," Zeus muttered. He yelled to his guards: "Find Prometheus and get him in here. NOW! -- Rick Riordan
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Hera, do not dare take credit! You have caused at least as many problems as you fixed! -- Rick Riordan
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My bus is in flames My son is older than me Please, Zeus, make it stop -- Rick Riordan
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FEAR NOT, said a voice from the glitter. I AM ZEUS, LORD OF THE SKY. YOU LOOK FINE, GIRL. DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT? -- Rick Riordan
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In his robes and sandals, Zeus looked like a really buff, really angry hippie. -- Rick Riordan
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And why shouldn't Piper intimidate them? Aphrodite was the most ancient Olympian, born of the sea and the blood of Ouranos. She was older than Poseidon or Athena or even Zeus. And Piper was her daughter. -- Rick Riordan
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If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron wouldn't let us call the place the Poop Pile, especially after it had been named for Zeus, who doesn't have much of a sense of humor. -- Rick Riordan
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The winds," Jason said. "Father, can't you unleash the winds to send our ship back?" Zeus glowered. "I could slap you back to Long Island." "Um, was that a joke, or a threat, or - " "No," Zeus said, "I mean it quite literally. I could slap your ship back to Camp Half-Blood, but the force involved... -- Rick Riordan
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You're already married!" Hera protested. "To me!"
"Curses!" said Zeus. "Er, I mean, of course, dear. -- Rick Riordan
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A bolt of lightning crackled out of the sky and fried a Laistrygonian giant to ashes, and I knew Thalia must be doing her 'daughter of Zeus' thing. -- Rick Riordan
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Because I'm not normal," I said.
"You say that as if it's a bad thing, Percy. But you don't realize how important you are. -- Rick Riordan
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But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didn't want to be without her. -- Rick Riordan
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Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven. -- Rick Riordan
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Rachel bit her lip. I hope you're right. I'm a little worried. What if someone asks what's on the next math test and I start spouting a prophecy in the middle of geometry class? The Pythagorean theorem shall be problem two ... Gods, that would be embarrassing. -- Rick Riordan
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I can try to disable it," I said, "but if I mess up, this whole apartment is going to fill with gas. We'll die."
Thalia swallowed. " I trust you. Just ... don't mess it up. -- Rick Riordan
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That was Hera," Thalia grumbled. "Her Majesty, the Loose Cannon." "That's it, Thalia Grace," said the goddess. "I will turn you into an aardvark, so help me - -- Rick Riordan
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There!" Apollo pointed. "Long Island, dead ahead. Let's slow down, dear. 'Dead' is only an expression. -- Rick Riordan
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He remembered Apollo, smiling and tan and completely cool in his shades. Thalia had said, He's hot. He's the sun god, Percy replied. That's not what I meant. -- Rick Riordan
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How old is she now?" he asked.
"Hard to say. She was a tree for a while. Now she's immortal. -- Rick Riordan
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Eternity with Artemis?" He heaved a big sigh.
Thalia rolled her eyes. "You satyrs. You're all in love with Artemis. Don't you get that she'll never love you back?"
"But she's so ... into nature," Grover swooned.
"You're nuts," said Thalia.
"Nuts and berries," Grover said dreamily. "Yeah. -- Rick Riordan
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I turned to Thalia. 'I'll hold the flower while you beat up the thief?'
She sighed. 'Fine. Let's go catch this jerk. -- Rick Riordan
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My stomach churned. The monster had mimicked Thalia perfectly. If I'd heard that voice in the dark, calling for help, I would've run straight toward it. -- Rick Riordan
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Thalia's shoulders relaxed. "I owe you one."
"Two."
"One and a half," Thalia said.
She smiled, and for a second, I remembered that I actually liked her when she wasn't yelling at me. -- Rick Riordan
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Reyna had always thought of Jason Grace as the all-American boy. Thalia looked more like the girl who robbed all-American boys at knifepoint in an alley. -- Rick Riordan
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Dance you guys!" Thalia ordered. "You look stupid just standing there."
I looked nervously at Annabeth, then at the groups of girls who were roaming the gym.
"Well?" Annabeth asked.
"Um, who should I ask?"
She punched me in the gut. "Me, Seaweed Brain."
"Oh. Oh right. -- Rick Riordan
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Thank Artemis, it is you! That little scar on your lip
you tried to eat a stapler when you were two!"
...
Hedge nodded like he approved of Jason's taste. "Staplers
excellent source of iron. -- Rick Riordan
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I stared at him. 'You're scared of bunnies?' 'Blah-hah-hah! They're big bullies. Always stealing celery from defenceless satyrs!' Thalia coughed. 'What?' Grover demanded. 'We'll have to work on your bunny phobia later,' I said. 'Here they come.' The -- Rick Riordan
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I wasn't sure why I wanted to spare Ethan. I guess we'd had enough fighting for one day, and in truth I felt sorry for the kid. He would be in enough trouble when he reported back to Kronos. -- Rick Riordan
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Us is my favorite people. -- Rick Riordan
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You've probably met moms like that. You say, "Yeah, I scored a goal in the soccer game last night." And she says, "Oh, that's nice. All fourteen of my children are the captains of their teams, and they make straight A's and can play the violin." And you just want to smack her. -- Rick Riordan
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He told me he wouldn't hurt ... Charlie. He lied to me. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy'd heard stories about amputees who had phantom pains where their missing legs
and arms used to be. That's how his mind
felt - like his missing memories were aching. -- Rick Riordan
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You put the Set animal in your locker? Do you know how much strength that requires?"
"Yeah," I said. "I was there. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't recall meeting Greek demigods in any of those places. Still, when one has dealt with magical baboons, goddess cats and dwarfs in Speedos, one can't be surprised very easily. -- Rick Riordan
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A strange breeze rustled through the clearing, temporarily overpowering the stink of trash and murk. It brought the smell of berries and wildflowers and clean rainwater, things that might've once been in these woods. Suddenly I was nostalgic for something I'd never knew. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico explained as concisely as possible. Messages sent through dreams -- Rick Riordan
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Something comes cheap, it ain't worth much. That's true for knowledge especially. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth was not going to fall. -- Rick Riordan
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The Death Mist is not for helping!" Akhlys shrieked. "It shrouds mortals in misery as their souls pass into the Underworld. It is the very breath of Tartarus, of death, of despair!"
"Awesome," Percy said. "Could we get two orders of that to go? -- Rick Riordan
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My sword reappeared in my pocket.
yeah,great timing.now i could attack the walls all i wanted.my cell had no bar,no window,not even a door -- Rick Riordan
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She's an old man," he muttered. "The girl I like is a buff old man with a voice deeper than mine. -- Rick Riordan
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In that moment, he chose Greek. He threw in his lot with Camp Half-Blood-and the horses changed. The storm clouds inside burned away, leaving nothing but red dust and shimmering heat, like mirages on the Sahara. -- Rick Riordan
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I tried to think of something to say. Excuse me? Hello? Marry me? Anything would have done. -- Rick Riordan
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Wha-what?" Her eyes fluttered open.
"Nothing," I shouted. "We're being followed by a slaying machine. Go back to sleep. -- Rick Riordan
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Beware!" Piper yelled at the crowd. "Every man in this palace is your enemy. Each one will stab you in the back at the first chance! -- Rick Riordan
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Nobody welcomes a war - not if they're smart. But war finds everyone sooner or later. It's inevitable. -- Rick Riordan
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I was wishing I'd bought some of that Camp Half Blood orange thermal underwear ... ?!?! -- Rick Riordan
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She tried to push away that memory. Her brave winged friend, dying from poison, his muzzle in her lap, looking at her trustingly as she raised her dagger to end his misery ... Gods, -- Rick Riordan
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It's good to know you won't be giving the god of archery a swirly. -- Rick Riordan
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they shared mortals' reluctance for either reading instructions or calling customer support. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? You're so lucky! -- Rick Riordan
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Monkey bar," Annabeth said. "I'm great at these." She leaped onto to the first rung and start swinging her way across. She was scared of tiny spiders, but not of plummeting to her death from a set of monkey bars. Go figure. -- Rick Riordan
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Had I ever been so terrified? Perhaps when Typhon raged across the earth, scattering the gods before him. Perhaps when Gaea unleashed her giants to tear down Olympus. Or perhaps when I accidentally saw Ares naked in the gymnasium. That had been enough to turn my hair white for a century. -- Rick Riordan
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As they passed through the waiting room, the statue of Hygeia was sitting on a bench, pouring acid on her face and singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," while her golden snake gnawed at her foot. -- Rick Riordan
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A faun," Bryce said. "Interesting. I heard the Greeks actually trusted their goat men." Hedge bleated. "I'm a satyr. And you can trust I'm going to put this bat upside your head, you little punk. -- Rick Riordan
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Potty Sludge! Dirt Face! THIS IS FOR MY MOTHER, ESPERANZA VALDEZ!" His -- Rick Riordan
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and it was Thalia -- Rick Riordan
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Dancing?' Annabeth asked.
Thalia nodded. She cocked her ear to the music and made a face. 'Ugh. Who chose Jesse McCartney?'
Grover looked hurt. 'I did. -- Rick Riordan
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We should go straight west. The prophecy said west."
"Oh, like your tracking skills are better?" Thalia growled.
Zoe stepped toward her. "You challenge my skills, you scullion? You know nothing of being a Hunter!"
"Oh, scullion. You're calling me a scullion? What the heck is a scullion? -- Rick Riordan
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He could get back to the world," Thalia supplied, "and bring the sword to Kronos." "Who would use it to raise his brothers from Tartarus," I guessed. "And we'd be in big trouble. -- Rick Riordan
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Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we liked it! -- Rick Riordan
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I just wish we could move faster.' He chin-pointed to Nico. 'I don't see how this kid is going to last one more jump. How many more will it take us to get home? -- Rick Riordan
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My name is Magnus Chase. I'm sixteen years old. This is the story of how my life went downhill after I got myself killed. -- Rick Riordan
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I love teaching. I love working with kids ... maybe some day I'll go back to the classroom. I'm not ready to say it'll never happen. -- Rick Riordan
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The Rosetta Stone, -- Rick Riordan
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I don't define myself by boys who may or may not like me. -- Rick Riordan
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Mussolini?" Leo frowned. "Wasn't he like BFFs with Hitler? -- Rick Riordan
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Was that amazing?" she demanded.
"That was amazing," I agreed. It's hard to pull off a romantic kiss when you're both drenched in muck, but we gave it our best shot. -- Rick Riordan
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Luke's left side was bloody. His eyes were open - blue eyes, the way they used to be. His breath was a deep rattle. "Good ... blade," he croaked. -- Rick Riordan
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Meg gagged. "I hate bugs."
That made sense for a daughter of the agriculture goddess, but to me the dead ant didn't seem any grosser than the piles of garbage in which we often swam. -- Rick Riordan
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Kekrops agreed to leave his guards above deck with Buford the table, who ordered them to drop and give him twenty push-ups. The guards seemed to take this as a challenge. -- Rick Riordan
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Go Chase A Donut. -Percy Jackson. -- Rick Riordan
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I'M PRETTY GOOD at multitasking, so I figured I could flee in terror and argue at the same time. -- Rick Riordan
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He said Manhattan had other problems - whatever that meant. And sometimes when I looked across the water, I could swear I was seeing things. Sadie laughed about it, but once I thought I saw a flying horse. Probably just the mansion's magic barriers causing optical illusions, but still, it was weird. -- Rick Riordan
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Soon he had a glowing, stinking lasso of poisonous weeds. Hooray. -- Rick Riordan
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The Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation state. Their civilization lasted thousands of years."
"Yeah," I said. "And now they're gone. -- Rick Riordan
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HAZEL WAS AN EXPERT ON WEIRD. She'd seen her mother possessed by an earth goddess. She'd created a giant out of gold. She'd destroyed an island, died, and come back from the Underworld. But getting kidnapped by a field of grass? That was new. She -- Rick Riordan
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Poison!" Grover yelped. "Don't let those things touch you or ... "
"Or we'll die?" I guessed.
"Well ... after you shrivel slowly to dust, yes."
"Let's avoid the swords," I decided. -- Rick Riordan
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I turned to Dionysus. "You cured him?"
"Madness is my specialty. It was quite simple."
"But ... you did something nice. Why?"
He raised and eyebrow. "I am nice! I simple ooze niceness, Perry Johansson. Haven't you noticed? -- Rick Riordan
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You must carry on my spirit. It can no longer be carried by a god. It must be taken up by all of you. - Pan -- Rick Riordan
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Her wavy blond hair -- Rick Riordan
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You must save Olympus, Pedro! -- Rick Riordan
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You speak horse?" Hazel asked.
"Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mean a Neptune thing."
"Then you and Arion should get along fine," Hazel said. "He's a son of Neptune too."
Percy turned pale. "Excuse me? -- Rick Riordan
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I can't believe how much this place has grown," Hazel muttered.
The taxi driver grinned in the rearview mirror. "Been a long time since you visited, miss?"
"About seventy years," Hazel said.
The driver slid the glass partition closed and drove on in silence. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy scowled. "I-I know you."
Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you? -- Rick Riordan
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Why would Roman gods want to date Chinese Canadians? -- Rick Riordan
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The thing about plummetting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter - if you realize it's a bad idea when you're halfway down, it's too late. -- Rick Riordan
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At the end of the warehouse was a dais constructed from pallets of books: stack of vampire novels, walls of James Patterson thrillers, and a throne from about a thousand copies of something called The Five Habits of Highly Aggressive Women. -- Rick Riordan
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Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of whack-a-mole. Ella was fluttering above him, dodging missiles and calling out advice: "The groin. The Earthborn's groin is sensitive."
SMASH!
"Good. Yes. Tyson found its groin. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't lose hope, Frank. Rainbows always stand for hope. - Iris, Rainbow Goddess -- Rick Riordan
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What? You run? Coward! Stand still and die!
Percy had no intention of doing that. -- Rick Riordan
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Stop!" he yelled at the others. "Multigrain fighting is not allowed! -- Rick Riordan
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They're Lares. House gods."
"House gods," Percy said. "Like ... smaller than real gods, but larger than apartment gods? -- Rick Riordan
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Look," Percy continued, "I know I'm new here. I know you guys don't like to mention the massacre in the nineteen eighties-"
"He mentioned it!" one of the ghosts whimpered. -- Rick Riordan
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There's another problem," Percy said. "I'm not good with air travel. It's dangerous for a son of Neptune."
"You'll have to risk it ... and so will I," Frank said. "By the way, we're related."
Percy almost stumbled off the roof. "What? -- Rick Riordan
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Would Grandmother scold him? Would she say, "Frank! Thank the gods, you've come. I'm surrounded by monsters."
More likely she'd scold him, or mistake them for intruders and chase them off with a frying pan. -- Rick Riordan
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Yeah, flattering." Percy raised Riptide. "But actually I'm the son of Poseidon. I'm from Camp Half-Blood. -- Rick Riordan
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Bad pony-men! BOO! -- Rick Riordan
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Frank nodded grimly. Well ... any goddess who throws a Ding Dong at a giant can't be all bad. Let's go. -- Rick Riordan
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[Iris] squeezed his hand. Don't lose hope, Frank. Rainbows always stand for hope. -- Rick Riordan
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Stand your ground!" Stheno yelled. "I've got free samples! -- Rick Riordan
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No more Lastrygonians." Ella fluttered down and landed next to them. "Six minus six is zero. Spears are good for subtraction, yep. -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon."
"Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug.
Percy stifled a laugh. "Actually he's more like a great-great- ... Oh, never mind. Yeah, he's your brother."
"Thanks." Frank mumbled through a mouthful of flannel. -- Rick Riordan
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Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked.
"No such thing as fair," Frank told himself. "If I'm going to burn, it might as well be bright. -- Rick Riordan
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As Hazel marched down the hill, she cursed in Latin. Percy didn't understand all of it, but he got son of a gorgon, power-hungry snake, and a few choice suggestions about where Octavian could stick his knife. -- Rick Riordan
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Hope," Frank grumbled. "I'd rather have a few good weasels. -- Rick Riordan
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Ella, just stay here. Stay safe."
"Safe," Ella repeated. "Ella likes being safe. Safety in numbers. Safety deposit boxes. Ella will go with Tyson."
"What?" Percy said. "Oh ... fine, whatever. Just don't get hurt. And Mrs. O'Leary - "
"ROOOF."
"How do you feel about pulling a chariot? -- Rick Riordan
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Percy, explaining things to you is like lecturing a gerbil. -- Rick Riordan
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...good things, important things, should be eternal. -- Rick Riordan
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She tugged at the little braids on each side of her head. Again, Jason thought how glad he was that she'd lost the Aphrodite blessing. With the makeup and the dress and the perfect hair, she'd looked about twenty-five, glamorous, and completely out of his league. -- Rick Riordan
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How do I defeat Apophis?"
"I'm so glad you asked!" Thoth beamed at me with his multicolored eyes. "Unfortunately, I can't tell you."
I glanced at Walt. "Do you want to kill him, or should I? -- Rick Riordan
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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, me?"
Just kill him, Horus said.
Shut up, I said.
At least kill the guitar. -- Rick Riordan
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Zia looked appalled. "Setne? As in the Setne? Does Carter realize - ?" "Yep." "And Thoth suggested this?" "Yep." "And you're actually going along with it?" "Yep. -- Rick Riordan
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Come on," I said. "I've got some questions for Thoth. And then I'm going to punch him in the beak. -- Rick Riordan
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Thoth's beak! You are impossibley stubborn."
"Yeah, it's a gift. -- Rick Riordan
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I've never been a collector - just a consumer - and these days unless a book is signed to me by another author, I don't normally have any qualms about passing it to a friend or donating it to the library. -- Rick Riordan
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They [Percy and Annabeth] held the Doors shut as the elevator shuddered and the music played, while somewhere below them, a Titan and a giant sacrificed their lives for their escape. -- Rick Riordan
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The Temple of Dendur," Zia said. "Actually it was built by the Romans - "
"When they occupied Egypt," Carter said, like this was delightful information. "Augustus commissioned it."
"Yes," Zia said.
"Fascinating," I murmured. "Would you two like to be left alone with a history textbook? -- Rick Riordan
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Leto had two beautiful babies - a boy named Apollo and a girl named Artemis. They were born on the seventh day of the seventh month, -- Rick Riordan
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He wove between the trees, leading Annabeth at a full sprint despite her blindness.
Percy realized how much she trusted him to get her out of this. -- Rick Riordan
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No!" Leo yelled.
"Uhhh," Nico groaned from the floor.
"Piper!" Jason cried.
"Monkey!" Frank yelled.
"Not monkeys," Hazel grumbled. "I think those are dwarfs."
"Stealing my stuff!" Leo yelled, and ran for the stairs. -- Rick Riordan
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You may choose to believe or not, but the fact is that immortal means immortal. Can you imagine that for a moment, never dying? Never fading? Existing, just as you are, for all time? -- Rick Riordan
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If this was a middle-class family in Alfheim, I didn't want to split a lunch tab with the one-percenters. -- Rick Riordan
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Of course it's a trap
With her, it always is one
Trappy McTrapface

Britomartis jumped from the ledge and landed in a kneeling position, her skirts spread around her in a pool of netting.
(She loves those dramatic entrances. She is such an anime-character wannabe.) -- Rick Riordan
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Then there were the giants. Dozens of bright-blue men, each thirty feet tall with gray frosty hair, were wading through the forests, fishing in the bay, and striding across the mountains. -- Rick Riordan
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If i fall your catching me" Piper said as she grabbed Jasons arm
"Uh ... sure" Jason hoped he wasn't blushing
Leo stepped out next "Your catching me too superman, but i ain't holding your hand"
- The Lost Hero, Aeolus place -- Rick Riordan
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Husband, we talked about this," Persephone chided. "You can't go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he's brave. I like that. -- Rick Riordan
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I kept climbing
past another telkhine, who was so startled he dropped his Lil' Demons lunch box. I left him alive
partly because his lunch box was cool, partly so he could raise the alarm and hopefully get his friends to follow me rather than head toward the engine room. -- Rick Riordan
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Partly because his lunch box was cool, partly so he could raise the alarm and hopefully -- Rick Riordan
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I past another telkhine, who was so startled he dropped his Lil' Demons lunch box. I left him alive - partly because he had a cool lunch box ... -- Rick Riordan
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You must be hungry," said the satyr. "Either that, or your stomach speaks hedgehog. That was quite a statement in hedgehog. -- Rick Riordan
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The giant scratched his beard, and a single white whisker twirled down like an Apache helicopter and crashed nearby, sending up a mushroom cloud of snow. -- Rick Riordan
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You'll find your destiny, and your hard journey will finally make sense. But first you must face many sorrows. I regret that, but heroes cannot be shaped any other way. -- Rick Riordan
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I wasn't in the mood to play break-the-snake, but in front of me was a stand with a model of the ship, like a YOU ARE HERE display. I ripped the model off the pedestal and hurled it at the first dracaena. The boat smacked her in the face and she went down with the ship. -- Rick Riordan
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Writing is like a sport - you only get better if you practice -- Rick Riordan
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The tone of the scream reminded me of Hera whenever she stormed through the hallways of Olympus, yelling at me for leaving the godly toilet seat up. -- Rick Riordan
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Victory must be real. It must be earned. That means it must be rare and difficult, against steep odds, and defeat must be the other. -- Rick Riordan
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I'd made water shoot out of the bathroom fixtures. I didn't understand how. But the toilets responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing. -- Rick Riordan
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Everyone knows that when advancing into danger, the soprano goes first. They are your infantry, while the altos and tenors are your cavalry, and the bass your artillery. -- Rick Riordan
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as if he were talking to a police artist: Yes, officer, that's the girl who stole my heart! -- Rick Riordan
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(I prefer to be the noisiest thing in my environment, thank you very much.) -- Rick Riordan
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The story of Psyche finally made sense to him- why a mortal girl would be so afraid. Why would she risk breaking the rules to look the god of love in the face, because she feared he might be a monster.
Psyche had been right. Cupid was a monster. Love was the most savage monster of all. -- Rick Riordan
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Mount You-Gotta-Be-Kidding-Me. -- Rick Riordan
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Dylan? Are you kidding me? I'm breathing Dylan?" "Yes," Kym said. "That seems to be his name. -- Rick Riordan
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I keep forgetting about your amnesia. Heh. Forgetting about amnesia. That's funny. -- Rick Riordan
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It's better than looking at you. -- Rick Riordan
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Papadopoulos simply did not possess the power. 'I can't!' I SHALT ASSIST, promised the Arrow of Dodona. STARTEST THOU: 'PLAGUEY, PLAGUEY, PLAGUEY.' 'The enchantment does not start plaguey, plaguey, plaguey!' 'Who are you talking to?' Austin demanded. 'My arrow! I -- Rick Riordan
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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
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Wait," Percy said. "So you mean - " "Right," Nico said again. "But it's cool. We're cool. I mean, I see now ... you're cute, but you're not my type." "I'm not your type ... Wait. So - -- Rick Riordan
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What about King Tut's tomb?" I protested.
"That boy king?" Zia rolled her eyes. "Boring. You should see some of the good tombs. -- Rick Riordan
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Her eyes were luminous gold. I wondered if that was the last color a bug saw when it was trapped in amber - and if the bug thought, wow, that's beautiful, right before it was frozen forever. -- Rick Riordan
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I'll let you and Zia have some quality time," she told me. "Just the two of you and your coat. -- Rick Riordan
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Zia," I said, "that's a goddess. She defeated Bast. What chance do you have?"
Zia held up her staff and the carved lion's head burst into flames - a small red fireball so bright, it lit the entire room. "I am a scribe in the House of LIfe, Sadie Kane. I am trained to fight gods. -- Rick Riordan
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Sadie and Bes laughed like crazy. Me, I was too busy yelling, "Crevice! Look out! Flaming geyser! Go left!" Call me practical. I wanted to live. I grabbed Zia's hand and tried to hang on. -- Rick Riordan
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Now the tattoos," Zia announced. "Brilliant!" I said. "On your tongue," she added. "Excuse me? -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, god," I said. "Sorry, sorry. Do I die now?"
Sadie to Zia -- Rick Riordan
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That's right, Sadie. For our first real date, I picked up Zia in a boat pulled by a deranged griffin. So what? Like your dates aren't weird? -- Rick Riordan
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Somewhere behind me, Zia yelled, "Hippo!" Which I thought was a little late.

~Carter Kane -- Rick Riordan
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My name is Zia Rashid. -- Rick Riordan
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Something inside me clicked, like an engine shifting into higher gear. My thinking suddenly became faster and clearer. The anger and fear didn't go away, but I realized they weren't important. They weren't going to help me ... -- Rick Riordan
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Then, people butchered animals all the time for meat or hide or shell or whatever. This is why my friend Piper became a vegetarian.) -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, you're lucky. My cabin is closest to the stables. I can hear her yelling all night: FIRST PLACE OR DEATH! AN A MINUS IS A FAILING GRADE! Leo really needs to design a gag that's better than my old sock. -- Rick Riordan
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Baboons are very wise animals," Bast said.
"Agh!" Khufu picked his nose, then turned his Technicolor bum our direction. He threw his friends the ball. They began to fight over it, showing one another their fangs and slapping their heads.
"Wise?" I asked. -- Rick Riordan
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Blackjack made a grumbling sound. Reyna could've sworn he tried to say doughnuts. She must have been going delirious. -- Rick Riordan
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Poison is a nasty habit.' Kymopoleia waved her hand and the murky clouds dissipated. 'Secondhand poison can kill a person, you know.'
Jason wasn't too fond of firsthand poison either, but he decided not to mention that. -- Rick Riordan
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Surfing? he asked. She laughed, and the sound sent a shock wave through the water. The wailing faded to background noise. Annabeth wondered if anyone had ever laughed in Tartarus before - just a pure, simple laugh of pleasure. She doubted it. -- Rick Riordan
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You jumped into Tartarus," she said, "because Percy said your name? -- Rick Riordan
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Nico twisted his silver skull ring. Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys, but it's true. If anybody can survive, he will, especially if he's got Annabeth at his side. They're going to find a way through Tartarus. -- Rick Riordan
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Now ... well, after what happened in Tartarus, it seemed like Percy had graduated to a totally different level of butt-kickery. -- Rick Riordan
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Bob ... the Titan ... he only helped us in Tartarus because you were kind to him. You told him we were worth saving. That's the only reason we're alive.' She said we so easily, as if she and Percy were interchangeable, inseparable. -- Rick Riordan
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Thousands of years ago, after the big Titan-God war, the gods had sliced him into bits with his own scythe and scattered his remains in Tartarus, which is like the gods' bottomless recycling bin for their enemies. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico was devastatingly alone. He'd lost his big sister Bianca. He'd pushed away all other demigods who'd tried to get close to him. His experiences at Camp Half-Blood, in the Labyrinth and in Tartarus had left him scarred, afraid to trust anyone. -- Rick Riordan
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At least he had Annabeth. They would find a way out of Tartarus. They had to. He didn't think much of fates and prophecies, but he did believe in one thing: Annabeth and he were supposed to be together. They hadn't survived so much just to get killed now. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy grunted. Believe me, some days I regret the choice. Oh, you want to turn down our offer? Okay, fine! ZAP! Lose your memory! Go to Tartarus! -- Rick Riordan
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Keep climbing,' he told himself.
'Cheeseburgers,' his stomach replied.
'Shut up,' he thought.
'With fries,' his stomach complained. -- Rick Riordan
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One false step, and you'll fall all the way to Tartarus - and believe me, unlike the Doors of Death, this would be a one-way trip, a very hard fall! I will not have you dying before you tell me your plan for my artwork. -- Rick Riordan
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So what if they were in Tartarus? So what if they stood a slim chance of surviving? He was so glad that they were together, he had the ridiculous urge to smile. -- Rick Riordan
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For one thing, he wasn't sure what kind of small talk to make with a guy who'd recently come back from Tartarus. Catch that last episode of Doctor Who? Oh, right. You were trudging through the Pit of Eternal Damnation! -- Rick Riordan
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His white admiral's jacket gleamed with medals, nut Loki wasn't exactly wearing it regulation-style. It was open over a black T-shirt featuring Jack Nicholson's face from The Shinnig. The caption read: HEEEERE'S LOKI! -- Rick Riordan
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I need to use the Dam Bathroom, I need to use the Dam Snack bar, I want a Dam Tee-Shirt. -- Rick Riordan
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Malcolm looked like the perfect battlefield commander, except for the fact that he'd forgotten his pants. His red briefs made quite a statement with his sword and leather cuirass. -- Rick Riordan
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I am the darkest!" hissed one of the demons. "No, I!" "No! Behold my darkness! -- Rick Riordan
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Damien Vesper Didn't plan on killing anyone today -- Rick Riordan
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And in the fountain squatted a giant crab.

I'm not talking 'giant' like $7.99 all-you-can-eat Alaskan king crab. I'm talking 'giant' like bigger than the fountain. -- Rick Riordan
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If you've seen a crab's mouth, all foamy and gross with whiskers and snapping bits, you can imagine this one didn't look any better blown up to billboard size. -- Rick Riordan
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Just because you kill people doesn't mean your feet should. -- Rick Riordan
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Not all monsters were three-ton reptiles with poisonous breath. Many wore human faces. -- Rick Riordan
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Dejardins was so stunned, he momentarily forgot how to speak English. Ce n'est pas possible. On ne pourrait pas- -- Rick Riordan
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Don't underestimate Camp Half-Blood. -- Rick Riordan
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Bianca di Angelo shivered. "That explains Nico, you remember last summer, those guys
who tried to attack us in the alley in DC?"
"And that bus driver," Nico said. "The one with the ram's horns. I *told* you that was real. -- Rick Riordan
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Silena, take the Aphrodite crew to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel."
Oh my gods," one of her sisters said. "Fifth Avenue is so on our way! We could accessorize, and monsters, like, totally hate the smell of Givenchy. -- Rick Riordan
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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. -- Rick Riordan
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The others strapped themselves below - except for Coach Hedge, who insisted on clinging to the forward rail, yelling, YEAH! Bring it on, Lake! -- Rick Riordan
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I kind of liked that, actually. You couldn't multitask while talking to him. The dialogue required one hundred percent focus. If all conversations were like that, I imagined people wouldn't say so much stupid garbage. -- Rick Riordan
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I hate this god. 'Exactly, Mr Elf!' Thor said. -- Rick Riordan
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You would do well to listen more and talk less, boy. -- Rick Riordan
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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 not kill me! -- Rick Riordan
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Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decided to destroy it. He couldn't imagine why. Maybe they hadn't like the deep-tissue massage? Maybe they'd gotten bad manicures? -- Rick Riordan
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Another yap shook the room. Broken branches tumbled to the floor. "Wh-what's up there?" I asked, my knees shaking. I thought about the Norns' prophecy, naming me a harbinger of evil. "Is it - the Wolf?" "Oh, much worse," Blitzen said. "It's the Squirrel. -- Rick Riordan
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Flirting with random women in a tavern? That sounds like Helios. Well, it sounds like most of the gods, actually. -- Rick Riordan
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the world won't end with friends -- Rick Riordan
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They passed through the waiting room, the statue of Hygeia was sitting on a bench, pouring acid on her face and singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," while her golden snake gnawed at her foot. The peaceful scene was almost enough to lift Leo's spirits. -- Rick Riordan
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Bast had insisted we keep everyone up-to-speed on the regular subjects like math and reading, although she did sometimes add her own elective courses, such as Advanced Cat Grooming, or Napping. There was a waiting list to get into Napping. -- Rick Riordan
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Still, Hazel Levesque impressed him - even when she wasn't sitting atop a scary immortal supersonic horse who cussed like a sailor. -- Rick Riordan
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If you're heading downtown from Centeral Park, my advice is to take the subway. Flying pigs are faster but way more dangerous -- Rick Riordan
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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? -- Rick Riordan
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I promise to keep her secure. Then I took two large wads a candle wax, kneaded them into earplugs, and stuff them into my ears. Annabeth nodded sarcastically, letting me know the air plugs are a real fashion statement. I made a face at her ... -- Rick Riordan
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A big glowing red dude with the head of a wolf guarded a herd of ... Were those unicorns? -- Rick Riordan
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Did someone just call me the wine dude?" he asked in a lazy drawl. "It's Bacchus, please. Or Mr. Bacchus. Or Lord Bacchus. Or, sometimes, Oh-My-Gods-Please-Don't-Kill-Me, Lord Bacchus. -- Rick Riordan
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Destroy it?' Leo was appalled. 'You've got a life-size bronze dragon, and you want to destroy it?'
'It breathes fire,' Nyssa explained. 'It's deadly and out of control.'
'But it's a dragon! -- Rick Riordan
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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? -- Rick Riordan
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I have a doctor's note. -- Rick Riordan
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He looked like a hallucinating ballerina in boxer shorts, -- Rick Riordan
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That is exactly how people beat Chinese handcuffs. They turn into iguanas. -- Rick Riordan
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Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. Keep it simple. -- Rick Riordan
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That is exactly how you beat chinese handcuffs. You turn into Iguanas. -- Rick Riordan
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Kronos himself paced at the top of the plaza, swinging his scythe -- Rick Riordan
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They won't attack," Reyna said, "unless you try to steal something, or unless I tell them to. -- Rick Riordan
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And if you like lots of stealing, backstabbing, and cannibalism, then read on, because it definitely was a Golden Age for all that. -- Rick Riordan
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You mean a bad heel?" I said. "Couldn't I just, like, wear something besides sandals? No offense."
-Percy -- Rick Riordan
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I'm not usually an eavesdropper,but i dare you to try not listening if you hear your best friend talking about you to an adult. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth finished her note and folded the napkin. On the outside, she wrote: Connor, Give this to Rachel. Not a prank. Don't be a moron. Love, Annabeth -- Rick Riordan
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And I could always set Coach Hedge on fire," Leo volunteered. "Then he can be fire." The thought of a blazing satyr screaming, "Die, scumbag!" as he attacked Gaea was almost enough to make Piper laugh - almost. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper to Drew:
P: In case youthink Im not a true Daughter of Aphrodite dont even look at Jason Grace. He may not know it yet but he's mine. If you even try to make a move, I will load you into a catapult and shoot you across Long Island Sound. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm coming back for you Calypso," he said to the night wind. "I swear on the river Styx. -- Rick Riordan
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I should've been very cross with Anubis. Kissing me without permission - the nerve! -- Rick Riordan
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Looked like he could go six rounds with Chuck Norris without breaking a sweat. -- Rick Riordan
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Games? Cupid struck, slapping Nico sideways into a granite pedestral Love is no game! It is no flowery softness! It is hard work!
A quest that never ends. It demands everything from you
especially the truth. Only then does it yield rewards -- Rick Riordan
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The elf had regained consciousness ... sort of. He leaned against Blitz, giggling silently and making random signs like, Butterfly. Pop. Yippee. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper: it looks like we have hole. Percy: Yeah we've got a dam hole! (LOL-ing) Piper: What! Percy: Inside joke. (still LOL-ing) Piper: Whatever. -- Rick Riordan
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If not for the horses, Piper would've died. -- Rick Riordan
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It only took a few minutes, but it seemed like longer with everyone watching him. The silence was heavy, and for so many ADHD demigods to sit still listening for that long, Jason knew the story must have sounded pretty wild. He ended with Hera's visit right before the meeting. -- Rick Riordan
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When in doubt," Calypso said, "Tater Tots. -- Rick Riordan
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Exquisitely painful, isn't it? Not being sure who you love and loves you? -Aphrodite -- Rick Riordan
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Turns out Valhalla had been sending its recycling to home plate at Fenway, which could explain any problems the Red Sox were having with their offensive lineup. -- Rick Riordan
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You can't plan for feelings. You have to accept that. Let it scare you. Trust that it'll be okay anyway. -- Rick Riordan
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You Titans are about as bright as my gym socks. -- Rick Riordan
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It's okay," he said. "We're together." He didn't say you're okay, or we're alive. After all they'd been through over the last year, he knew that the most important thing was that they were together. She loved him for saying that. -- Rick Riordan
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Just don't ask me to deliver any more satyr babies and we'll get along great. -- Rick Riordan
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Since moving to Valhalla, I'd learned an impressive number of Old Norse cusswords. Meinfretr translated as something like stinkfart, which was, naturally, the worse kind of fart -- Rick Riordan
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Wrongly chosen, wrongly slain, A hero Valhalla cannot contain. Nine days hence the sun must go east, Ere Sword of Summer unbinds the beast. -- Rick Riordan
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Die painfully. Go to Valhalla. Gain the ability to drag rancid, colossal severed heads across a dock. Hooray. -- Rick Riordan
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Is this guy Love or Death? Jason growled.
Ask your friends, Cupid said. Frank, Hazel, and Percy met my counterpart, Thanatos. We are not so different. Except Death is sometimes kinder. -- Rick Riordan
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Love is on every side, Cupid said. And no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you.
"Great," Jason said. "Now he's spouting greeting card messages. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?" Cupid laughed. "I am the god of love. I am never fair. -- Rick Riordan
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Hades took off his helm. His complexion was even paler than usual. He had a bad case of helmet hair. He was sweating and nervous and blinking like he had something in his eyes. "I am Hades," he said in a squeaky voice. "I love you. -- Rick Riordan
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Cupid," Jason called, "where are you?"
'Where you least expect me,' Cupid answered. 'As love always is. -- Rick Riordan
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I suppose you want me to give certificates to all the contestants? Little plastic trophies to every single athlete or soldier for participation? Should we all line up and shake hands and tell each other, Good game? No! -- Rick Riordan
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Waitress!" Hedge called. "Six double espressos, and whatever these guys want. Put it on the girl's tab. -- Rick Riordan
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The truth is harsh." Anubis said. "Spirits come to the Hall of Judgement all the time, and they cannot let go of their lies. They deny their faults, their true feelings, their mistakes ... right up until Ammit devours their souls for eternity. It takes strength and courage to admit the truth. -- Rick Riordan
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Twelve minutes. I can give you that. -- Rick Riordan
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Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better. -- Rick Riordan
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The waiter brought fresh-baked bread and cheese, a bottle of sparkling water for Annabeth, and a Coke with ice for me (because I'm a barbarian). -- Rick Riordan
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Rachel: They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb.
Annabeth: Was it hard? -- Rick Riordan
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but the going was slow. -- Rick Riordan
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On a basketball court, five players were in the middle of an intense game. They wore assortment of jerseys from different American teams, and they all seemed keen to win - grunting and snarling at each other, stealing the ball and pushing.
Oh ... and the players were all baboons. -- Rick Riordan
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A godsend," she repeated. Funny choice of words. -- Rick Riordan
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Do you think me cruel?" Neith asked. "Oh, yes, I collect the pockets of my enemies." "Horrifying," I said. "I didn't know demons had pockets." "Oh, yes." Neith glanced in either direction, apparently to be sure no one was eavesdropping. "You just have to know where to look. -- Rick Riordan
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I thought maybe he was seeing another tree. - Juniper -- Rick Riordan
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Also, Ares developed a serious fear of jars. I think I'm going to get him a nice one for Christmas. -- Rick Riordan
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Strange things conspire when one tries to cheat fate -- Rick Riordan
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Percy inhaled the muffin. The coffee was great. Now, Percy thought, if he could just get a shower, a change of clothes, and some sleep, he'd be golden. Maybe even Imperial golden. -- Rick Riordan
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Let's start again. Hi, I'm Samirah al-Abbas... You can call me Sam. Everyone does. I'll be your Valkyrie this evening. Pleased to meet you properly... I will now escort you to dinner." She forced a smile. "If you embarrass me, I'll be the first to kill you. -- Rick Riordan
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I guess it started in London, the night our dad blew up the British museum. -- Rick Riordan
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No man may be completely invulnerable. -- Rick Riordan
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Holy mother!"
"Hmph. More like holy father. I'd think you'd know the difference."
-Hephaetus -- Rick Riordan
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A big sacrifice is coming, and you won't have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It will cost the world dearly. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy (talking about Annabeth):I found myself staring at her, which was stupid since I'd seen her a billion times. Still, she seemed so much more mature. It was kind of intimidating. I mean, sure, she'd always been cute, but she was starting to be seriously beautiful. -- Rick Riordan
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But Percy Jackson has always been reliable. You have nothing to fear. Besides, he likes me. I taught him everything he knows."
She frowned. "You did?"
I found her innocence somewhat charming. So many obvious things she did not know. "Of course. Now let's go up. -- Rick Riordan
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Demigods today. I blame social media for their short attention spans. When you can't even take the time to listen to a god hold forth, that's just sad. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm guessing this isn't the Mississippi," I said.
"The River of Night," Bloodstained Blade hummed. "It is every river and no river - the shadow of the Mississippi, the Nile, the Thames. It flows throughout the Duat, with many branches and tributaries."
"Clears that right up," I muttered. -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, guys!" Grover yelled somewhere above us. "I think she's unconscious!"
"Roooaaarrr!"
"Maybe not," Grover corrected. -- Rick Riordan
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Um," Grover said. "Percy?"
"Yeah?"
"I thought you'd want to know."
"Yeah?"
"Cerberus? He's saying we've got ten seconds to pray to the god of our choice.After that ... well ... he's hungry. -- Rick Riordan
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That's us," he said. "Those five nuts right there."
"Which one is me?" I asked.
"The little deformed one," Zoe suggested.
"Oh, shut up. -- Rick Riordan
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Safety from what? Who's after me?" "Oh, nobody much," Grover said, obviously still miffed about the donkey comment. "Just the Lord of the Dead and a -- Rick Riordan
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Hey Grover! Thorn's kidnapping us! He's a poisonous spike-throwing maniac! Help! -- Rick Riordan
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Only one store on the block looked open, its windows glaring with neon. The sign above the door said something like CRSTUY'S WATRE BDE ALPACE. "Crusty's Water Bed Palace?" Grover translated. It didn't sound like a place I'd ever go except in an emergency, but this definitely qualified. -- Rick Riordan
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Grover and Nico came back from their walk, and Grover helped me fix up my wounded arm.
"It's green!" Nico said with delight. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh." My spirits fell. I remembered Grover as being quite resourceful, but if he was dealing with California's natural disasters, he was unlikely to be back anytime in the next decade. -- Rick Riordan
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that weird sour body odor only monsters have, like a skunk that's been living off Mexican food. Grover -- Rick Riordan
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But Grover's voice was already growing fainter. 'Sweet dreams. Don't let me die! -- Rick Riordan
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Now, if you have never been hit by a flying burrito, count yourself lucky. In terms of deadly projectiles, it's right up there with grenades and cannonballs. -- Rick Riordan
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For Pan! Grover rushed in from the right. He threw his sheep bone, which bounced harmlessly off the monster's forehead. -- Rick Riordan
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of your mother. And the fact that Grover -- Rick Riordan
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But ... you're still getting married?" Grover sounded hurt. "Who's the bride?" Ploypemus looked toward the boiling pot. Clarisse made a strangled sound. "Oh, no! You can't be serious. I'm not- -- Rick Riordan
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Lots of death, huh? Personally, I'm trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun! -- Rick Riordan
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Race you to the road?" I said.
"You are so going to lose." She (Annabeth) took off down Half-Blood Hill and I sprinted after her.
For once, I didn't look back. -- Rick Riordan
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A tai chi principle: If you don't want someone to run away from you, run away from them first. Become yin to make them become yang. I'm not sure why it works, but almost always they'll follow you like air filling a vacuum. -- Rick Riordan
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Drivin' the green train I'm all like, Choo-choo! Choo-choo! Can't catch me! - Oh, poop! A -- Rick Riordan
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He issued orders to us: demigods who come to us for aid are no longer to be tolerated. We are to crush your little mortal faces.'
There was an uncomfortable silence.
'That sounds ... extreme,' Jason ventured. -- Rick Riordan
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Like water leaking through a dam," said Piper.
"Yeah," smiled Percy. "We've got a dam hole."
"What?" Piper asked.
"Nothing," he said. "Inside joke. -- Rick Riordan
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Boy," Annabeth interrupted, "I'm sure you both would've been wonderful at killing each other. But right now you need some rest. -- Rick Riordan
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He wondered how the little crud monkeys were doing in New York. He hoped they were still having fun harassing Romans, stealing lots of shiny zippers and causing legionnaires' pants to fall down. -- Rick Riordan
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What the creeping crud is that?" he demanded. "You're inside a giant glowing chicken-man! -- Rick Riordan
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She smiled sympathetically. She really was beautiful. And not just because she had a pretty face or anything. She believed in love so much, it was impossible not to feel giddy when she talked about it. -- Rick Riordan
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You stood up to the dragon so Beckendorf would have his chance to jump - now that was brave."
"Or pretty stupid."
"Percy, you're a brave guy," she said. "Just take the compliment. I swear, is it so hard? -- Rick Riordan
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I grabbed a pair of glowing red legs. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth realized that if six of them went on these two quests, it would leave Percy alone on the ship with Coach Hedge, which was maybe not a situation a caring girlfriend should put him in. Nor was she eager to let Percy out of her sight again - not after they'd been apart for so many months. -- Rick Riordan
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There's a little hero inside all of us. -- Rick Riordan
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Love is no game! It is no flowery softness! It is hard work - a quest that never ends. It demands everything from you - especially the truth. -- Rick Riordan
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The sign read MOUSE PASS GAS
Frank: That's wrong -- Rick Riordan
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Dakota's head was stuck in his toga. He staggered around olike a Kool-Aid-stained ghost.
"Um," Percy said, "should I wear my bed sheets? -- Rick Riordan
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I'm sorry I can't do more. But happy birthday, Sadie.
He leaned forward and kissed me on the lips. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico's anger turned as cold and dark as his blade. He'd been morphed into a few plants himself, and he didn't appreciate it. He hated people like Bryce Lawrence, who inflicted pain just for fun. -- Rick Riordan
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He was proud of his "hometown" goddess, even if he hadn't found his one true pairing (OTP) yet. -- Rick Riordan
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Nothing beats camping out in a dreary Jotunheim forest while your friend stitches runes on a giant bowling bag! -- Rick Riordan
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Hedge yelled a question that might have been: Where's Frank? Percy pointed at the giant koi. Frank waved his left dorsal fin. 'Sup? -- Rick Riordan
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Square one, here I come. - Sam -- Rick Riordan
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So amaze! Such name!
Sssssarah with five s's is
Still two syllablessssss -- Rick Riordan
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The horse seemed to bend time and space as he ran, blurring the landscape and making Frank feel like he'd just drunk a gallon of whole milk without his lactose-intolerance medicine: Seven hundred and fifty miles per hour. Eight hundred. Eight hundred and three. Fast. very Fast. -- Rick Riordan
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I'd missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit. -- Rick Riordan
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After our mom died, her parents (our grandparents) had this big court battle with dad. After six lawyers, two fistfights, and a near fatal attack with a spatula (don't ask), they won the right to keep Sadie with them in England. -- Rick Riordan
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Are you wearing clean underwear?' the statue asked.
'Hey, lady,' Leo said, 'that's getting personal. -- Rick Riordan
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I turned and found Dionysus standing there, still in his black suit.
Walk with me," he said.
Where to?" I asked suspiciously.
Just to the campfire," he said. "I was beginning to feel better, so I
thought I would talk with you a bit. You always manage to annoy me."
Uh, thanks. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy gave her a sideways smile. "Yeah, we can't have another incident like in Kansas. I might kill my bro Jason." "Or I might kill my bro Percy," Jason said amiably. -- Rick Riordan
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She thought about her cousins in Oklahoma, which was odd, since she'd never spent much time with them. She didn't even know them very well. Now she was sorry about that. -- Rick Riordan
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I felt a bit silly giving this advice to a girl who regularly fought monsters with golden swords, but I had promised Bill Nye the Science Guy I would always promote safe laboratory practices. -- Rick Riordan
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For the rest of my life I would always be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if. -Perseus Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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That didn't seem to reassure Nico, but his eyes were -- Rick Riordan
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We Amazons-we would prefer to live life to the fullest. We love, we fight, we die. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh my god, I am so awesome!" Leo bellowed.
"So awesome!" Echo yelled back.
"He is funny," a nymph ventured.
"And cute, in a scrawny way," another said.
"Scrawny?" Leo asked. "Baby I invented scrawny. Scrawny is the new sizzling hot. -- Rick Riordan
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And if I was humming "Happy Birthday" and smiling stupidly as I fled for my life - well, that was nobody's business, was it? -- Rick Riordan
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Don't untie me," she said, "no matter what happens or how much I plead. I'll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself."
"Are you trying to tempt me?"
"Ha-ha. -- Rick Riordan
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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
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How did you decide when someone was irretrievably lost - when they were so evil or toxic or just plain set in their ways that you had to face the fact they were never going to change? How long could you keep trying to save them, and when did you give up and grieve for them as though they were dead? -- Rick Riordan
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I didn't like being a leader. I always had to appear confident for the sake of the others, even when I wasn't. -- Rick Riordan
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No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you. -- Rick Riordan
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No one can hate you more than someone who used to love you. -- Rick Riordan
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Almost everything strange washes up near Miami. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, why had the Labyrinth brought me here?
As soon as I thought this, I chided myself: Of course it would bring me where I least wanted to be. Austin had been wrong about the maze. It was still evil, designed to kill. It was just a little subtler about its homicides now. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy: I'll walk down to the cabins and Connor and Travis are stealing stuff from the camp store, and Silena is arguing with Annabeth trying to give her a new makeover, and Clarisse is still sticking the new kids' head into the toilets. It's nice that some things never change. -- Rick Riordan
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Weapons are allowed. Dirty tricks are expected. But try not to kill anybody!" Tantalus smiled at us like we were all naughty children. "Any killing will result in harsh punishment. No s'mores at the campfire for a week! Now ready your chariots! -- Rick Riordan
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These times make for strange friends and unexpected enemies. -- Rick Riordan
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Grover went off with his satyr friends to spread the word about our strange encounter with the magic of Pan. Within an hour, the satyrs were all running around agitated, asking where the nearest espresso bar was. -- Rick Riordan
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Just because you don't see me doesn't mean I wasn't there -- Rick Riordan
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Fish Ponies! I put them on the ceiling!"

-Tyson -- Rick Riordan
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I'm a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom. -- Rick Riordan
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Then again, Piper couldn't imagine choosing one demi god's life over another, -- Rick Riordan
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Want to hit Leo?
That is understandable
Hunk muffin earned it -- Rick Riordan
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You could've married the god of doctors or the god of lawyers, but noooo. You had to eat the pomegranate. -- Rick Riordan
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Here's a tip, Alyconeus. Next time you choose the biggest state for your home, don't set up base in the part that's only 10 miles wide.
Welcome to Canada, idiot. -- Rick Riordan
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Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon," Frank said. "Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes. -- Rick Riordan
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Worth the trouble. If they only knew about her dream. They had no idea. ... -- Rick Riordan
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Why would you come to Italy to see Spanish steps? That's like going to China for Mexican food, isn't it? -- Rick Riordan
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not here to marry you," Meleager said, though -- Rick Riordan
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No," Frank said. "I'm only a centurion." Jason cursed in Latin. "He means he can't control a whole legion. He's not of high enough rank." Nico swung back his black sword at another gryphon. "Well, then, promote him! -- Rick Riordan
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I was too shocked to register that he'd just cursed in Ancient Greek, and I'd understood him perfectly. -- Rick Riordan
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Pluto's pauldrons," Reyna cursed. -- Rick Riordan
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There is always a way out for those who are clever enough to find it. -- Rick Riordan
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You're that lady," Leo said. "The one who was named after Caribbean music."
Her eyes glinted murderously. "Caribbean music."
"Yeah. Reggae?" Leo shook his head. "Merengue? Hold on, I'll get it."
He snapped his fingers. "Calypso! -- Rick Riordan
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You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed. -- Rick Riordan
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paradises are usually places where you get killed. The -- Rick Riordan
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Only the fire of life can melt the chains of death. -- Rick Riordan
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I hate that guy." He offered Jason his arm, like they should go skipping inside together. "'I'm Dylan. I'm so cool, I want to date myself, but I can't figure out how! You want to date me instead? -- Rick Riordan
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Scrolls, notebooks, tablet computers, daggers, and a large bowl filled with jelly beans, -- Rick Riordan
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Humor was a good way to hide the pain. -- Rick Riordan
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Plus, humor ws a good way to hide the pain. And if that didn't work, there was always Plan B. Run aaway. Over and over. -- Rick Riordan
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He was the class clown, the court jester, because he'd learn early that if you cracked jokes and pretended you weren't scared, you usually didn't get beat up. Even the baddest gangster kids would tolerate you, keep you around for laughs. Plus, humor was a good way to hide the pain -- Rick Riordan
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Plus, humor is a good way to hide the pain. - Leo -- Rick Riordan
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All I heard was the blood rushing through my ears, and the distant rumble and crackle of the Lake of Fire. (And Khufu scratching himself and grunting, but that was nothing new.) -- Rick Riordan
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that's me. ancient history."

[Poseidon to Paul] -- Rick Riordan
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I wanted to be the harbinger of ice cream, or falafel. -- Rick Riordan
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I hate this plan," I said. "Let's do it. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth?" Percy said again. "You're planning something. You've got that I'm-planning-something look."
"I don't have an I'm-planning-something look."
"Yeah, you totally do. Your eyebrows knit together and your lips press together and - "
"Do you have a pen?" she asked him. -- Rick Riordan
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I CANNOT ALLOW THIS CITY TO EXIST, Zeus rumbled. I MUST MAKE YOU AN EXAMPLE SO THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. LIGHTNING INCOMING IN FIVE, FOUR, THREE ... -- Rick Riordan
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I wanted my students to leave my classroom loving reading and wanting to read more, and if they left my classroom thinking that reading is boring, then I haven't done my job. -- Rick Riordan
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My goal in the classroom was always to make sure they were having so much fun that they didn't realize they were learning. -- Rick Riordan
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Hello George. Hey Martha (Percy) Did you bring us a rat? (George) George, stop it!He's busy! (Martha) Too busy for rats? That's just sad. (George) -- Rick Riordan
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For what it's worth: trust your feelings. I can't promise that you'll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it. -- Rick Riordan
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I gave the dwarves an arrogant look, like, Yeah, that's right. I've got a talking disco sword and you don't. -- Rick Riordan
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Just Leo's luck. A super-hot immortal girl was waiting for him on Ogygia, but he couldn't figure out how to wire a stupid chunk of rock into the three-thousand-year-old navigation device. Some problems even duct tape couldn't solve. -- Rick Riordan
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The dead always outnumber the living. These spirits have waited centuries, unable to express their anger. Now I have given them bodies of earth. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo ran down the hall waving a wrench. Man, did you have to destroy the plumbing? -- Rick Riordan
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Percy, wake me for a second watch. Don't be a hero."
He gave her that smirk she'd come to love."Who, me?" He kissed her, his lips parched and feverishly warm. "Sleep. -- Rick Riordan
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As in all Abercrombie's books, friends turn out to be enemies, enemies turn out to be friends; the line between good and evil is murky indeed; and nothing goes quite as we expect. With eye-popping plot twists and rollicking good action, Half a King is definitely a full adventure. -- Rick Riordan
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AKHLYS LUNGED AT PERCY, and for a split second he thought: Well, hey, I'm just smoke. She can't touch me, right? He imagined the Fates up in Olympus, laughing at his wishful thinking: LOL, NOOB! The -- Rick Riordan
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He didn't think much of fates and prophecies, but he did believe in one thing: Annabeth and he were supposed to be together. -- Rick Riordan
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Even the gods couldn't devise a fates so twisted. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper had a new entry in her top-ten list of Times Piper Felt Useless.
Fighting Shrimpzilla with a dagger and a pretty voice? Not so effective. -- Rick Riordan
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Please tell me your master isn't Aeolus."
"That airhead?" Favonius snorted. "No, of course not."
"He means Eros." Nico's voice turned edgy. "Cupid, in Latin."
Favonius smiled. "Very good, Nico di Angelo. I'm glad to see you again, by the way. It's been a long time. -- Rick Riordan
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Rainbows. Very Macho! ~Leo Valdez -- Rick Riordan
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Percy: I thought I'd lost my mom forever, and I was stuck on a hill in a thunderstorm fighting this huge bull dude while Grover was passed out wailing. "Food!" It was terrifying, man. -- Rick Riordan
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People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldn't explain how. She didn't really want to know. -- Rick Riordan
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I think children love reading, and they will make time for it if we put the right books into their hands. And I hope I get the chance to keep being one of the people that writes them. -- Rick Riordan
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This is Sumarbrander, the Sword of Summer... and it is about to kick your collective butts."
"Thank you," said the sword.
Sam made a squeaking noise. -- Rick Riordan
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You are one freaking awesome baboon. -- Rick Riordan
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Thanks for not freaking out," I said.
"Oh, I'm freaking out," Paul promised, his eyes wide. "I just think it's awesome! -- Rick Riordan
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Rachel: You're a half-blood, too?
Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about?
Rachel: Okay. Hey, everybody! These two aren't human! They're half Greek god! ... They don't seem to care. -- Rick Riordan
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One basketball to rule them all," Leo muttered. -- Rick Riordan
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My son will not allow any fires tonight," Gaea said from the depths of the warehouse. "He is the void that consumes all magic, the cold that consumes all fire, the silence that consumes all speech."
Leo wanted to shout: "And I'm the dude that's all out of here! -- Rick Riordan
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I rested my hand on Will's shoulder. 'Don't worry. We'll be back by dawn.'
His mouth trembled ever so slightly. 'How can you be sure?'
'I'm the sun god,' I said, trying to muster more confidence than I felt. 'I always return at dawn. -- Rick Riordan
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I'll try to avoid cliffhangers -- Rick Riordan
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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!" yelled the driver. He slapped the bus with his hat. "Everybody get back on board! -- Rick Riordan
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Leo's voice boomed over the loudspeaker: SURRENDER! YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY ONE SPANKING HOT WAR MACHINE! The giant Enceladus howled in outrage. "Valdez!" WHAT'S UP, ENCHILADAS? Leo's voice roared back. NICE DAGGER IN YOUR FOREHEAD. -- Rick Riordan
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My mother was gone. The whole world should be black and cold. Nothing should look beautiful. -- Rick Riordan
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A Half-Blood of the eldest gods, Shall reach sixteen against all odds
And see the world in endless sleep
The Hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap
A single choice shall end his days
Olympus to preserve or raze. -- Rick Riordan
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A father should do more - a father should give more to his children than he takes. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't think about being famous, really. Being an author, I don't generally get stopped as I walk down the street. It's not like being a movie star. -- Rick Riordan
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A man of honor never surrenders his ukulele. -- Rick Riordan
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Apollo is hot'
'He's the sun god.'
'That's not what I meant -- Rick Riordan
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Even Dionysus's welcome-home speech wasn't enough to dampen my spirits. Yes, yes, so the little brat didn't get himself killed and now he'll have an even bigger head. Well, huzzah for that. In other announcements, there will be no canoe races this Saturday ... -- Rick Riordan
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Sassy the basset hound sat up on the seat and yawned. Her tongue rolled into a long bologna canoe. She did a little shuffle on her front paws and snorted. Maybe it was a friendly greeting. Maybe she was having a doggie coronary. -- Rick Riordan
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Sam judo-flipped him over her knee. -- Rick Riordan
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Next to me, pressed against the wall of the old fort, Annabeth peered into the rain, waiting for magical teenagers to fall out of the sky. -- Rick Riordan
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He was pretty sure he hadn't dozed off as a snake. Usually, he slept like a dog. -- Rick Riordan
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His eyes glittered, like a starving man looking at a Big Mac. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico jumped into the crowd, kicking groins, smacking faces with the flat of his blade, bashing helmets with his pommel. In ten seconds, the Romans all lay groaning and dazed on the ground. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't care what your nose says! The last time you smelled half-blood, it turned out to be a meatloaf sandwich!"
"Meatloaf sandwiches are good! But this is a half-blood scent, I swear. They are on board!"
"Bah, your brain isn't on board! -- Rick Riordan
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Some legends say that Hera's breast milk sprayed across the sky and created the Milky Way. I don't know. That seems like a whole lot of solar systems from just one squirt -- Rick Riordan
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Tell me again, exactly what Dr. Thorn said."
"Um, I hate middle school dances."
"No,no. After that. -- Rick Riordan
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The camp was going to be attacked on that day, something about a big bad goddess named Gaea, and an army, and Death being unleashed. You're telling me that day is this week? -- Rick Riordan
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Aphrodite strikes again, huh? You're gonna be the best-dressed warrior in town, beauty queen. -- Rick Riordan
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We've got to run," I said. "I don't suppose you mean away," Grover murmured hopefully. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't feel that way anymore," Nico muttered. "I mean ... I gave up on Percy. I was young and impressionable, and I-I don't ... -- Rick Riordan
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If you've ever tried ba travel, I wouldn't recommend it
unless of course you fancy turning into a phantom chicken and rafting uncontrollably through the currents of the Duat. -- Rick Riordan
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Are you a ghost? -- Rick Riordan
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When I got to the door I almost had a heart attack. We were parked on a mountain road so narrow, the RV would've toppled over if I'd sneezed wrong. -- Rick Riordan
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Clytius snarled, turning back and forth as if he couldn't decide which of them to kill first. Wait! Hold still! No! Ouch! -- Rick Riordan
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Trantulus casually roasted a marshmallow and reached out for it but the marshmallow commited sucide and dived into the flames. -- Rick Riordan
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She had the same hard look in her eyes, as if she'd been used for the past two thousand years and was getting tired of it. -- Rick Riordan
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For now." Nico smiled. "We're still trying to get in touch with the West Coast. You'll have a few dozen people out there who will definitely want to hit you. -- Rick Riordan
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Big brothers are the ones who are supposed to pull their punches. Little sisters - well, we should be able
to hit as hard as we like, shouldn't we? -- Rick Riordan
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If you were a god, how would you like being called a myth, an old story to explain lightning? What if I told you, Perseus Jackson, that someday people would call you a myth, just created to explain how little boys can get over losing their mothers? -- Rick Riordan
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Green grass breaks through snow,
Artemis pleads for my help,
I am so cool. -- Rick Riordan
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What's the point of being a magician if you can't wave your wand and make the people you care about feel better? -- Rick Riordan
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Lightning thief was good but the sea of monsters is better and has more action! -- Rick Riordan
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FORGET THE CHICKEN-NUGGET SMOKE SCREEN. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat. That night he had horrible nightmares. -- Rick Riordan
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Suspecting and knowing are not the same. -- Rick Riordan
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She'd meant to tell him that morning. Then he'd surprised her with this trip, and she couldn't ruin it. It was the first time they'd had a day together in what - three months? -- Rick Riordan
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You missed a pedestrian," I said. "You want to go back and hit her? -- Rick Riordan
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The dude gunned his BMW 528i (of course it had to be a BMW) and shot down Commonwealth Avenue, ignoring the lights, honking at other cars, weaving randomly from lane to lane. "You missed a pedestrian," I said. "You want to go back and hit her?" Randolph was too distracted to answer. -- Rick Riordan
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Holding a grudge is a fatal flaw. -- Rick Riordan
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Blitzen and Hearthstone collapsed at the bow. They started arguing with each other about which of them had taken the stupider risks, but they were so tired the debate deteriorated into a half-hearted poking contest, like a couple of second-graders. -- Rick Riordan
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My dear, I'm a cat. Everything I see is mine. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy let me go, she croaked. You can't pull me up.
Never -- Rick Riordan
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With his chubby face and his grumpy expression, he looked like a Buddha who'd achieved enlightenment and wasn't thrilled about it. -- Rick Riordan
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For every hero, a thousand cowards," said Hel. "For every brave death, a thousand senseless ones. -- Rick Riordan
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We crept along, following the line of new arrivals that snaked from the main gates toward a black-tented pavilion with a banner that read: JUDGMENTS FOR ELYSIUM AND ETERNAL DAMNATION Welcome, Newly Deceased! -- Rick Riordan
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Mmm. Don't make me regret it, satyr. Now get going, Percy Jackson. I've bought you a few hours at most. -- Rick Riordan
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Walt's face lit up. "Sadie, Ptah was more than the craftsman god, right? Didn't they call him the God of Opening?"
"Um ... Possibly."
"I thought you taught us that. Or maybe it was Carter."
"Boring bit of information? Probably Carter. -- Rick Riordan
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There was Tyson moving into the Poseidon cabin, giggling to himself every fifteen seconds and saying, "Percy is my brother?" like he'd just won the lottery.
Aw, Tyson," I'd say. "It's not that simple. -- Rick Riordan
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I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals
(Chapter 2) -- Rick Riordan
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Which reminded me ... I still owed the gods a debt.
"You're a genius," I (Percy) told Annabeth. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy, we're going to Polyphemus' island! Polyphemus is an S-i-k ... a C-y-k ... " She stamped her foot in frustration. As smart as she was, Annabeth was dyslexic, too. We could've been there all night while she tried to spell Cyclops. "You know what I mean! -- Rick Riordan
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Please tell me we don't have to find it," Percy said. "I've had enough giant magic statues for one trip. -- Rick Riordan
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He spewed fire at the rain, though that didn't seem to discourage the storm. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper nodded. She wished she had the healing powers of Asclepius. She wished she could look at people and see what was hurting them, then whip out her prescription pad and make everything better. -- Rick Riordan
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You can't call a ninja lord dweeb. -- Rick Riordan
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I wasn't aiming for the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway. - Percy Jackson (Lightning Thief) -- Rick Riordan
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I wasn't aiming at the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway. -- Rick Riordan
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I thought: 'You in there, Horus?'
'What?' he said testily.
'Bird form, please.'
'Oh, I see. You don't trust me. But now you need my help.'
'Man, come on. Just do the falcon thing.'
'Would you settle for an emu? -- Rick Riordan
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He turned, registering a face with blond hair, and for a split second he thought it was Will Solace. When Nico realized it was Jason, he was disappointed. Then he felt angry with himself for feeling that way. -- Rick Riordan
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Most Yancy field -- Rick Riordan
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So, if I looked him up on google maps- -- Rick Riordan
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Your destiny grows clearer, Jason Grace. When the choice comes again- storm or fire- remember me. And do not despair. -- Rick Riordan
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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations -- Rick Riordan
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Only people who have known great pain have the capacity to learn magic. -- Rick Riordan
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You will not find love where you wish or where you hope. -- Rick Riordan
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Hermes has threatened me with slow mail. lousy Internet service and a horrible stock market if i publish this story. I hope he is just bluffing. -- Rick Riordan
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Make Way for Ducklings, or They Will Smack You Upside the Head -- Rick Riordan
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Shouldn't he pick on more interesting heroes, like the children of Thor? At least their dad had a movie franchise. Frey didn't even have his own cats. He had to borrow his sister's. -- Rick Riordan
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Despite his attempts to alter his destiny - joining the worst cohort, trying to change the camp traditions, taking the least glamorous missions, and befriending the least popular kids - he had been made praetor anyway. -- Rick Riordan
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I can see the stars again m'lady. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm Crusty, he said, with a tartar-yellow smile.
I resisted the urge to say, Yes, you are. -- Rick Riordan
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He kept his promises. He never wanted to abandon anyone the way he'd been abandoned and lied to. -- Rick Riordan
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Jumping out a window five hundred feet above ground is not usually my idea of fun. Especially when I'm wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't like you two going off on you won. Just remember: behave. If I hear about any funny business, I will ground you until the Styx freezes over. -- Rick Riordan
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Hearth signed, 'is it talking? I don't read sword lips.'
'what is he saying?' Jack asked. 'I don't read elf hands -- Rick Riordan
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The wand ricocheted through the swarm, thumping six, seven, eight of the little monsters before returning to Carter's hand.
"Not bad," I said. "Keep it up! -- Rick Riordan
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everybody-even monsters-needed a little attention once in a while. -- Rick Riordan
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I didn't know baboons could drive recreational vehicles, but Khufu did okay. When I woke up around dawn, he was navigating through the early morning rush hour in Houston, baring his fangs and barking a lot, and none of the other drivers seemed to notice anything out of the ordinary. -- Rick Riordan
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I enjoy writing for both kids and adults, though I think I'm better at children's stories because I was a teacher for so long, and I know that audience well. The process is no different whether I'm writing for children or adults. Really, the elements of making a good story are the same. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy blinked. So your brother is a winged horse. But you're also my half brother, which means all the flying horses in the world are my ... You know what? Lets' forget it. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth wailed in rage, judo-flipping the monster and dropping on its neck, putting her whole body weight into an elbow strike that would've made any pro wrestler proud. -- Rick Riordan
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The god's expression was calm and content, as if he'd just come home from a lovely evening strolling through the Fields of Punishment, enjoying the screams of the damned. -- Rick Riordan
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Excuse me. I didn't know I was talking to a master."
"Tres Navarre," I said. "I usually wear a t-shirt, says 'Master.' It's in the wash. -- Rick Riordan
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I looked down at the dying face of Silena Beauregard. -- Rick Riordan
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Sure, sis!' Then he raised his hands in a stop everything gesture. 'I feel a haiku coming on. -- Rick Riordan
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I wax poetic
On the beauty of sewers
Real short poem. Done -- Rick Riordan
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Erre es korakas, Blinky!" Dionysus cursed. "I will have your soul! -- Rick Riordan
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The rivalry ends here," [Percy] said. "I love you, Wise Girl. -- Rick Riordan
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All you have to do is utter the words, "I pledge myself to the goddess Artemis. I turn my back on the company of men, accept eternal maidenhood, and join the Hunt." Yes, you heard that right. Eternal maidenhood and -- Rick Riordan
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Anyway, I'm glad you found her. (Calypso) You promised to find a way back to her, and I just wanted to say that if we do survive all this, I'll do anything to help you. Thats a promise I will keep. -- Rick Riordan
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Mimir sighed foam. "My regular minions never ask so many questions." Blitz coughed. "Actually, we do, boss. You just ignore us. -- Rick Riordan
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The most important thing whenever we're connecting kids to books, is that we try to match the book to the kid and make sure that reading is a fun, rewarding experience outside the classroom. -- Rick Riordan
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Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be much safer, while we've got them here - "
"Ares," Poseidon interrupted, "they are worthy heroes. We will not blast my son to bits."
"Nor my daughter," Zeus grumbled. "She has done well. -- Rick Riordan
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Stupid Sixteen year old kid falling from the sky! I'm late! -- Rick Riordan
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We're fine.'
A few feet away, Aurum snarled quietly, which meant Nico was lying. -- Rick Riordan
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The first time Calypso came to check on [Leo], it was to complain about the noise.
"Smoke and fire," she said. "Clanging on metal all day long. You're scaring away the birds!"
"Oh, no, not the birds! -- Rick Riordan
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purple van pulled up to the curb. The side door rolled open. A cheerful male voice said, "Hey, there!" The last thing Alistair Oh saw was a large fist hurtling toward his face. -- Rick Riordan
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Braccas meas vescimini!
I wasn't sure where the Latin came from. I think it meant 'Eat my pants!'
-Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write. -- Rick Riordan
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Silena appeared out of the woods, her sword drawn. Her Aphrodite armour was pink and red, colour coordinated to match her clothes and makeup. She looked like Guerilla Warfare Barbie. -- Rick Riordan
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Then maybe you shouldn't put a statue of it on your altar, Annabeth thought. -- Rick Riordan
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Life is short and death is eternal. -- Rick Riordan
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TWENTY I BATTLE MY JERK RELATIVE -- Rick Riordan
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Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon ... probably the demigod Hazel admired most. He'd saved her life so many times on their quest to Alaska; but when he had needed Hazel's help in Rome, she'd failed him. She'd watched, powerless, as he and Annabeth had plunged into that pit. -- Rick Riordan
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Despicable creatures, vultures: without a doubt the most disgusting birds ever. I suppose they served their purpose, but did they have to be so greasy and ugly? Couldn't we have cute fuzzy rabbits that cleaned up roadkill instead? -- Rick Riordan
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Will punched his shoulder. "Thanks for the assist. Six at once isn't bad." "Not bad?" Nico glared at him. "Next time I'll just let them run you down, Solace." "Ah, they'd never catch me. -- Rick Riordan
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Stupid, Fai Zhang! she would probably scold. If all your friends were drinking poison, would you do it too? Frank went last. The taste of the green liquid -- Rick Riordan
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Facing the hooves of a rearing stallion is scary enough, but when it's a centaur, armed with a bow and whooping it up in a soda-drinking hat, even the bravest warrior would retreat. -- Rick Riordan
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Frank heard a laugh behind him. He glanced back and couldn't believe what he saw. Nico di Angelo was actually smiling. "That's more like it," Nico said. "Let's turn this tide! -- Rick Riordan
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Percy: Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right?
Annabeth: Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then we'll see. -- Rick Riordan
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My brother broke into a toothy grin. Yay! Your brain works! -- Rick Riordan
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She wondered if it was her stupid mother, the goddess of love, messing with her thoughts. If Piper started getting urges to read fashion magazines, she was going to have to find Aphrodite and smack her. -- Rick Riordan
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You get angry, you punch someone in the face. Simple. Direct. Bloody. Fun! -- Rick Riordan
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I stick closely to the structure of the myths. I may have some fun with the mythology by changing the environment to modern-day, but the structure of the myths, the monsters, the relationships of the gods - none of that is made up. -- Rick Riordan
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You can't count on friends. They will always let you down. -- Rick Riordan
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Yes, Horus said. I remember this place.
It's El Paso, I told him. Unless you went out for Mexican Food, you've never been here. -- Rick Riordan
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My mouth went dry. I imagined Annabeth invoking hieroglyphs at Camp Half-Blood, blowing up chariots on the racetrack, hurling giant blue fists during capture the flag. 'So my girlfriend is a magician now, like, permanently? Because she was scary enough before. -- Rick Riordan
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They have no chill whatsoever." "I thought that was a more modern term." "Evil?" "No. Chill. -- Rick Riordan
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They're like the ... what is it? The League of Assassins in Arrow! -- Rick Riordan
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She caught the Magic 8 Ball, -- Rick Riordan
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Forget the oracle. You don't like your destiny? Write a new one. -- Rick Riordan
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saying we should check that -- Rick Riordan
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They're not dead," I told the goat. "They both have pulses." "Oh." The goat sighed. "Well, give them a few more hours and they'll probably be dead." "What is wrong with you?" "Everything," said the goat. -- Rick Riordan
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Can't pretend I hadn't thought about Rachel. She was so much easier to be around than ... well, than some other girls I knew. I didn't have to work hard, or watch what I said, or rack my brain trying to figure out what she was thinking. Rachel didn't hide much. She let you know how she felt. -- Rick Riordan
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Thor." The goddess scoffed. "If you want someone who can navigate one hundred and seventy channels of HD content, go to Thor. If you want someone who can accurately send people through the Nine Worlds, he's not your guy. -- Rick Riordan
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I let loose a guttural roar-the cry of a man who has been deprived of his rightful kibbeh. I drew my sword and smacked the eagle with flat of the blade -- Rick Riordan
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By an army of savage chipmunks. Leo was so scared that -- Rick Riordan
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Even strength has to bow to wisdom sometimes - Annabeth, PJ: The Lightning Thief -- Rick Riordan
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How does Galdoila know about the reward?" i asked.
"He reads the signs," Grover said. "Duh."
"Of course," I said. "Silly me. -- Rick Riordan
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Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees. -- Rick Riordan
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But remember: what belongs to the sea will always return to the sea.

--Nereid -- Rick Riordan
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(The first scrying bowl Walt had made actually did ignite, but that's another story.) -- Rick Riordan
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Sadie, I'm not fragile," he complained. " I don't need a protector."
"Rubinho," I said. " That's macho bluster, and all boys like to be mothered. -- Rick Riordan
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The the glow become brighter: a holographic golden sickle with a few sheaves of wheat, rotating just above Meg McCaffrey.
A boy in the crowd gasped. 'She's a communist!'
A girl who'd been sitting at Cabin Four's table gave him a disgusted sneer. 'No, Damien, that's my mom's symbol. -- Rick Riordan
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No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero.
- Poseidon -- Rick Riordan
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She had to face the fact that she couldn't protect everyone she loved. She couldn't solve every problem. -- Rick Riordan
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How about a compromise? I'll kill them, and if it turns out they're friendly, I'll apologize. -- Rick Riordan
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Anyway ... she knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a horse who knows a goat who knows another horse- -- Rick Riordan
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I prayed the monsters would give up. Or that perhaps Philip of Macedonia would climb back to the terrace (do crocodiles climb?) and renew the fight. -- Rick Riordan
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It was guarded by a few demons, but most of Set's forces were running towards our boat, screaming and throwing rocks (which tended to fall back down and hit them, but no one says demons are too bright) -- Rick Riordan
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The older Nico got, the more juvenile Percy seemed to him, though Percy was three years older. Nico found his sense of humour equal parts endearing and annoying. He decided to concentrate on the annoying. -- Rick Riordan
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BEHOLD THE CHEDDAR!" [Leo] announced. "ALL HAIL THE CHEESE CONQUERORS! -- Rick Riordan
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She would expect explanations from her Main Man, and while I had invented mansplaining and was its foremost practitioner, I had no answers to give her. -- Rick Riordan
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Yeah, join you. Right. Until you get bored of me and turn me into a Leosicle? Lady, nobody messes with my dragon and gets away with it. I can't believe I thought you were hot. -- Rick Riordan
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Our secret weapon, Khione! We're not just a bunch of demigods. We're a team. -- Rick Riordan
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Days ago, when she faced Khione on the Argo II, Piper had started talking without thinking, following her heart no matter what her brain said. Now she did the same thing. She moved in front of the statue and faced the giant, though the rational part of her screamed: RUN, YOU IDIOT! -- Rick Riordan
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Leo: "I can't believe I thought you were hot."
Khione's face turned red. "Hot? You dare insult me? I am cold, Leo Valdez. Very, very cold. -- Rick Riordan
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Never mind our plan," Khione snarled. "Kill her!" As the Boreads raised their swords, -- Rick Riordan
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Leo Valdez deserved a special punishment," she [Khione] said. "I have sent him to a place from which he can never return. -- Rick Riordan
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Braccas meas vescimini!" I yelled. I wasn't sure where the Latin came from. I think it meant "Eat my pants! -- Rick Riordan
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It's always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends. -- Rick Riordan
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I do like to wrap things up and leave some things to the readers' imagination. -- Rick Riordan
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A steely look of anger flared in my mother's eyes, and I thought, just maybe, I was leaving her in good hands after all. Her own. -- Rick Riordan
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You drool when you sleep-Annabeth -- Rick Riordan
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Percy! he bellowed. He dropped his broom and ran at me. If you've never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops wearing a flowered apron and rubber cleaning gloves, I'm telling you, it'll wake you up quick. -- Rick Riordan
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What would you call them in English?" She thought about it for a moment. "Canadians, -- Rick Riordan
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Eating next to a twenty-foot-long crocodile took some getting used to, but Philip was well trained. He only ate bacon, stray waterfowl, and the occasional invading monster. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, he's not like that," said Favonius.
Jason flinched. "You can read my mind?"
"I don't need to." Favonius tossed his bronze hoop in the air. "Everyone has the wrong impression of Cupid ... until they meet him. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy was not feeling the love. -- Rick Riordan
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He's a restless soul, always looking for another chance to drive,' Nico said. 'The last few years, he's been my driver whenever I need one.'
'You have a zombie chauffeur,' Leila said. -- Rick Riordan
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French zombie chauffeur. -- Rick Riordan
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He'd learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family. -- Rick Riordan
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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 a minimum. -- Rick Riordan
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The mortals don't realize they are funding the Amazon kingdom. Soon, we'll be richer than any mortal nation. Then - when the weak mortals depend on us for everything - the revolution will begin!" "What are you going to do?" Frank grumbled. "Cancel free shipping? -- Rick Riordan
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I love Norse mythology - Thor and Odin and Loki - amazing characters. -- Rick Riordan
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It was hard to see anything good in myself. -- Rick Riordan
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Well," he said at last, "if you guys elect me leader, you must be even crazier than I am. So let's build a spankin' hot war machine! -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, moose! I screamed. The Set animal locked its glowing eyes one me. Well done! Horus said. Now we'll both die with honor! Shut up, I thought. -- Rick Riordan
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Will they cower?' Kym asked.

'Tons of cowering! Plus your name in the summer programme. A custom-designed banner. A cabin at Camp Half-Blood. Two shrines. I'll even throw in a Kymopoleia action figure.'

'No!' Polybotes wailed. 'Not merchandising rights! -- Rick Riordan
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Frank, how did you do that?" Jason yelled.
Frank's head swam with pain. He forced himself not to pass out. "I'm the ranking Roman officer," he said. "They- uh, they don't recognize you. Sorry."
Jason grimaced, but he didn't look particularly surprised. "How can we help? -- Rick Riordan
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Brownstone building overlooking the East River. A bunch of BMWs and -- Rick Riordan
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The sight of the Medusa head made the boar squeal in outrage. Maybe it looked too much like one of his relatives. -- Rick Riordan
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I hate the word 'demigod'. I prefer 'being born with a target on my back. - Blitzen -- Rick Riordan
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Eventually we all must return home. -- Rick Riordan
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Yo!" I caught the sleeve of his cashmere coat. "Rewind to the part about a Norse god being my pappy. -- Rick Riordan
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Nothing like ADHD and a good fight to the death to make time fly -- Rick Riordan
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Popcorn! Our fatal weakness! -- Rick Riordan
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Seeing their cranky old camp director immortalized in stone, wearing a diaper and spewing water from his mouth, made her feel a little better. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm the Super-sized McShizzle, man!" Leo said. "I'm Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme. And the ladies love a bad boy. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy smiled. "Is he a fighter? Frank, you're looking at General Tyson of the Cyclops army. And by the way, Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon." "Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug. -- Rick Riordan
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Liz cleared her throat. "Isn't there a more polite term we're supposed to use nowadays? Like ... little person, or vertically challenged,or-"
"I'm not going to call myself the god of vertically challenged people," Bes grumbled. "I'm a dwarf! -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth: Hey, Seaweed Brain. Percy: Will you stop calling me that? Annabeth: You know you love it. -- Rick Riordan
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The baby!' Nico grinned, which hurt his face muscles. He wasn't used to making that expression. 'Mellie and the kid are all right? -- Rick Riordan
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He would joke around, make a few friends, pretend that nothing bothered him, but he always ended up running sooner or later. It was the only thing that made the pain better - feeling like he was moving, getting father and farther away. -- Rick Riordan
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He was beautiful the way an angel is beautiful - timeless, perfect, remote. -- Rick Riordan
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The whole crew sat on the deck, without a storm or a monster attack to worry about for the first time in days, and ate ice cream. Well, except for Frank, who was lactose intolerant. He got an apple. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason always tried to build a good relationship with his team. He'd learned the hard way that if somebody was going to have your back in a fight, it was better if you found some common ground and trusted each other. But Nico wasn't easy to figure out. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't even remember killing Medusa. -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe - just maybe - Sadie had my best interests at heart. (I just caught her making faces at me, so maybe not.) -- Rick Riordan
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Nico remembered something Jason Grace had told him in the palace of Notus: Maybe it's time you come out of the shadows. If only I could, he thought. For the first time in his life, he had begun to fear the dark, because he might melt into it permanently. -- Rick Riordan
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Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?"
"Didn't they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?"
"Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart. -- Rick Riordan
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Never mind," Leo said. "I'm pretty sure pi is, uh, 3.1415 blah blah blah. The number goes on forever, but the sphere has only five rings, so that should be enough, if I'm right."
"And if you're not?" Frank asked.
"Well, then, Leo fall down, go boom. Let's find out! -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth sat next to me, holding my nectar glass and dabbing a washcloth on my forehead. "Here we are again," I said. "You idiot," Annabeth said, which is how I knew she was overjoyed to see me conscious. -- Rick Riordan
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They didn't trust you," the man in black said. -- Rick Riordan
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I got ready for bed and crawled in. The covers were comfortable and warm, but the pillow was just too weird. It gave me neck cramps, so I put it on the floor and went to sleep without it.
My first big mistake. -- Rick Riordan
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I'll distract them," Carter said. "You search. The Trophy room is through there."
"Carter!"
But the fool ran off to protect me. I hate when he does that. -- Rick Riordan
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I was wondering how you got all that out of a single moooooo -- Rick Riordan
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Four different kinds of Tater Tots?" I felt overwhelmed by culinary confusion. "Why would anyone need so many? Chili. Sweet potato. Blue? -- Rick Riordan
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Monsters are eternal," she told him, trying to keep herself from sobbing. "We will remember you and Damasen as heroes, as the best Titan and the best giant. We'll tell our children. We'll keep the story alive. Someday, you will regenerate. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper gripped his hand and followed him, "If I fall, you're catching me." "Uh, sure." Jason hoped he wasn't blushing.
Leo stepped out next. "You're catching me, too, Superman. But I ain't holding your hand. -- Rick Riordan
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I kissed her, because 1) when you're a demigod going into battle, every kiss might be your last, and 2) I like kissing her. -- Rick Riordan
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I think that kids have a greater capacity for processing things than we give them credit for. -- Rick Riordan
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They crashed into Brooke's stream at the bottom, helped each other up, and stumbled deeper into the woods. Behind them, Leo heard the Maenads laughing and shouting, urging Leo to come back so they could rip him to shreds. For some reason, Leo wasn't tempted. -- Rick Riordan
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My point," Jason said, "is that blaming each other isn't going to solve anything. That's how the Romans and the Greeks got divided in the first place. -- Rick Riordan
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No offense, kid, but I have a strong desire to murder your uncle with extreme prejudice." "No offense taken," I said. "I'm tempted to help you. -- Rick Riordan
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Note to self, Leo thought groggily. Do not leave boxes of magic grenades where dwarfs can reach them. -- Rick Riordan
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Will rolled his eyes. "Fine, Death Boy. If you want to get yourself killed - " "Do not call me Death Boy! -- Rick Riordan
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It was one of those and so they died/the end stories, that made us demigods feels all warm and fuzzy inside.-Percy -- Rick Riordan
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I felt a little self-conscious walking the streets with a glowing broadsword, so I had a conversation with my weapon. (Because that wasn't crazy at all.) -- Rick Riordan
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...as if she'd been taking showers in liquid moonlight. -- Rick Riordan
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The wolf Lupa had told him that mortal minds could believe just about anything - except the truth. -- Rick Riordan
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Please report to Supreme Commander Leo for your superfun list of chores! -- Rick Riordan
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Die,human! Die, silly polluting nasty person! -- Rick Riordan
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Even the gods were impressed. They descended from Olympus and loaded Hercules down with so much swag, it got embarrassing. Hermes -- Rick Riordan
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I like to have a simple workplace. -- Rick Riordan
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Complaining of unfairness is like assigning blame, Percy Jackson. It does no one any good. -- Rick Riordan
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We don't know much about Otrera from the old stories. Those Ancient Greek dudes didn't care where Otrera came form or what made her tick. Why would that be?
1) She was a woman.
2) She was a scary woman.
3) She was a scary woman who killed Ancient Greek dudes. -- Rick Riordan
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With a rickety old fire escape ... there couldn't have been anyone -- Rick Riordan
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But you, Percy - you are part god, part human. You live in both worlds. You can be harmed by both, and you can affect both. That's what makes heroes so special. You carry the hopes of humanity into the realm of the eternal. -- Rick Riordan
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She (Annabeth) put her hand on my spine, and my skin tingled. I (Percy) moved her fingers to the one spot that grounded me to my mortal life. A thousand volts of electricity seemed to arc through my body. -- Rick Riordan
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Sam again demonstrated her affection for me by not clubbing my brains out. We were having a friendship fest here at the Thinking Cup. -- Rick Riordan
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TWENTY-NINE We Are Falafel-Jacked by an Eagle -- Rick Riordan
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Monsters don't die. They just dissipate into smoke and dust, which saves heroes a lot of trouble cleaning up after a fight. -- Rick Riordan
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I heard a little girl shout: "Chicken man, get
the moose!"
You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody
calls you "chicken man"? -- Rick Riordan
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Personally," Mr. D continued, "I couldn't care less, but congratulations. Also, I should tell you that we have a new camper today. Peter Johnson." Chiron murmured something. "Er, Percy Jackson," Mr. D corrected. "That's right. Hurrah, and all that. Now run along to your silly campfire. Go on. -- Rick Riordan
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Sacred Sibyl!" I cried. "Madam, there is something wrong with your midsection!"
The woman stopped, mystified, and looked down at her hugely swollen belly. "Well, I'm seven months pregnant. -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe it's time you come out of the shadows -- Rick Riordan
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Look, it's three to one and your hands are tied' 'You're right,'Reyna growled.'Get another six of you in here and it might be a fair fight -- Rick Riordan
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Percy imagined what that would be like: getting an apartment in this tiny replica of Rome, protected by the legion and Terminus the OCD border god. He imagined holding hands with Annabeth at a cafe. Maybe when they were older, watching their own kid chase seagulls across the forum ... -- Rick Riordan
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It's hard to look in charge when you're hunched over like Quasimodo. -- Rick Riordan
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ditched Grover as soon as we got to the bus terminal. -- Rick Riordan
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NEVER FORGET YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. STRIVE TO BE WORTHY. NORMALCY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS. -- Rick Riordan
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Great," Leo muttered. "Eidolons who are also lawyers. Now I really want to kill them." "Okay, forget them for now," Hazel said. -- Rick Riordan
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hissed in frustration. 'I hate eidolons. I thought -- Rick Riordan
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The eidolons started pounding on the door.
'Who is it?' Leo called.
'Valdez!'
'Valdez who? -- Rick Riordan
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Leo Valdez!" the spirit howled. "Open this gate or I will kill you!"
"A fair and generous offer!" Leo said. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth hit a slippery patch of moss and her foot slipped. Fortunately, she found something else to put it against. Unfortunately, that something was my face. -- Rick Riordan
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The store had a hand-painted sign that read: MOOSE PASS GAS. "That's just wrong," Frank said. By -- Rick Riordan
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Piragua - cold syrup trickled over crushed ice - her favorite treat from her childhood in Viejo San Juan. -- Rick Riordan
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The good news: he dropped Annabeth. The bad news: he dropped her headfirst onto the rocks, where she lay motionless as a rag doll. -- Rick Riordan
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Running with a drowsy child of Hades was more like doing a 3 -legged race with a life size rag doll. -- Rick Riordan
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Who's possessing who now, Casper? -- Rick Riordan
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Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important.' It was probably important to her. -- Rick Riordan
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He crossed the street toward the man in the trench coat, which left me with two choices: follow my dad and see what was going on, or do what I was told.
I decided on the slightly less dangerous path.
I went to retrieve my sister -- Rick Riordan
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I am Hel," she agreed. "Sometimes called Hela, though most mortals dare not speak my name at all. No jokes, Magnus Chase? Who the Hel are you? What the Hel do you want? You look Hela bad. I was expecting more bravado. -- Rick Riordan
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Why can't you place a blessing like that on us," I asked.
"It only works on wild animals,"
"So it would only affect Percy," Annabeth reasoned. -- Rick Riordan
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You'd think getting chopped into a million pieces and cast into the darkest part of the Underworld would give him a subtle clue that nobody wanted him around. -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, show up with an army of undead warriors to save the day, and suddenly you're everybody's best friend. -- Rick Riordan
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What Were the Gods Thinking?" list. -- Rick Riordan
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They were startling gray, like storm clouds; pretty, but intimidating, too, as if she were analyzing the best way to take me down in a fight. -- Rick Riordan
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I headed towards the mountain, which was an almost irresistible beacon to my storm self. It glowed with heat, pressure, and turbulence - everything a little dust devil like me could want. -- Rick Riordan
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I looked back, but Bast and Sadie seemed fine. They were still staring at the water as if it were some amazing Internet video. -- Rick Riordan
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I pictured my mom, alone in our little apartment on the Upper East Side. I tried to remember the smell of her blue waffles in the kitchen. It seemed so far away. -- Rick Riordan
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Back up shall we? When my brother, the crazy chicken warrior, turned into a falcon and went up the pyramid's chimney with his new friend, the fruit bat, he left me playing nurse to two very wounded people - which I didn't appreciate, and which I wasn't particularly good at. -- Rick Riordan
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Now i'd like to tell u i did something heroic like stand up against a raging team of fire-breathing horses with only my sword the truth is i ran. -- Rick Riordan
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His office was on the third floor of the Humanities & Social Sciences Building, just down the hall from the interview room. On the office door was a Peanuts cartoon of Lucy in the psychiatrist's booth with the little DOCTOR is IN sign. Professor Mitchell, a man on the cutting edge of humor. -- Rick Riordan
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Parting is sorrow Nothing about it is sweet Don't step on my face -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel saw Leo, unconscious - or dead - falling through the clouds. -- Rick Riordan
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Being a hero doesn't mean you're invincible. It just means that you're brave enough to stand up and do what's needed.
And if I don't know what's needed?
That's what your friends are for. We've all got different strengths. Together, we'll figure it out. -- Rick Riordan
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The coffee shops were doing a brisk business, and street musicians filled the air with the sounds of guitar, lyre, panpipes, and armpit noises. (Percy didn't get that last one. Maybe it was an old Roman musical tradition.) -- Rick Riordan
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You didn't want to go barefoot. You definitely didn't want to be slipping on blood and gore in a cheap pair of flip-flops. -- Rick Riordan
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That's the girl ... that's the girl
" Annabeth punched him in the nose and knocked him flat. "And you," she told him, "lay off my friend. -- Rick Riordan
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Across the field, Carter's voice yelled: "STAHP!" I guess stahp is actually a word in Ancient Egyptian. Who knew? -- Rick Riordan
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I'm so glad you're here," Aphrodite said. "War is coming. Bloodshed is inevitable. So there's really only one thing to do."
"Uh ... and that is?" Annabeth ventured.
"Why, have tea and chat, obviously -- Rick Riordan
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Leo went to work with his pliers, reprogramming the signs until the top one flashed: THE DOCTOR IS: IN DA HOUSE. The bottom sign changed to read: NOW SERVING: ALL DA LADIES LUV LEO! -- Rick Riordan
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You mean zodiac signs? I'm a Leo."
-"No stupid you're a Percy, I'm a Leo. -- Rick Riordan
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I realized that anyone who dared to hurt me would suffer his full wrath, and Walt wasn't going to hold him back. -- Rick Riordan
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I turned and faced the Olympians.
"We need a shroud," I announced, my voice cracking. "A shroud for the son of Hermes. -- Rick Riordan
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Spiders hate Athena, and Athena hates them right back. But spiders also hate humans, because Arachne never forgot her shame and her anger at being ridiculed. -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel!" he yelled. "That box! Open it!"
She hesitated, then saw the box he meant. Te label read WARNING. DO NOT OPEN.
"Open it!" Leo yelled again. -- Rick Riordan
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Yes I remember my sixteenth." Vitellius said "Wonderful omen! Happily chicken in my underpants."
"Excuse me. -- Rick Riordan
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Called you? he- wait you're Bob? the Bob? Annabeth Chase -- Rick Riordan
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Suddenly I was nostalgic for something I'd never known. -- Rick Riordan
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I asked Grover where Mrs. Dodds was. -- Rick Riordan
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World War II, you know, that was basically a fight between the sons of Zeus and Poseidon on one side, and the sons of Hades on the other. The winning side, Zeus and Poseidon, made Hades swear an oath with them: no more affairs with mortal women. They all swore on the River Styx.' Thunder boomed. -- Rick Riordan
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Poseidon held out his arms and gave me a hug. I realized, a little embarrassed, that I'd never actually hugged my dad before. He was warm - like a regular human - and he smelled of a salty beach and fresh sea air. -- Rick Riordan
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For an absurd moment, I wondered if Ammit devoured the hearts of wicked cows, and if he liked the beefy taste.
- Carter Kane -- Rick Riordan
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Wicked cool. Tyson had made the metal parts in the -- Rick Riordan
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Humans see what they want to see. -- Rick Riordan
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Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty, Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend, you would sacrifice the world. In -- Rick Riordan
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Gods tend to be selfish. Even when they're helpful, they always have their own motives. That's why you have to be careful about trusting them. -- Rick Riordan
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Lord Bacchus, do you remember me? I helped you with that missing leopard in Sonoma."
Bacchus scratched his stubbly chin. "Ah ... yes. John Green."
"Jason Grace."
"Whatever," the god said. -- Rick Riordan
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As for the deaths of the Valkyries - that was a sacrifice they willingly made. Do not dishonor them by feeling guilt. You cannot prevent every death, -- Rick Riordan
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I'd been chased by Valkyries. I'd been chased by elves with firearms. I'd been chased by dwarves with a tank. Now, lucky me, I got to be chased by giants with giant bowling balls. -- Rick Riordan
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Look, I need to tell you something,' I continued. The words came stumbling out of me. 'I couldnt stand it if ... I dont want you to
'
Percy?' she said. 'You look like you're going to be sick.'
And that's how I felt. -- Rick Riordan
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Hail, Piper McLean," Chiron announced gravely, as if he were speaking at her funeral. "Daughter of Aphrodite, lady of the doves, goddess of love. -- Rick Riordan
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Sadie got up and kissed Amos on the forehead. "Leave it to us, Uncle. I've got a plan."
"That," I said, "sounds like very bad news. -- Rick Riordan
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We'de have to get in and get out the hard way; and if we made a mistake, there was no telling what sort of curse we'de unleash: monster guardians, plagues, fires, exploding donkeys(don't laugh; they're bad news). -- Rick Riordan
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The other bad news: Polyphemus barreled toward me, a thousand smelly pounds of Cyclops that I would have to fight with a very small sword. -- Rick Riordan
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Well, good news, " Blitzen said. "I found the bag. Bad news...I found the bag. -- Rick Riordan
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How could a homeless kid have a dad who was the god of abundance and wealth? Talk about a cruel joke. -- Rick Riordan
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As you can imagine, they got along great, though how they got any sleep with Hyperion glowing all night and Theia giggling, "Shiny! Shiny!" I don't know. -- Rick Riordan
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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
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Michael Varus drew his sword. 'My father is Janus, the god of two faces. I am used to seeing through masks and deceptions. -- Rick Riordan
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But Jason could tell it was she: -- Rick Riordan
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Mr.D got up with a huge sigh. Yes,I suppose I'd better say hello to all you brats. -- Rick Riordan
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Your mom is a rainbow goddess?" "Got a problem with that?" Butch said. "No, no," Leo said. "Rainbows. Very macho. -- Rick Riordan
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You've got a bet," she said. "Let's hear what you've been up to. -- Rick Riordan
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Whoever said death was fair? -- Rick Riordan
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I spread my majestic wings. I had really done it! I was a noble falcon, lord of the sky. I launched myself off the sidewalk and flew straight into the fence. -- Rick Riordan
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Coming in Fall 2015 Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book One The Sword of Summer -- Rick Riordan
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At least the statue didn't rumble, "DIE, UNBELIEVERS!" and zap the mortals to dust. Reyna had once dealt with a statue of the goddess Diana like that. It hadn't been her most relaxing day. -- Rick Riordan
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True, you're the weakest of us all, but you're still one of the five, and there is power in collecting the complete set."
He paused, then grinned. "The complete Set! That's funny! Now let's consume your energy and entomb your soul, shall we? -- Rick Riordan
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They had a silent staring contest, but Percy didn't back down. When he and Annabeth started dating, his mother had drummed it into his head: It's good manners to walk your date to the door. If that was true, it had to be good manners to walk her to the start of her epic solo death quest. -- Rick Riordan
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Um ... is that thing tame?" Frank said.
The horse whinnied angrily.
"I don't think so," Percy guessed. "He just said, 'I will trample you to death, silly Chinese Canadian baby man'. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, no way," Leo said. "We've been sitting in a cave and you get the luxury tent? Somebody give me hypothermia. I want hot chocolate and a parka! -- Rick Riordan
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Thanks for everything."
"As you wish," the captain said. If axes could frown, I'm sure he would have.
"Stay sharp," Carter told him. -- Rick Riordan
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It's stupid, what keeps families apart -- Rick Riordan
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Life is only precious because it ends, kid. -- Rick Riordan
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Personally, I could do without prophecies or quests for awhile. -- Rick Riordan
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Festus, good news!' he shouted. 'Our navigation readings are completely messed up! -- Rick Riordan
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I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera. The truth? My only thought was: Aaaaggghhhhh! -- Rick Riordan
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Where are you taking us?" Nico said.
"You should be honored, my boy. You will have the opportunity to join a great army! Just like that silly game you play with cards and dolls."
"They're not dolls! They're figurines! And you can take your great army and - -- Rick Riordan
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I mean, five gods in one stomach - dang. That's enough for doubles tennis, including a ref. They'd been down there so long, they were probably hoping Kronos would swallow down a deck of cards or a Monopoly game. -- Rick Riordan
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She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a girl who didn't mind getting her hands dirty. But of course, that was just a general comment. Didn't apply to Calypso. Obviously. -- Rick Riordan
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We tend to think of divorced or complicated families as a modern invention, and that is not at all true. You only have to read the Greek myths to see broken homes, widows, divorce, stepchildren, children trying to get along with new parents. -- Rick Riordan
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Alabaster, you told me earlier that heroes don't die. You may be right, but I can tell you one thing." Claymore looked the boy in the eyes. "I'm not a hero. -- Rick Riordan
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Chiron looked surprised. I thought that would be obvious enough. The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles. -- Rick Riordan
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She loved Percy for trying to lift her spirits. Annabeth Chase -- Rick Riordan
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But not like this: not with
the house just an afterimage, and my mom a spirit, and my dad ... recycled."
"Carter Kane, Chapter 41 -- Rick Riordan
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I was defending my daughter, Barnacle Beard! Your punk son was trying to rape her! -- Rick Riordan
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We passed through glowering statues of monsters and gods whom I'd fought in person- the vulture Nekhbet, who'd once possessed my Gran (Long story); the crocodile Sobek, who'd tried to kill my cat (longer story); and the lion goddess Sekhmet, whom we'd once vanished with hot sauce (don't even ask) -- Rick Riordan
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The vulture Nekhbet, who'd one possessed my gran (long story); the crocodile Sobek, who'd tried to kill my cat (longer story); and the lion goddess Sekhmet, whom we'd once vanished in hot sauce ( don't even ask) - page 9 -- Rick Riordan
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I can't actually wrap my mind around it easily - I can't really visualize what 2 million books looks like ... So I try to keep it real for myself by focusing on individual anecdotes of how my books have helped kids learn to love reading. -- Rick Riordan
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You set us up!"
"No! I swear - " Her face fell. "Mel. Mel must've told him."
"Right," I grumbled. "Blame Mel. -- Rick Riordan
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They'd laughed when he flunked out of West Point. They'd laughed -- Rick Riordan
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But enemies can become friends. -- Rick Riordan
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And according to her dagger, that crazy teddy-bear-strangling kid, Octavian, was whipping the Romans into a war frenzy. -- Rick Riordan
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Dreams like podcast. Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff. -- Rick Riordan
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Fortunately, we did most of our athletic stuff inside, so we didn't have to jog through Tribeca looking like a bunch of boot-camp hippie children. -- Rick Riordan
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He didn't want to spend the rest of his life looking like an extra from The Walking Dead. -- Rick Riordan
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Frank didn't drop you on purpose," she said. "He's not like that. He's just a little clumsy sometimes."
"Oops," Leo said, in his best Frank Zhang voice. "Dropped Leo into a squad of enemy soldiers. Dang it! -- Rick Riordan
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I sailed on the cold air currents above the rooftops of Paris. I could see the river, the Louvre Museum, the gardens and palaces. And a mouse-yum. Hang on, Carter, I thought. not hunting mice. -- Rick Riordan
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Wisdom's daughter walks alone.
The Mark of Athena burns through Rome.
Twins snuff out the angel's breath,
Who holds the key to endless death.
Giant's bane stands gold and pale,
Won through pain from a woven jail. -- Rick Riordan
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Right ... so when Apophis breaks out, he'll try to destroy Ma'at, the order of the universe. He'll swallow the sun, plunge the earth into eternal darkness, and otherwise make us have a very bad day. -- Rick Riordan
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The tree struck him with such force it would've flattened me into a Percy pizza with extra olives. -- Rick Riordan
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Bast crouched down and began making weird chittering noises. Uh-oh. She was imitating birds. I'd seen enough cats do this when they were stalking. Suddenly my own obituary flashed in my head: Carter Kane, 14, tragically died in Paris wen he was eaten by his sister's cat, Muffin. -- Rick Riordan
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I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A good book always keeps you asking questions, and makes you keep turning pages so you can find out the answers. -- Rick Riordan
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I just love family meetings. Very cozy, with the Christmas garlands round the fireplace and a nice pot of tea and a detective from Scotland Yard ready to arrest you. -- Rick Riordan
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Atlantis?" Jason asked. "That's a myth," Percy said. "Uh ... don't we deal in myths?" "No, I mean it's a made-up myth. Not, like, an actual true myth." "So this is why Annabeth is the brains of the operation, then?" "Shut up, Grace. -- Rick Riordan
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Live fully and without fear. -- Rick Riordan
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I could hit people with my ukulele -- Rick Riordan
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The Friday before winter break, my mom packed me an overnight bag and a few deadly weapons and took me to a new boarding school. -- Rick Riordan
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She swallowed. "Wear this, at least. For luck." She took off her necklace, with her five years' worth of camp beads and the ring from her father, and tied it around my neck. "Reconciliation," she said. "Athena and Poseidon together." My face felt a little warm, but I managed a smile. "Thanks. -- Rick Riordan
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All da ladies love Leo!! -- Rick Riordan
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Hermes and I sat in the back of the delivery truck on a couple of boxes labeled TOXIC SERPENTS. THIS END UP. Maybe that wasn't the best place to sit, but it was better than some of his other deliveries, which were labeled EXPLOSIVES, DO NOT SIT ON, and DRAKON EGGS, DO NOT STORE NEAR EXPLOSIVES. -- Rick Riordan
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So I was officially sixteen. For my present, I got cornered by Uncle Freaky, who announced that I was marked for assassination. -- Rick Riordan
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CERTAIN DEATH: YOU ARE HERE! -- Rick Riordan
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Don't go jumping off any rooftops. Don't run into the highway or set yourself on fire. It doesn't work that way. You won't end up where I ended up. -- Rick Riordan
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Hmm ... " Jason snapped his fingers. "I can call a friend for a ride."
Percy raised his eyebrows. "Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's see whose friend gets here first. -- Rick Riordan
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A little slower, sweetheart. Cape Cod is freezing over. -- Rick Riordan
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Dear Meg," I said. "I can't be sure about Lityerses. But I think we must try. We only fail when we stop trying. -- Rick Riordan
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You are not going to loot a candy shop in the middle of a war! -- Rick Riordan
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Curse us eh/I'll make you pay!/I don't want to rhyme all day! -- Rick Riordan
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I care nothing about this Percy. If he has gone over to the Romans, let him perish. Kill -- Rick Riordan
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I need to use the little praetors' room. -- Rick Riordan
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Now, you'll have to answer my questions."
"Oh, very well," Set said. "I like Brazil for the World Cup. I'd advise investing in platinum and small-cap funds. And your lucky numbers this week are 2, 13
"
"Not those questions!" Menshikov snapped. -- Rick Riordan
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Meat!" he said scornfully. "I'm a vegetarian."
You eat cheese enchiladas and aluminum cans," I reminded him.
Those are vegetables. -- Rick Riordan
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You know festus means happy in Latin right? You want us to go save the world on Happy the dragon?
-Jason to Leo in the lost hero -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth dies, trying to keep her boyfriend, the Son of Poseidon, from drowning. -- Rick Riordan
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Everyone hates clowns," Otis said. "Even other clowns hate clowns. -- Rick Riordan
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He charged in, raising his ax above his head, and the boar rammed his tusk straight into Ankaios's crotch. Ankaios died, and he was remembered forever after as the Crotchless Wonder. -- Rick Riordan
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Stars, I can see the stars again, my lady. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth rubbed the clay beads on her necklace, the way she does when she's thinking. She looked beautiful. But I digress. -- Rick Riordan
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Girls moved around in football huddles, the way they always do, wearing lots of makeup and spaghetti-strap tops and brightly coloured trousers and shoes that looked like torture devices. -- Rick Riordan
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Her perfume was a mixture of roses and tear gas. -- Rick Riordan
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Headless guys and gals Not loving the Midwest vibe Oh, look - a cheese ghost GEE, -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, sorry. Sadie, here. You didn't think I'd let my brother prattle on forever, did you? Please, no one deserves a curse that horrible. -- Rick Riordan
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Until she met the exploding statue, Annabeth thought she was prepared for anything. -- Rick Riordan
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Her hair is smoldering. Her face was smudged with soot. She had a cut on her arms, her dress was torn, and she was missing a boot. Beautiful. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, Hazel is awesome," Don Said. "She's so nice! All the other campers are like 'Go away Don.' But she's like 'Please go away, Don.' I love her! -- Rick Riordan
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Whoa ,zombie dude -- Rick Riordan
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Anyway. Leo said, I hope you've got your worksheet, 'cause I used mine for spit wads days ago. Why are you looking at me like that? Somebody draw on my face again? -- Rick Riordan
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You killed Thor!" Otis bleated. "You dropped a giantess on him! -- Rick Riordan
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Good job on Percy Jackson I read all of them 8 times and have listened 42 times and still not bored Thanks. -- Rick Riordan
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We create order out of chaos, beauty and meaning out of ugly randomness. -- Rick Riordan
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Festus just detected a large group of eagles behind us - long-range radar, still not in sight."
Piper leaned over the console. "Are you sure they're Roman?"
Leo rolled his eyes. "No, Pipes. It could be a random group of giant eagles flying in perfect formation. Of course they're Roman! -- Rick Riordan
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His face was gaunt, scraped and bloody, his hair dusted with cobwebs, but when he locked eyes with her, she thought he had never looked more handsome.
Percy & Annabeth -- Rick Riordan
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Coach Hedge yelled,"Thar she blows! Kansas, ahoy!"
"Holy Hephaestus," Leo muttered. "He really needs to work on his shipspeak. -- Rick Riordan
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Apparently, the Athena Parthenos had wanted them to visit a place with educational value, because she'd landed right next to a historical marker that read MASSACRE OF BUFORD, on a gravel layby at the intersection of Nowhere and Nothing. -- Rick Riordan
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Swords can't solve every problem. -- Rick Riordan
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He [Percy] pleaded with those sea-green eyes, like a cute baby seal that needed help. Piper wondered how Annabeth ever won an argument with this guy. -- Rick Riordan
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Please, Percy ... change your clothes. You smell like you've been run over by an electric horse. -- Rick Riordan
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Athena always, always has a plan. -- Rick Riordan
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I try not to think. It interferes with being nuts - Leo Valdez -- Rick Riordan
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If Annabeth's mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn't Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff? -- Rick Riordan
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Ah, but I'm wise ," Athena said. "Wise enough to make you do it instead. -- Rick Riordan
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Gods ... Nico. Over the past few days, every time Jason sacrificed a portion of a meal to Jupiter, he prayed to his dad to help Nico. That kid had gone through so much, and yet he had volunteered for the most difficult job: transporting the Athena Parthenos statue to Camp Half-Blood. -- Rick Riordan
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I still don't understand what a sea god would be doing in Atlanta."
Leo snorted. "What's a wine god doing in Kansas? Gods are weird. -- Rick Riordan
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Delaying death is one of my favorite hobbies -- Rick Riordan
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(By the way: her mom is Athena, the goddess of wisdom. My dad is Poseidon. We're Greek demigods. Just thought I should mention that, you know, in passing.) -- Rick Riordan
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There's always a way out for those clever enough to find it. -Athena -- Rick Riordan
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Gods of Olympus." Piper stared at Leo. "What happened to you?"
His hair was greased back. He had welding goggles on his forehead, a lipstick mark on his cheek, tattoos all over his arms, and a T-shirt that read HOT STUFF, BAD BOY, and TEAM LEO.
"Long story," he said. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy?" Annabeth gripped his arm.
"Oh, bad," he muttered. "Bad. Bad." He looked across the table at Frank and Hazel. "You guys remember Polybotes?"
"The giant who invaded Camp Jupiter," Hazel said. "The anti-Poseidon you whacked in the head with a Terminus statue. Yes, I think I remember -- Rick Riordan
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THE MARK OF ATHENA BABY!!!!!! -- Rick Riordan
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When Athena falls in love, it's purely intellectual. It's a meeting of minds. The purest kind of love. -- Rick Riordan
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Now, leave."
All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza.
"Percy!" Annabeth grabbed him. -- Rick Riordan
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That's what being a demigod was all about, not quite belonging in the mortal world or on Mount Olympus but trying to make peace with both sides of their nature. -- Rick Riordan
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Coach Hedge grumbled as he tended their wounds. How come I never get invited on these violent trips? -- Rick Riordan
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Why would Gaea be back at camp?" Leo asked. "Percy's nosebleed was here." "Dude," Percy said, "first off, you heard Athena - don't blame my nose. Second, -- Rick Riordan
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What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?"
"I don't know. But I just know that I'll be fighting next to you."
"Why?"
"Because you're my friend, Seaweed Brain. Any more stupid questions? -- Rick Riordan
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I excel at pulling strings!" said Arachne. "I'm a spider! -- Rick Riordan
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Reyna tried to think. She could accept death if she had to, but if the Athena Parthenos was destroyed, their quest would fail. Reyna could not accept that. -- Rick Riordan
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Marvelous," she said. "Tell me about this tapestry."
Arachne's lips curled over her mandibles. "Why do you care? You're about to die."
"Well, yes," Annabeth said. "But the way you captured the light is amazing. Did you use real gold thread for the sunbeams? -- Rick Riordan
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Aphrodite," [Annabeth] said.
"Venus?" Hazel asked in amazement.
"Mom," Piper said with no enthusiasm.
"Girls!" The goddess spread her arms like she wanted a group hug.
The three demigods did not oblige. Hazel backed into a palmetto tree. -- Rick Riordan
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He had a point. (Oh, sorry. That was bad.) -- Rick Riordan
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WE ARE THE KOURETES!" one shouted at the top of his lungs "WE WILL HELP!"
"Thank you," Rhea said, "Do you have to speak so loudly?"
"THIS IS MY INSIDE VOICE!" the warrior yelled. -- Rick Riordan
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Meanwhile, in the throne room, Rhea threw an Oscar-worthy tantrum. She screamed and stomped her feet and called Kronos all kinds of unflattering names. "RO-O-CCCKY!" she wailed. "NO-O-O-O-O-O-O! -- Rick Riordan
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i said abooshnosh -- Rick Riordan
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Lester (Apollo) Still human; thanks for asking Gods, I hate my life WHEN -- Rick Riordan
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He started toward the entrance. Seriously, how could he not? He stopped when he noticed the girl. She was kneeling in her vegetable garden, her back to Leo. She muttered to herself as she dug furiously with a trowel. -- Rick Riordan
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For the first time, Cupid's gaze seemed sympathetic. "Oh, I wouldn't say Love always makes you happy." His voice sounded smaller, much more human. "Sometimes it makes you incredible sad. But at least you've faced it now. That's the only way to conquer me. -- Rick Riordan
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It was useless to whine and moan about what you could've had- what you deserved, what was fair. I was just happy to have this moment. -- Rick Riordan
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I may be biased, but I think jackals are cute and cuddly, even if they were known for digging up graves in Ancient Egypt. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy shrugged. Okay. But a word of advice: when you see Apollo, don't mention haiku. -- Rick Riordan
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Normally ghosts didn't scare him. (Assuming, of course, Gaea hadn't encased them in shells of stone and turned them into killing machines. That had been a new one for him.) -- Rick Riordan
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Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing. -- Rick Riordan
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Stheno just kept toting them across California so she could offer Percy a snack before she killed him. -- Rick Riordan
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Never seen Jason fly before," Percy grumbled. "He looks like a blond Superman -- Rick Riordan
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Like your zodiac sign? Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo.
'No, stupid,' Leo said. I'm a Leo. You're a Percy. -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson," I said "We're turning around!"
Going the wrong way?" he asked.
Always," I grumbled, but I steered the chariot towards the stands. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm the god of funerals. I know every death custom in the world - how to die properly, how to prepare the body and soul for the afterlife. I live for death."
"You must be fun at parties," I said. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy!' Annabeth scolded. 'You just opened another Monster Doughnut shop somewhere! -- Rick Riordan
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Where we going, Dad?" Hamilton asked. "I don't know. But everybody else is leaving! -- Rick Riordan
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Too bad Jason wasn't a metal automaton. At least then Leo would have some idea of how to help his best friend. But with humans ... Leo felt helpless. They broke way too easily. -- Rick Riordan
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Laughter is a good way to hide pain"- Leo Valdez -- Rick Riordan
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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's unstoppable. A born killer. A slaying machine
"Okay, I get it!" I yelled. -- Rick Riordan
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I can't promise that every child with learning differences will become a novelist, but I do think all children can become lifelong readers. -- Rick Riordan
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Pizza! Hockey! Destroy!"
-Cal -- Rick Riordan
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The future for Commander Tool Belt was not looking so hot. -- Rick Riordan
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need to eat a large, smelly boot. -- Rick Riordan
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I've been reading Greek mythology since I was a kid. I also taught it when I was a sixth grade teacher, so I knew a lot of mythological monsters already. Sometimes I still use books and Web sites to research, though. Every time I research Greek mythology, I learn something new! -- Rick Riordan
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LEARN HOW TO GROW ZOMBIES -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson, the fleece. Can you get it for me?'
'Which one?' Tyson said, looking around at the hundreds of sheep.
'In the tree!' I said. 'The gold one!'
'Oh. Pretty. Yes. -- Rick Riordan
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Some things were worth dying for. -- Rick Riordan
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I hoped they couldn't run very fast with those stubby little legs and flippers, but they waddled along pretty well. -- Rick Riordan
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The circumference could have accommodated a Roman hippodrome. A -- Rick Riordan
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Strong and brave, Frank could believe. Picturing Grandmother as good or beautiful was more difficult. -- Rick Riordan
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Must've been hard on your mom," Frank said. "I guess we'll do anything for someone we love."
Hazel squeezed his hand appreciatively. Nico stared at the cobblestones. "Yeah," he said bitterly. "I guess we will. -- Rick Riordan
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I can't summon any more gas! -- Rick Riordan
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I don't think I would ever inch my way up to Y.A. That audience is very well served. There are a lot of wonderful writers writing for Y.A. I feel like I'm in the right place. -- Rick Riordan
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So...your name means Mr.Underwear."
-Frank -- Rick Riordan
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Don't blame me, boss! he pleaded when he saw me. The weird girl made me do it! -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, wow, I love your album!" Nellie said. "Thanks," Jonah said. "Now shut up." Nellie looked like she'd been slapped. -- Rick Riordan
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My host needs a certain level of simplicity," the goddess continued. "Percy Jackson is perfect. He is powerful, yet his mind is not overly crowded with plans and ideas."
"Wow," I said. "Really feeling the love here. -- Rick Riordan
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He'd gone from sixteen to seventy-five in a matter of seconds, but the old-man smell happened instantly, like boom. Congratulations! You stink! -- Rick Riordan
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Jason hated being an old man. -- Rick Riordan
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Die human, DIE!! Die nasty polluting person!!!!' yelled Grover. I turned him so he faced me. He kept on clicking his plastic gun towards me as if I was part of the game. -- Rick Riordan
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I learned a long time ago: Never bet against Annabeth. -- Rick Riordan
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The magna mater!" a ghost wailed in despair. "The big mother! -- Rick Riordan
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Without warning, Hera had plucked up Percy Jackson, Annabeth's boyfriend, wiped his memory, and sent him to the Roman camp. In exchange, the Greeks had gotten Jason. None of that was Jason's fault; but every time Annabeth saw him, she remembered how much she missed Percy. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm not choosing one of your paths, I'm making one of my own. -- Rick Riordan
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It didn't seem to matter how much he resented Percy Jackson; Nico would do anything for him. He hated himself for that. -- Rick Riordan
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You know, how much order is good? And when does order become too restrictive? Is a little bit of chaos okay, or is chaos always an evil force? I mean, these are questions that any kid who's ever been in a school cafeteria can relate to. -- Rick Riordan
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My only thought was to keep him away from Annabeth. -- Rick Riordan
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Let's boogie,' he (Leo) said. 'Before I come to my senses -- Rick Riordan
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Sugar and caffeine. My willpower crumbled. -- Rick Riordan
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Stupid magical hotel wouldn't even allow me to properly vandalize things. -- Rick Riordan
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How flattering," I grumbled. "My soul glows. -- Rick Riordan
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Coach," Jason said. "Shut up. -- Rick Riordan
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She's touching me, George complained as he and Martha slithered around the pole.
'She's always touching you,' Hermes said. 'You are intertwined. And if you don't stop that, you'll get knotted again! -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, come on!' Percy complained. 'I get a little nosebleed and I wake up the entire earth? That's not fair! -- Rick Riordan
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Your mom is a rainbow goddess?"
"You got a problem with that?"
"No, no. Rainbows. Very macho. -- Rick Riordan
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OPEN WITH CARE. TRIPPLE G RANCH IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, MAIMING, OR EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFUL DEATHS. -- Rick Riordan
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The next millisecond demonstrated how much faster I can think than react. First I thought Blitzen had spotted an actual duck. Blitzen likes ducks. Then I realized he was telling me to get down, which is hard to do when you're the last in a line of three people on horseback. -- Rick Riordan
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Lei had recently discovered how to change the display, like the Times Square JumboTron,so now the banner read: Merry Christmas! All your presents belong to Leo! -- Rick Riordan
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Made by Nurse Bambi, my private assistant. -- Rick Riordan
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I thought she'd make some comment about the bloodthirsty gods chasing us, but when she finally found her voice, she said, "That boy kissed you!"
Leave it to Liz to have her priorities straight. -- Rick Riordan
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As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas. -- Rick Riordan
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I wondered if Grover could still read my emotions, mixed up as they were. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh no." I said panic rising in my chest. "No, no, no, Somebody get a can opener. I've got a god in my head!! -- Rick Riordan
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Nothing is unfixable. -- Rick Riordan
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Nothing is unfixable, except the fact that you're gone -- Rick Riordan
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Most problems look worse than they are. nothing is unfixable. -- Rick Riordan
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Texting, even browsing the Internet - all these things can attract monsters. -- Rick Riordan
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Once he'd even reprogrammed the electronic billboards in Time Square to read: ALL DA LADIES LUV LEO ... accidentally, of course. -- Rick Riordan
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Anyway, I'm glad you found her. -- Rick Riordan
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Sometimes she teased me that she'd eventually catch up to me in age and be my older sibling. Looking at her now, with that determined glint in her eyes and the confidence in her voice, I could almost believe her -- Rick Riordan
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Oops. Sorry, everybody. This book is not officially endorsed by the proper Muse. If it explodes in your hand, my bad. -- Rick Riordan
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Defeating one ant had taken all my energy. (I don't think I have ever written a sadder sentence than that.) -- Rick Riordan
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Butch is our best equestrian,' Annabeth said. 'He gets along great with the pegasi.' 'Rainbows, ponies,' Leo muttered. -- Rick Riordan
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She looked up through a haze of pain. At the edge of the garden, a dark figure approached - the silhouette of a man whose eyes shone like miniature headlamps, blinding Reyna. She heard the scrape of iron against leather as he drew another arrow from his quiver. -- Rick Riordan
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35. Men Ask for Directions (and Other Signs of the Apocalypse) -- Rick Riordan
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He lounged on his throne of fused human bones, looking lithe, graceful, and dangerous as a panther. -- Rick Riordan
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I think the more you understand myths, the more you understand the roots of our culture and the more things will resonate. Do you have to know them? No, but certainly it is nice to recognise how deeply these things are embedded in our literature, our art. -- Rick Riordan
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I am a monster."
"Don't say that."
"It is okay. I will be good monster. Then you will not have to be mad. -- Rick Riordan
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Looking is the nature of wisdom. -- Rick Riordan
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It is your destiny to return to the world. Put an end to this madness of Gaea -- Rick Riordan
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We appreciate your hospitality, especially since we almost killed you - " "You almost got killed," Annabeth corrected. "Whatever, Chase." Oooooohhhhh! the crowd said as one. Then everybody started laughing and pushing each other around. Even Nico had to smile. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo whooped so loudly they probably heard him in China. YEAH! WHO DIED? WHO CAME BACK? WHO'S YOUR FREAKIN' SUPERSIZED McSHIZZLE NOW, BABY? Woooooooo! -- Rick Riordan
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Names have power. -- Rick Riordan
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The young girl looked at me, her eyes colder and brighter than the winter moon. "I am Artemis," she said. "Goddess of the Hunt. -- Rick Riordan
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Armed with my sword and wand, I was all set for a stroll through the swamp to look for a hungry monster. Oh, joy! -- Rick Riordan
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Me, I'm late to meet my girlfriend. Annabeth is going to kill me.
Hope you enjoyed the stories. Stay safe out there, demigods.
Peace from Manhattan,
Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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Being a half-blood is dangerous. It's scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful, nasty ways. -- Rick Riordan
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Just when I thought my feelings could not be hurt any worse. It was one thing to be betrayed. It was another thing to be considered less important than a diapered fruit spirit. -- Rick Riordan
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Blue wasn't my favorite color, -- Rick Riordan
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At this point, most people would have thrown themselves down on the ground and given up hope. And by most people, I mean me. -- Rick Riordan
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Hearthstone bowed his head in gratitude. He stepped away from the dais, cradling his new pouch o' power like it was a swaddled baby. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy was getting tired of water.
If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon's Junior Sea Scouts, but he didn't care. -- Rick Riordan
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I told Tantalus to go chase a doughnut. -- Rick Riordan
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Not all powers are spectacular. Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding. -- Rick Riordan
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My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting -- Rick Riordan
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That kid gave Leo the freakie-deakies. -- Rick Riordan
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Dealing with any man means dealing with multiple personalities. -- Rick Riordan
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the ham is in a different dangerous location. It's in Provincetown. -- Rick Riordan
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You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time. -- Rick Riordan
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The first thing we pulled out was a lump of white gunk.
"Wax," Carter pronounced.
"Fascinating. -- Rick Riordan
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I try not to think," Leo admitted. "It interferes with being nuts. -- Rick Riordan
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Fenris lunged at my face. I cleverly escaped by falling on my butt. -- Rick Riordan
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I know you don't believe this now, but look for opportunities. They will come. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo fell in love with every girl he saw-as long as she was completely out of his league. -- Rick Riordan
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I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour. -- Rick Riordan
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wouldn't fail. Do you think I could?" Maybe it -- Rick Riordan
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Your lifeline ... oh, the burning stick. Right. Leo resisted the urge to set his hand ablaze and yell: BWAH HA HA! -- Rick Riordan
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Aphrodite," she said. "Venus?" Hazel asked in amazement. "Mom," Piper said, with no enthusiasm. -- Rick Riordan
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Tell you a story? Or I could just, like, pass out And twitch on the couch THIS -- Rick Riordan
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I am Apollo," I announced. "You mortals have three choices: offer me tribute, flee, or be destroyed."
I wanted my words to echo through the alley, shake the towers of New York, and cause the skies to rain smoking ruin. None of that happened. On the word destroyed, my voice squeaked. -- Rick Riordan
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I thought it was going to turn into a full-fledged s'more war ... -- Rick Riordan
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Die, enemies of Ra!" Sekhemet yelled. "Perish in agony!"
"She's almost as annoying as you," I told Horus.
"Impossible," Horus said. "No one bests Horus. -- Rick Riordan
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Even if we can't change the big picture, our choices can alter the details. That's how we rebel against destiny, -- Rick Riordan
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Fighting giants was one thing. Bacchus making into a game was something else. -- Rick Riordan
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weigh ninety pounds." "RESOLUTION: -- Rick Riordan
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Piper should've been losing her mind. Instead, all she felt was dread. -- Rick Riordan
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Right," she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative. -- Rick Riordan
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When I got across, I looked back and saw Tyson giving Grover a piggyback ride (or was it a goatyback ride?). -- Rick Riordan
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(Chocolate must be savored, not rushed.) -- Rick Riordan
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Carter got jeans, boots, and a T-shirt that read Property of Alexandria University in English and Arabic. Clearly, even personal shoppers had him pegged as a complete geek. -- Rick Riordan
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She felt it again - that familiar shiver, as if a psychotic snowman had crept up behind her and was breathing down her neck. She turned, but no one was there. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, man ... " Leo shook his head in amazement. "That's right. You've missed the last like, seventy years. Well, my apprentice, a chicken nugget - -- Rick Riordan
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Percy figured they must be on the bottom of his foot - a rough, calloused expanse where only the most disgusting plant life grew. Finally -- Rick Riordan
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THE FIGHT WAS GOING GREAT - until he got stabbed. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy," Grover said, "the gods really don't appreciate people sitting in their thrones. I mean like turn-you-into-a-pile-of-ashes don't appreciate it. -- Rick Riordan
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They spend a lot of time Googling themselves, too.) -- Rick Riordan
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A ghostly boy chased a ghostly dog down the street. -- Rick Riordan
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A truly great artist has many talents. -- Rick Riordan
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She didn't like taking credit for other people's camels, -- Rick Riordan
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Felix believed that the answer to every problem involved penguins; but it wasn't fair to birds, and I was getting tired of teleporting them back home. Somewhere in Antarctica, a whole flock of Magellanic penguins were undergoing psychotherapy. -- Rick Riordan
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It was almost enough to make me turn vegetarian, except for the pesky fact that I loved cheeseburgers. -- Rick Riordan
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He just summoned the dead with coke and cheeseburgers -- Rick Riordan
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A GOD BUYS US CHEESEBURGERS -- Rick Riordan
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Cheeseburgers,' Percy said. 'Food of the gods. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, I wouldn't say Love always makes you happy. Sometimes it makes you incredibly sad. -- Rick Riordan
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The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled ... with delight, because he was standing right next to us. -- Rick Riordan
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Sorry,no thanks,if i was going to die it could wait until tomorrow morning. -- Rick Riordan
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The dead see what they believe they will see. So do the living. That is the secret. -- Rick Riordan
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Terminus sniffed. I guard borders. I don't kill giants. It's not in my job description. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy yelled. "What's going- Gah! Shrimpzilla! -- Rick Riordan
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I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder. -- Rick Riordan
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You know what would help this boy?" Demeter mused. "Farming."
Persephone rolled her eyes. "Mother-"
"Six months behind a plow. Excellent character building. -- Rick Riordan
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When we retake the ancient places, I will cover the Acropolis in snow. -- Rick Riordan
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Until we meet again at the Acropolis, bro. I'll be the one killing giants. -- Rick Riordan
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And you are not coming back here," She insisted,"So dont give me any empty promises. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, don't mind me! Just the queen of the heavens, dying over here! -- Rick Riordan
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But I felt as if I'd just been Photoshopped out of my own book cover. And if there was one thing I wasn't used to, it was being ignored -- Rick Riordan
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We call that opium, children. And don't do drugs, because DRUGS ARE BAD. Okay, I had to put that in there. -- Rick Riordan
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His gut felt like Michael Varus was standing behind him, repeatedly stabbing him and yelling: Die like a Roman! Die like a Roman! -- Rick Riordan
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Piper didn't dare look - not while she was running with a dagger in her hand. She could just see herself tripping and stabbing herself in the nose. That would be super heroic. -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel screamed at the top of her lungs, but it was a scream of delight. For the first time in her life-in her two lives-she felt absolutely unstoppable. -- Rick Riordan
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Traitor!" Hera shouted. "You meddlesome, D-list goddess! You aren't worthy to pour my wine, much less rule the world. -- Rick Riordan
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Note to self: If you're trying not to have kids, don't marry a lady who is the Titan of motherhood. -- Rick Riordan
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My eyes were gray - more like my cousin Annabeth's than my mom's. -- Rick Riordan
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You're drowning them!" she complained. "Hey, I'm a Poseidon kid," he said. "I can't drown. And neither can my pancakes." To -- Rick Riordan
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I tried to stay mad at her, but it wasn't easy. We'd been through a lot together. She saved my life plenty of times. It was stupid of me to resent her. -- Rick Riordan
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Mykonos, which probably meant it was time for them to get -- Rick Riordan
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Watching a satyr cook Eggo blueberry waffles on a stick over an open fire. -- Rick Riordan
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We crossed one of the subterranean rivers, then wound our wag through the library quarter and the Chamber of Birds.
(Carter says I should tell you why it's called that. It's a cave full of all sorts of birds. Again
duh. [Carter, why are you banging your head against the table?]) -- Rick Riordan
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They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world. -- Rick Riordan
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A faint smile played on his lips. "Obedience does not come naturally to you, does it"
"No ... sir"
"I must take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea does not like to be restrained. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't try to shut out the feelings. You won't be able to. Just let them wash over you and drain out again. -- Rick Riordan
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Well ... that sucks. I don't suppose you'd cut it out, then, if we asked nicely? -- Rick Riordan
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Just my luck, on top of everything else I had to take baboon medicine. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm not good with children," the god confessed. "Or people. Well, any organic life forms, really. -- Rick Riordan
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Magnus, could you glow a little closer, please? - Sam -- Rick Riordan
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People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed. -- Rick Riordan
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He's summoning Nekhbet," Sadie murmured. "I'd really rather not see her again." "What kind of name is Neck Butt, anyway?" I asked. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy hated tests. Since he'd lost his memory, his whole life was one big fill-in-the-blank. He was _, from _. He felt like _, and if the monsters caught him, he'd be _. -- Rick Riordan
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Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make that happen yourself. -- Rick Riordan
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Whoa, boss! Its voice spoke in my mind as it clopped away from the sword blade. I don't wanna be a horse-ke-bob! -- Rick Riordan
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Leo," Jason said, "you're weird."
"Yeah, you tell me that a lot." Leo grinned. "But if you don't remember me, that means I can reuse all my old jokes ... ! -- Rick Riordan
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Percy, lesser beings do many horrible things in the name of the gods. That does not mean we gods approve. The way our sons and daughters act in our names ... well, it usually says more about THEM than it does about us. -- Rick Riordan
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What are you thinking?
Nothing. I mean ... a lot of things. Kind of all at once. -- Rick Riordan
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I can't believe Sadie's going to let me have the last word. Our experience together must've really taught her something. Ow, she just hit me. Never mind. -- Rick Riordan
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Daddy will explain. Come, he is blowing up monsters. -- Rick Riordan
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But if she'd realized that nine desiccated zombie nymphs would be waiting for her, she never would have come down here. -- Rick Riordan
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Be careful," Sam warned me. "Gunilla is powerful." "Also kind of a butt." The corner of Sam's mouth twitched. "That, too. -- Rick Riordan
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And you, Sarah Jacobi" - he pointed to a woman with white robes and spiky black hair - "you were sent to Antarctica for causing the tsunami in the Indian Ocean. -- Rick Riordan
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I wake up every morning and think: You know what would be good today? Not dying. -- Rick Riordan
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Should I get you a shovel, so you can dig that hole deeper? -- Rick Riordan
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Want to hit Leo? -- Rick Riordan
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Aphrodite: Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart.
Percy: But ... I don't know where it's going. My heart, I mean. -- Rick Riordan
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She wanted me to betray you guys, and I was like, 'Pfft, right, I'm gonna listen to a face in the potty sludge'. -- Rick Riordan
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The stupid snack tray did not have power steering. -- Rick Riordan
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Whasthat!"
"Um ... those are the toilets. -- Rick Riordan
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I thought about that as we waited for the ghouls to pass. I pretended not to see Annabeth wipe a tear from her cheek as she listened to the mournful keening of Cerberus in the distance, longing for his new friend. -- Rick Riordan
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Acrisius tried not to choke on his own tongue. The word Perseus meant avenger or destroyer, depending on how you interpreted it. The king did not want the kid growing up to hang out with Iron Man and the Hulk ... -- Rick Riordan
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I guess once in a while we all need a wake-up call from somebody who loves us. -- Rick Riordan
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Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs and grenades. -- Rick Riordan
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Because Hope survives best at the Hearth. -- Rick Riordan
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Ma'at demands a leader."
"Yeah so I've heard. -- Rick Riordan
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I call it Andskoti, the Adversary. It is woven with the most powerful paradoxes in the Nine Worlds - Wi-Fi with no lag, a politician's sincerity, a printer that prints, healthy deep-fried food, and an interesting grammar lecture! -- Rick Riordan
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That's no excuse! And you're ruining my game, Jorgenson!" "Jackson. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth smiled. "I don't know the ocean very well, but my boyfriend does. I think it's time you met Percy. -- Rick Riordan
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Wait a second," I said. "If we're worried about an attack, why not just blow up the entrance? Seal the tunnel?" "Great idea!" Grover said. "I'll get the dynamite! -- Rick Riordan
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Juniper: Are you guys busy?
Percy: Well, we're in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we're trying not to die.
Annabeth: We're not busy. -- Rick Riordan
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Hey!" Jason yelled, flying circles around her. "I have a question about my deductibles!" "What?" the statue cried. "Hygeia!" Piper shouted. "I need an invoice submitted to Medicare!" "No, please! -- Rick Riordan
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Your heart is always in the right place. Listen to it. -- Rick Riordan
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Hubris means deadly pride. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else. -- Rick Riordan
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Actually," he said, "you're not far off. Uncle Leo brought some toys for all you good little demigods. -- Rick Riordan
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Thats what happens to Snow in Texas, lady. It freaking MELTS!! Leo Valdez- The Lost Hero -- Rick Riordan
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Leo had seen Tia Callida in action; she liked knives, snakes and putting babies in roaring fires. Yeah, definitely let's unleash her rage. Great idea. -- Rick Riordan
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Love is the most powerful motivator in the world. It spurs mortals to greatness. Their noblest and bravest acts are done for love. -- Rick Riordan
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When in doubt, start from the top.
-Jason Grace -- Rick Riordan
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Nothing lasts forever, not even the best machines. And everything can be reused.
- Hephaestus -- Rick Riordan
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Nothing lasts forever. But the thing is, you can reuse some. Use your mind. - Leo's Mother, The Lost Hero -- Rick Riordan
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Mugged by my own mother. -- Rick Riordan
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I blinked the sleep out of my eyes and realized my head was in Khufu's lap. The baboon was foraging my scalp for munchies. "Dude." I sat up groggily. "Not cool." "But he gave you a lovely hairdo," Sadie said. "Agh-agh!" Khufu agreed. -- Rick Riordan
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Did you bring me a rat?"
"He has no time for rats, George."
"No time for rats? That's just sad. -- Rick Riordan
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But there was nothing funny about his sword. Jason figured one hit from that thing would probably turn him into a Popsicle. Then -- Rick Riordan
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All of my characters tend to be montages of different people I've met: little bits and pieces of their personalities put together. -- Rick Riordan
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Yes," the snake king agreed. "Only this girl's music controls me. I hate it. Please, sing some more. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't leave her speechless very often. I have to enjoy those rare moments. -- Rick Riordan
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The last thing I wanted was my embarrassing death by fruit bats posted on YouTube. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy hefted a bronze grenade. 'I hope you labelled these right.'
He yelled, 'Die, Romans!' and lobbed the grenade over the wall. -- Rick Riordan
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Victory will be ours!roared Joe Bob the Cannibal. "We will feast on your bones!"
I wanted to tell him he was taking the dodgeball game way too seriously,but before I could,he hefted another ball. -- Rick Riordan
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I will call him Small Bob," said Bob. "He is a good monster."
End of discussion.The Titan hefted his spear and they continued marching into the gloom. -- Rick Riordan
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Of course the teachers want you medicated. Most of them are monsters. They don't want you seeing them for what they are. -- Rick Riordan
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People lie. Promises are broken. A -- Rick Riordan
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Nico enjoyed how nervous the Romans acted around him, even though they were older and bigger and more experienced fighters. -- Rick Riordan
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Akmon squealed with delight. I knew you were as smart as Hercules! I will call you Black Bottom, the Sequel! -- Rick Riordan
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How can somebody be yours if you never met him? -- Rick Riordan
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But not princess-y in a prissy way. No, I would be a total badass, with a long black leather coat and a diamond scepter that doubles as a weapon. Yeah, a weapon! -- Rick Riordan
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She reached into her coat pocket and felt two things she hadn't expected ... One was a wad of cash ... she brought out the money. Leo whistled. Allowance? Piper, your mom rocks! -- Rick Riordan
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Then why do the gods even let me live? It would be safer to kill me." "You're right." "Thanks a lot. -- Rick Riordan
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Our desires reveal us. They show us for who we really are. -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, Dad, can I borrow the severed head of Medusa tonight? I'm going out with my friends. Okay, honey, just bring it back by midnight, and don't petrify anyone. -- Rick Riordan
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What-what do you want?" Annabeth asked, trying to maintain a tone of confidence.
The voice cackled maliciously.
'To curse you, of course! To destroy you thousand times in the name of Mother Night!'
"Only a thousand times?" Percy murmured. "Oh, good ... I thought we were in trouble. -- Rick Riordan
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I've been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain," she said. "Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you're going to save the world, I'm the best person to keep you from messing up. -- Rick Riordan
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Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-" said Percy
"Percy ... Chiron's collection! -- Rick Riordan
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I suppose you will continue to screw things up unless I level with you, Navarre. Or unless I get someone to throw you in jail."
"Most likely."
"Goddamn your father."
"Amen. -- Rick Riordan
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But like I told you guys years ago: this demigod gig is dangerous. Don't say I didn't warn you. -- Rick Riordan
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The parrot eyed me cautiously, like he was forming a vague memory of unhappier times, before Jimmy Buffett and ganja.
"Noisy bastard," he decided. -- Rick Riordan
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A few dozen kids sprawled in the seats in front of him, listening to iPods, talking, or sleeping. -- Rick Riordan
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Middle of his forehead. Talk about a face only a mother could love. Well, Gaea loved these guys. She named them the Elder Cyclopes, and -- Rick Riordan
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This is Buford," Leo announced.
"You name your furniture?" Frank asked. -- Rick Riordan
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Chaos is impatient. It's random. And above all it's selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want. -- Rick Riordan
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I tend to think of a myth and then explore how it would play out if it were happening in the modern-day world. I modify all the myths I use, but I stick very closely to their structure - it is the hidden teacher in me. -- Rick Riordan
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Miss much?" she whispered. "Nobody's planning to kill us, so far," I whispered back. "First time today. -- Rick Riordan
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Um ,sorry. I cant read the last line."
"Fish. Have you stolen any fish from the holy lakes?"
"I lived in Kansas..So ..no -- Rick Riordan
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Leo had wanted to paint a giant message on the bottom of the hull-WASSUP? with a smiley-face-but Annabeth had vetoed the idea. -- Rick Riordan
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Along with Coach Edge, who was still so charged with adrenaline that every time the ship hit turbulence, he swung his bat and yelled, Die! -- Rick Riordan
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Less than forty-eight hours until G-Day, when Gaea the Princess of Potty Sludge would awaken in all her dirt-faced glory. -- Rick Riordan
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A few accidental trips to China. -- Rick Riordan
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Before I could do anything rash, a familiar voice behind me said, "Hello, Sadie."
The other girls let out a collective gasp. My pulse quickened from "slow walk" to "fifty-meter-dash."
I turned and found that-yes, indeed-the god Anubis had crashed our dance. -- Rick Riordan
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You understand there's no such thing as a little death prophecy, right? - Sam -- Rick Riordan
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And when demigods use cell phones, the signals agitate every monster within a hundred miles. It's like sending up a flare: Here I am! Please rearrange my face! -- Rick Riordan
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Right," Nico said again. "But it's cool. We're cool. I mean, I see now ... you're cute, but you're not my type, -- Rick Riordan
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He pointed upstream and led us through the foggy morning, with spotty snow flurries and a forty percent chance of death. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't define myself by the boys who may or may not like me. -- Rick Riordan
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The plan had three phases: dangerous, really dangerous and insanely dangerous. -- Rick Riordan
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As we rose over the rooftops I caught my breath-well, if you can catch your breath underwater. -- Rick Riordan
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Kids ask me questions. You'd think after doing this for four years, I would have heard every single question anyone could think of to ask, but no, every time, they surprise me, they ask me something I never thought of before. -- Rick Riordan
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Are you crazy?"
"Probably -- Rick Riordan
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There are days when I'll write for 15 minutes and have to give up and move around, and I'll write another paragraph and give up again. On other days I get intensely - focused on the process, sit down at 8 A.M. and won't get up until 8 P.M. -- Rick Riordan
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The medical term for that is dead. Gee, Magnus, what did it feel like? It hurt. A lot. Thanks for asking. -- Rick Riordan
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We heard the army before we saw it.
The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas. -- Rick Riordan
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No, no, I never mess around. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm not going anywhere," Thalia -- Rick Riordan
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Yeah, okay. But, Nico, you do choose how to live your life. You want to trust somebody? Maybe take a risk that I'm really your friend and I'll accept you. It's better than hiding. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico drank from the chalice, then offered it to Jason. "You asked me about trust, and taking a risk? Well, here you go, son of Jupiter. How much do you trust me?"
Frank wasn't sure what Nico was talking about, but Jason didn't hesitate. He took the cup and drank. -- Rick Riordan
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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
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Annabeth glared at me, and I started to wish I hadn't asked her about this while she was holding a knife. -- Rick Riordan
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PERCY MISSED BOB. He'd gotten used to having the Titan on his side, lighting their way with his silver hair and his fearsome war broom. Now their only guide was an emaciated corpse lady with serious self-esteem issues. -- Rick Riordan
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For the second time, humans had raided her home -- Rick Riordan
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Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish. -- Rick Riordan
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Even from far away, I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, why does college have to happen to perfectly good people? -- Rick Riordan
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About the prophecy that Rachel did at the end of "The Last Olympian," Percy Jackson will participate this prophecy, along with Annabeth?
Sorry for spelling errors -- Rick Riordan
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I lost my cohort twice; once in life, once in death to a Graecus named Percy Jackson. -- Rick Riordan
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And, Bianca, come with me. I would like to speak with you."
"What about me?" Nico asked. -- Rick Riordan
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So for Magic Problem-Solving 101, we headed to the training room and blew stuff up. -- Rick Riordan
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Stay alert!" I told Blackjack. "I've got an idea." Oh, I hate your ideas. -- Rick Riordan
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I would've hit the water hard, but at the last second I changed into a falcon.

~Carter Kane -- Rick Riordan
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Incoming!" yelled Poseidon.
They shifted-as much as they could in the cramped space-and Rocky landed in their midst.
"This is not a baby," Hades noticed "I think it's a rock."
He was observant that way. -- Rick Riordan
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The skeleton warrior's right foot and hand were slowly dissolving from poison. His head was on fire, but otherwise he looked pretty good. -- Rick Riordan
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Your former friend Luke " Poseidon corrected. "He once promised things like that. He was Hermes's pride and joy. Just bear that in mind Percy. Even the bravest can fall. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't know what demi means but i'm not feeling to godly you guys feeling godly? -- Rick Riordan
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You invented the selfie stick," Alex said. "I was wondering who to blame for that. -- Rick Riordan
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Given a choice between death and the Buford Zippy Mart, Nico would've had a tough time deciding. At least he knew his way around the Land of the Dead. Plus the food was fresher. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm just a kid, Chiron," I said miserably. "What good is one lousy hero against something like Kronos?"
Chiron managed a smile. '"What good is one lousy hero'? Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain said something like that to me once, just before he single-handedly changed the course of your Civil War. -- Rick Riordan
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Hedge scrambled away, but the first two skeletons grabbed his arms and lifted him off the ground. The coach dropped his bat and kicked his hooves. "Lemme go, ya stupid boneheads!" he bellowed. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason's fingers itched to draw his sword. He'd met plenty of scary demigods, but he was starting to realize that Nico di Angelo
as pale and gaunt as he looked
might be more than he could handle. -- Rick Riordan
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Brother," Artemis chided. "You do not help my hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart. -- Rick Riordan
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There were tips on how to handle the various demons of the Duat. Met them. Killed them. Got the T-shirt. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm all about doing the impossible. -- Rick Riordan
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Standing next to him. "Your lifeline ... oh, the burning stick. Right." Leo resisted the urge to set his hand ablaze and yell: Bwah ha ha! The idea was sort of funny, but he wasn't that cruel. -- Rick Riordan
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Your voice is your identity. If you don't use it, you're halfway to Asphodel already. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy looked at his friends. I'm getting tired of this guy's shirt. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy can pass seventh grade. Waffles can be blue. Little miracles like that. -- Rick Riordan
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Poseidon's trident was also all over the place, since Peter the Great wanted to stress Russia's sea power. I especially like the trident on top of an obelisk
what a great Egyptian/Greek mix up! -- Rick Riordan
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No demigod can heal your heart.
Aphrodite to Reyna, at Charleston -- Rick Riordan
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My son Asclepius had become the god of medicine by the time he was fifteen, and I couldn't have been happier for him. It left me time for my other interests. Besides, it's every god's dream to have a child who grows up to be a doctor. -- Rick Riordan
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Man, your horse can cuss." Percy shook his head. "He doesn't think much of Olympia." For -- Rick Riordan
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Imitation is flattery -- Rick Riordan
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So, yeah. Our cat was a goddess.
What else is new? -- Rick Riordan
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It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality. -- Rick Riordan
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Staggered. "Curse them!" Lycaon yelled. He growled at his pack, and the wolves turned and ran. -- Rick Riordan
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He remembered his home now, and that gave him new determination to succeed. He was fighting for two camps now
two families. -- Rick Riordan
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We can't make a portal - "
"We've got a flying boat," Carter offered. -- Rick Riordan
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game. -- Rick Riordan
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The next microsecond, as the water erupted around me, I realized too late that I should've brought the entire Twenty-first Nome to help me. -- Rick Riordan
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The black dog snarled. The polecat snapped its teeth and passed gas. -- Rick Riordan
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So you've got no name?" I asked. "They couldn't think of one ugly enough?"
The creature snarled, stepping over the unconscious policeman.
"Set animal is too hard to say," I decided. "I'll call you Leroy."
Apparently, Leroy didn't like his name. He lunged. -- Rick Riordan
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I can't get through the year without getting kicked out or blowing something up. -- Rick Riordan
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Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days - that was sad. -- Rick Riordan
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Doughboy, we need to talk."
Doughboy opened his wax eyes. "Finally! You realize how stuffy it is in there? At last you've remembered that you need my brilliant guidance."
"Actually we need to become a coat. -- Rick Riordan
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Staring at the plaster death figures in the museum window, she wondered what they had been thinking as they curled up to die in the ashes. Probably not: Well, we're Romans! We shouldn't complain! -- Rick Riordan
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Everything happens for a reason, Sadie, even bad things. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason remembered a quest he'd taken for Camp Jupiter years ago in San Bernardino. -- Rick Riordan
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Desjardins was literally fuming. His tattered robes still smoked from battle. (Carter says I shouldn't mention that his pink boxer shorts were showing, but they were!) -- Rick Riordan
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It would be a shame to get expelled from school (or arrested) for trying to stab the principal with a ballpoint pen just because he doesn't use enough deodorant. -- Rick Riordan
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I have orders to bring Reyna in alive to stand trial for treason. I have no orders to bring you in alive, or the faun." "Satyr!" the coach yelled. He kicked a skeleton in its bony crotch, which seemed to hurt Hedge more than the redcoat. "Ow! Stupid British dead guys! -- Rick Riordan
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How many fauns does it take to change a lightbulb? -- Rick Riordan
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Mallory sighed. When I said I wanted to see you eviscerated, I didn't mean I wanted to stand next to you. Oh, well. -- Rick Riordan
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I have a great deal of sympathy for reluctant readers because I was one. I would do anything to avoid reading. In my case, it wasn't until I was 13 and discovered the 'Lord of the Rings' that I learned to love reading. -- Rick Riordan
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I concentrated hard and snapped my fingers. "You don't see the sword," I told the girl. "It's just a ballpoint pen." She blinked. "Um ... no. It's a sword, weirdo. -- Rick Riordan
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flooding the world with a bounty of Froot Loops, Lucky Charms, and Count Chocula. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy threw his arms around her. They kissed, and for a moment nothing else mattered. An asteroid could have hit the planet and wiped out all life, and Annabeth wouldn't have cared. -- Rick Riordan
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She grabbed his face and pulled him into a kiss, which effectively shut him up. -- Rick Riordan
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Yay! Tyson went around the couches and gave everyone a big hug - even Octavian, who didn't look thrilled about it. -- Rick Riordan
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Down in the water, Octavian yelled, "Get me out of here! I'll kill you!"
"Tempting," Percy called down. -- Rick Riordan
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We still should have enough time to reach Rome."
Hazel scowled. "When you say should have enough ... "
Leo shrugged. "How do you feel about barely enough?"
Hazel put her face in her hands for a count of three. "Sounds about typical for us. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh ... bank vaults," Leo said. "Never thought about that. -- Rick Riordan
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Mini-Hedge would stomp around on Buford's top, randomly saying things like "CUT THAT OUT!" "I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" and the ever-popular "PUT SOME CLOTHES ON! -- Rick Riordan
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The intercom crackled. Buford's Mini-Hedge yelled over the speakers, PUT SOME CLOTHES ON! -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, man," Jason said. "Wait till I tell Piper. Hey, since I'm all alone in my cabin too, you and I can share a table in the dining hall. We can team up for capture the flag and sing-along contests and - " "Are you trying to scare me away? -- Rick Riordan
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Leo: Rainbows. Very macho.
Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the pegasi.
Leo: Rainbows, ponies ...
Butch: I'm gonna toss you off this chariot. -- Rick Riordan
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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. -- Rick Riordan
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He extended his fingers and felt them tingle, like they were waking up - pins and needles. Then flames flickered to life, curls of red-hot fire dancing across his palm. -- Rick Riordan
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I bet their sewer is nicer than ours. -- Rick Riordan
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You want to know how Egyptians pulled the brains out of mummies. or built the pyramids, or cursed King Tut's tomb? My dad's your man. -- Rick Riordan
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They live in human memory, man. That's what keeps them alive. -- Rick Riordan
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When I realized I was hovering at the centre of a giant glowing purple vulture, my first thought was: Carter will never stop teasing me about this. -- Rick Riordan
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After all the dangerous adventures I'd had, I couldn't die like this. Sadie would be devastated. Then, once she got over her grief, she'd track down my soul in the Egyptian afterlife and tease me mercilessly for how stupid I'd been. -- Rick Riordan
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You drool in your sleep- Annabeth Chase -- Rick Riordan
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Genius does not excuse evil. -- Rick Riordan
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all gods fear death, even when we are not encased in mortal forms. -- Rick Riordan
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Teach you to try marrying me, you idiot! -- Rick Riordan
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You Look Great Without a Nose, Really -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson, thank the gods. Annabeth is hurt!'
'You thank the gods she is hurt?' He asked, puzzled.
'No! -- Rick Riordan
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When they ran up to him, Percy said, 'Hey,' like they were just meeting for lunch or something.
'You're alive!' Frank marveled.
Percy frowned. 'The fall? That was nothing. I fell twice that far from the St. Louis Arch.'
'You did what?' Hazel asked. -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel frowned. "Why that one?"
"You don't see the ghost?" Frank asked.
"Ghost?" Nico asked.
Okay ... if Frank was seeing a ghost that the Underworld kids couldn't see, something was definitely wrong. -- Rick Riordan
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The surfer screamed something about bad mushrooms and paddled away from us as fast as he could. -- Rick Riordan
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She let the fear burn inside her like fuel, making her voice even stronger. -- Rick Riordan
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The bigger they are, the easier it is to fly up their nasal cavity. -- Rick Riordan
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Now, he realized, he simply had to take what he wanted. He had to control the winds, not the other way around (p. 434). -- Rick Riordan
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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
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I tossed the book aside. Great. My dad was a D-list god who frolicked in the woods. He was probably eliminated early last season on Dancing with the Asgardians. -- Rick Riordan
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he had a hot date with a polearm. By -- Rick Riordan
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I nodded, looking at Rachel with respect. You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush. -- Rick Riordan
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I know, I'm an idiot!" Leo moaned. "A brilliant idiot, but still an idiot. -- Rick Riordan
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Hey! Guy with scary eyes?" Madison called out. "You know what a moose does when someone insults her family?"
Ivan raised his eyebrows.
"She does this." Madison crouched down and charged Ivan. Her head hit him in the stomach. -- Rick Riordan
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Caught in a bad romance. Whoaaa-oh-ooooh!"
Nellie wailed along to the XM radio blaring from the enormous speakers.
"Can I uncover my ears now?" Dan called from the back, where he was reclined across the leather seat. "Has Nellie stopped her Lady Gag Me impression? -- Rick Riordan
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My dear children!"
Nellie whopped him upside the head with her backpack.
"Ow!" Uncle Alistair curled over, cupping his hand over his good eye.
"Nellie!" Amy said.
"Sorry," Nellie muttered. "I thought he was one of the bad guys. -- Rick Riordan
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I turned toward his army. It was now roughly one hundred and ninety-nine to one. I did the natural thing. I charged them. -- Rick Riordan
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He was dressed just like on TV, with lots of silver chains and bracelets, ripped jeans, and a black muscle shirt (Which was kind of stupid, since he didn't have any muscles). -- Rick Riordan
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To foreswear romantic love forever. To never grow up, never get married. To be maiden eternally. -- Rick Riordan
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If I ever become a king, I'm totally going to ask him for an army of giant golden acid-spitting llamas. Okay, sorry. I got distracted again. -- Rick Riordan
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The only thing they had in common was Calypso, and every time Leo thought about that he wanted to punch Percy in the face. -- Rick Riordan
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Etiquette tip: If you're looking for the right time to leave a party, when the host yells, "No one leaves here alive," that's your cue. -- Rick Riordan
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Stupid rock gods!" Leo yelled from the helm. "That's the third time I've had to replace that mast! You think they grow on trees?"
Nico frowned. "Masts are from trees."
"That's not the point! -- Rick Riordan
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Stupid rock gods! Leo yelled through the helm, thats the third time ive had to replace that mast! You think they grow on trees?
Nico frowned. Masts are from trees. -- Rick Riordan
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Grover cleared his throat. "We're in a public place ... You mean, our friend downstairs?"
"Um, right," I said. "Our friend way downstairs. -- Rick Riordan
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Rainbows, very macho -Leo -- Rick Riordan
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About the new saga of Camp Half-Blood, Percy continues to narrate the book? Rachel (the new Delphic oracle) will remain on the books (I am Brazilian and I love your books ... I can not wait for the books debut in Portuguese). -- Rick Riordan
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Things will work out - maybe just not the way you plan -- Rick Riordan
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Hello, Hermes! Command sequence: Daedalus Twenty-three. Kill Flying Pigs! Begin Activation!" Immediately the statue moved -- Rick Riordan
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I smiled. "So this horse is your nephew, Sam?"
She glared at me. "Let's not go there."
"How did your dad father a horse?"
Blitzen coughed. "Actually, Loki was Sleipnir's mother."
"What
?"
"Let's definitely not go there," Sam warned. -- Rick Riordan
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It almost made me long for the flying pig.
Percy -- Rick Riordan
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Young man, names are powerful things. You don't just go around using them for no reason. -- Rick Riordan
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And now, Anubis, I find you in this den of iniquity, this morass of questionable behavior, this ... this
'
'School? -- Rick Riordan
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Two farewell gifts," Sadie muttered, "from two gorgeous guys. I hate my life. -- Rick Riordan
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What colors are the eyes of Anubis?"

"Brown...Duh. -- Rick Riordan
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One kiss six months ago, and Anubis was grounded from seeing me forever? -- Rick Riordan
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Sadie, I can't intervene." He turned up his palms in frustration. "I told you when we first met, this isn't an actual physical body."
"Shame," I mumbled.
"What?"
"Nothing. Go on. -- Rick Riordan
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Thanks I remembered the last time Annabeth and I had parted ways, when she'd given me a kiss for luck in Mount St. Helens. This time, all I got was the hat. -- Rick Riordan
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I stared at him (Dionysus). You're ... you're married? But I thought you got in trouble for chasing a wood nymph- -- Rick Riordan
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Yay!' he said. 'Now we can eat peanut butter sandwiches and ride fish ponies! We can fight monsters and see Annabeth and make things go BOOM! -- Rick Riordan
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Okay," I said. "Just a normal afternoon and two normal people."
She nodded. "And so ... hypothetically, if these to people likes each other, what would it take to get the stupid guy to kiss the girl, huh?"
"Oh ... " I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows-slow, dumb, and bright red. "Um ... -- Rick Riordan
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Back in Khufu's day I knew a magician who parted the Nile just so he could climb to the bottom and retrieve a girl's necklace. Then there was that Israelite fellow, Mickey."
"Moses?"
"Yeah, him. -- Rick Riordan
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Correct." Kekrops sounded bitter, like he regretted his decision. "My people were the original Athenians
the gemini."
"Like your zodiac sign?" Percy asked. "I'm a Leo."
"No, stupid. "I'm a Leo. You're a Percy. -- Rick Riordan
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Looks like Santa's sleigh," Frank said. "Can Arion even pull that much?" Arion huffed. "Hazel," Percy said, "I am seriously going to wash your horse's mouth with soap. He says, yes, he can pull it, but he needs food. -- Rick Riordan
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That would be a first. I'm the son of Hades, Jason. I might as well be covered in blood or sewage, the way people treat me. I don't belong anywhere. I'm not even from this century. But even that's not enough to set me apart. I've got to be - to be - -- Rick Riordan
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Thank Ra!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah, I'm alive."
"No, I almost jumped in after you. I hate the water! -- Rick Riordan
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That sounded about as likely as Apophis and Ra becoming Facebook buddies, but I decided not to say anything. -- Rick Riordan
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You mean your initials are RA-RA? -- Rick Riordan
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Ra warbled, 'Hel-lo-o-o-o-o!' and stumbled to his feet. He began -- Rick Riordan
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After my bad experience as a kite, I simply refused to go about as a glowing Sadie-headed chicken. That's fine for Carter, but I have standards. -- Rick Riordan
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So, destroy? Cal asked. Clearly, the conversation was giving his two brain cells a serious workout. -- Rick Riordan
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Hera!" Hera was the -- Rick Riordan
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It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and not give up. You have to do your best to practice and get better. -- Rick Riordan
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The strangest sight was the old giant Thoon, who was getting bludgeoned to death by three old ladies with brass clubs - the Fates, armed for war. -- Rick Riordan
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They have gone missing?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, et cetera -- Rick Riordan
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I GO SNOWBOARDING WITH A PIG -- Rick Riordan
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Aphrodite took my snowboarding jacket," she muttered. "Mugged by my own mom." In the first row of the amphitheater, Jason found a blanket and wrapped it around her -- Rick Riordan
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Frank gave Leo a confused smile- like he couldn't decide whether to gloat or to thank Leo for being a doofus- but he cheerfully let Hazel drag him along. -- Rick Riordan
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I know what you're gonna think, what you're gonna ask. Percy Jackson, why are you hanging from a Times Square billboard without your pants on, about to fall to your death? -- Rick Riordan
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Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to "'clean'" it, and suddenly you can't find anything? -- Rick Riordan
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NEED is an overused word. A swirling human figure erupted from the sand - Leo's least favorite goddess, the Mistress of Mud, the Princess of Potty Sludge, Gaea herself. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, but I don't abide by your time frame, giant," Reyna said. "A Roman does not wait for death. She seeks it out, and meets it on her own terms. -- Rick Riordan
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A girl from nowhere
Completes my embarrassment
Stupid bananas -- Rick Riordan
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Smile and joke, even when you don't feel like it.
ESPECIALLY when you don't feel like it. -- Rick Riordan
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I frowned. You mean Set's got, like, other evil gods on speed dial? -- Rick Riordan
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Letting a god into your head has serious disadvantages. -- Rick Riordan
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We Capture a Flag -- Rick Riordan
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shall sail the iron ship with warriors of bone, You shall find what you seek and make it your own, But despair for your life entombed within stone, And fail without friends, to fly home alone. -- Rick Riordan
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Child of lightning, beware the earth,
The giants' revenge the seven shall birth,
The forge and the dove shall break the cage,
And death unleash through Hera's rage. -- Rick Riordan
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Thor's mighty chariot rides across the sky, and lightning is caused by hurling his great hammer, Mjolnir. -- Rick Riordan
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No. This makes me sad." He pointed at all the garbage on the ground. "And the sky. You
can't even see the stars. They've polluted the sky. This is a terrible time to be a satyr. -- Rick Riordan
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That boy needs to eat more. He's too skinny. He needs more cereal.
-Demeter -- Rick Riordan
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The Web or card experience is not at all going to replicate the book experience, nor is the book experience going to replicate the Web. -- Rick Riordan
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Hercules was a bitter, selfish jerk. He'd hurt too many people, and he wanted to keep on hurting them. Maybe he'd had some bad breaks. Maybe the gods had kicked him around. But that didn't excuse it. A hero couldn't control the gods, but he should be able to control himself. -- Rick Riordan
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Mouth sealed," Tyson promised. "Like the crack in the ground. -- Rick Riordan
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I gotta say" - Apollo broke the silence - "these kids did okay." He cleared his throat and began to recite: "Heroes win laurels - "
Um, yes, first class," Hermes interrupted, like he was anxious to avoid Apollo's poetry. -- Rick Riordan
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HERNIAS ARE US Wait ... sorry. I'm dyslexic. I squinted and decided it probably read: HERMES EXPRESS -- Rick Riordan
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Curse Hermes and his multi-vitamins! -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth frowned. "That doesn't make sense. But why were you visiting
" Her eyes widened. "Hermes said you bear the curse of Achilles. Hestia said the same thing. Did you ... did you bathe in the River Styx?"
"Don't change the subject."
"Percy! Did you or not?"
"Um ... maybe a little. -- Rick Riordan
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The moral?" Hermes asked. "Goodness, you act like it's a fable. It's a true story. Does truth have a moral? -- Rick Riordan
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We need a shroud. A shroud for the son of Hermes. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy couldn't believe he was talking about the end of the world with a loaf of Wonder bread in his hand. -- Rick Riordan
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I guess he, like, passed the test, so he threw away his notes.' Annabeth looked horrified. 'Are you crazy? You throw away your notes after a test?' 'Doesn't everybody, Miss Brainiac? -- Rick Riordan
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The guy reeked like moldy garlic pizza wrapped in gym shorts. -- Rick Riordan
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So ... he started to say. The dog statues bared their teeth and growled. Percy froze. Normally he liked dogs, but these glared at him with ruby eyes. Their fangs looked sharp as razors. -- Rick Riordan
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Like old times. The three of us together. Fighting for a better -- Rick Riordan
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It will make you powerful. But it will also make you weak. Your prowess in combat will be beyond any mortal's, but your weaknesses, your failings will increase as well."
You mean I'll have a bad heel?" I said. "Couldn't I just, like, wear something besides sandals? No offense. -- Rick Riordan
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So,' Nico said, 'since we're going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air.' Percy's smile wavered. 'What do you mean? -- Rick Riordan
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You can't think your way out of your emotions. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper, you're the strongest, most powerful beauty queen I've ever met. You can trust yourself. For what it's worth, you can trust me too. -- Rick Riordan
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You heard the decree of the gods, boy. You've become entirely too close to this mortal. You are hereby banned from further contact! -- Rick Riordan
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Um, people food this way! -- Rick Riordan
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Aretmis gripped her bow. "Let us pray I am wrong."
Can goddesses pray? -- Rick Riordan
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Other demigods could understand Latin and Greek. Leo could speak Creak and Squeak. -- Rick Riordan
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Underneath the mass of fused tendrils he could make out the shape of a head, wide shoulders, a massive chest and arms, like the creature was stuck waist deep in the earth. No, not stuck - rising. -- Rick Riordan
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Did he just call his hammer Mee-Mee? - Magnus -- Rick Riordan
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If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork. -- Rick Riordan
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He nodded nervously. 'He looks like a magician. I hate magicians. They usually have rabbits.'

I stared at him. 'You're scared of bunnies?'

'Blah-hah-hah! They're big bullies. Always stealing celery from defenceless satyrs. -- Rick Riordan
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At the Feast of Fortune, she'll awaken, and the demigods will be cut down like
like
"
"Like our low prices at Bargain Mart!" Stheno suggested. -- Rick Riordan
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My mother says looking is the nature of wisdom. -- Rick Riordan
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I looked at Allison. "You're a lot of fun. But right now I want you to put down the frying pan, okay?"
"Are you crazy?"
"Put it down. -- Rick Riordan
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But kept eyeing Percy as though they were imagining him in a doggie bag. -- Rick Riordan
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It doesn't matter! From waist down, my best friend is a donkey ... -- Rick Riordan
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I don't teach anymore, but I can still clearly see fifth period after lunch - that's a real tough time to teach. And I tried to imagine writing a story that would appeal to those kids - even when they're tired, even when they're bouncing off the walls. -- Rick Riordan
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Well," said Apollo with a brave smile. "You were right, my dear. You had everything under control! Let's go see if we boiled anyone important, shall we? -- Rick Riordan
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Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works.
I am praying. I'm talking to you, right?
Oh ... yes. Good point. Amphitrite - incoming! -- Rick Riordan
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Hearthstone Passes Out Even More than Jason Grace (Though I Have No Idea Who That Is) -- Rick Riordan
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Yeah." He took one last look at the cityscape of Rome, turning bloodred in the sunset. "Festus, raise the sails. We've got some friends to save. -- Rick Riordan
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Besides," I said, "you don't want my soul. It's really small. I don't use it much. I doubt it even works anymore. -- Rick Riordan
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What are those?" Nico called. -- Rick Riordan
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I was flying right toward him (the pig) at the speed of demigod-smashing. -- Rick Riordan
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I tried explaining to Blackjack that taking a flying horse to a donut shop would give every cop in there a heart attack, but he didn't seem to get it. -- Rick Riordan
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My fatal flaw is hubris.
The brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches?
No, seaweed brain. That's hummus. Hubris is worse.
What could be worse than hummus? -- Rick Riordan
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It had been ten years since she'd called me a butt. We were overdue. -- Rick Riordan
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Normally my sister, Sadie, or some of our other initiates from Brooklyn House would've come with me. But they were all at the First Nome, in Egypt, for a weeklong training session on controlling cheese demons(yes, they're a real thing; believe me, you don't want to know) -- Rick Riordan
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He offered to stop the tide for me once. He offered to build me a palace at the bottom of the sea. -- Rick Riordan
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Dionysus invented wine, which so impressed his father Zeus that he promoted Dionysus to god. The guy who invented prune juice, by contrast, got sentenced to the Fields of Punishment. -- Rick Riordan
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Ouch," Percy said. "Frank, the horse says you're a - you know, actually, I'm not going to translate that. -- Rick Riordan
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More minions!" he shouted. "Come to me!"
That couldn't be good. Another round of giant crocs and we'd be dead.
Why don't we get minions? I complained to Horus, but he didn't answer. -- Rick Riordan
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The farm god rolled his eyes. He pointed at the corn plant, and BAM! Nico di Angelo appeared in an exposion of corn silk. Nico looked around in panic. I-I had the weirdest nightmare about popcorn. -- Rick Riordan
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Why won't you drown?" he wailed, pummeling me with his fists.
"I'm Poseidon's son," I said.
"Curse that upstart! I was here first! -- Rick Riordan
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You do the easy thing, the appealing thing, the peaceful thing, mostly it turns sour in the end. But if you take the hard path - ah, that's how you reap the sweet rewards. Duty. Sacrifice. They mean something. -- Rick Riordan
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To protect the snack cupboard from late-night nom-nom raids, -- Rick Riordan
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Oh you two look delicious," Bast said, licking her lips. "No, no-er, I mean wonderful. Now, off you go! -- Rick Riordan
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He tossed his goblet on the floor, as if he couldn't allow Hearthstone to have the most impressive spill. -- Rick Riordan
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We've arrived," Leo announced. "Time to Split."
Frank groaned. "Can we leave Valdez in Croatia? -- Rick Riordan
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When Sam produced two swimsuits from his backpack, I could have kissed him. (FYI, I didn't.) -- Rick Riordan
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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?' Wadjet roared. 'YOU DARE TAKE A SELFIE WITH THE COBRA GODDESS? -- Rick Riordan
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Back from when they watched black and white TV and hunted dinosaurs. -- Rick Riordan
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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 -- Rick Riordan
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I guess the Greeks weren't big fans of online shopping, because they had lots of wars with the Amazons. -- Rick Riordan
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I'll succeed,' Hazel promised. 'And Hecate? I'm not choosing one of your paths. I'm making my own. -- Rick Riordan
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I am the goddess of the Mist," Hecate explained. "I am responsible for keeping the veil that separates the world of the gods from -- Rick Riordan
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That's it?" Nico demanded. "Hecate sent us halfway across Italy so you could tell us to eat barley? -- Rick Riordan
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I stepped forward. Call me old-fashioned, but I wanted to keep his focus on me and not Annabeth. I think it's polite for a guy to protect his girlfriend from instant incineration. -- Rick Riordan
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No matter how many times Percy killed them and watched them crumble to powder, they just kept re-forming like large evil dust bunnies. -- Rick Riordan
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The god's nostrils flared. One of the grape leaves on his hat burst into flame. "If we know each other from that other camp, it's a wonder I haven't already turned you into a dolphin."
"It was discussed," Percy assured him. "I think you were just too lazy to do it. -- Rick Riordan
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You began your journey here as a pup. Now you must find your way back. A new quest, a new start. -- Rick Riordan
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I still don't get it" Coach Hedge muttered as they roamed the centre aisle. "They named a whole town after Leo's table?"
"I think the town was here first, Coach" Nico said. -- Rick Riordan
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Because apologizing for something you didn't do is better than dying for it! -- Rick Riordan
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The metal blade hit her shoulder and passed cleanthrough her body as if she were made of water. HISSS! -- Rick Riordan
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Sorghum started to answer, but Wheat flew at him and knocked him down. The karpoi began to fight, dissolving into funnel clouds of grain. Hazel considered making a run for it. Then Wheat re-formed, holding Sorghum in a headlock. "Stop!" he yelled at the others. "Mulitgrain fighting is not allowed! -- Rick Riordan
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They never spoke out, so they were never heard. Your voice is your identity. If -- Rick Riordan
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Valdez," said Coach Hedge with surprising gentleness. "Let me take the wheel. You've been steering for two hours."
"Two hours?"
"Yeah. Give me the wheel."
"Coach?"
"Yeah, kid?"
"I can't unclench my hands. -- Rick Riordan
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Glad you're back to normal. The makeup and the dress were a lot more intimidating than the dagger."
"Get going, Sparky, before I skewer you."
"Sparky? -- Rick Riordan
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I have some extra costumes-"
"No!" Ephialtes snapped, and for once Percy was in agreement. -- Rick Riordan
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The ram winked. You like my new wool coat? Because I like ewe. Get it? Ewe? -- Rick Riordan
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In the back corner, a stairwell led down. It was blocked by a row of iron bars like a prison door. Percy wondered what was down there - monsters? Treasure? Amnesiac demigods who had gotten on Reyna's bad side? -- Rick Riordan
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It's just a bunch of dumb, random facts," Annabeth insisted. "Riddles are supposed to make you think." "Think?" The Sphinx frowned. "How am I supposed to test whether you can think? That's ridiculous! Now, how much force is required - -- Rick Riordan
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The taller they are, the longer they fall. -- Rick Riordan
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Then a shadow swooped under me, and thump - I was on Blackjack's back. It wasn't the most comfortable landing. In fact, when I yelled "OW!" my voice was an octave higher than usual. -- Rick Riordan
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Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your anger rule you ... well, your fate will be even sadder then mine. -- Rick Riordan
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Get the parents out of the way and then something interesting can happen. -- Rick Riordan
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The store had a hand-painted sign the read: MOOSE PASS GAS. "That's just wrong," Frank said. -- Rick Riordan
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Let us find the dam snack bar before it's too late said Zoe. -- Rick Riordan
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Where's the dam water fountain I'm thirsty? -- Rick Riordan
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As my vision went dark, Sam and Hearth helped me leap off the cliff. Because, you know, what are friends for? -- Rick Riordan
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Ten feet to my left, Sadie smacked a vulture with her staff. The bird exploded into white sand. Annabeth jogged toward us, giving me one of those annoyed expressions like, If you get yourself killed, I'm going to murder you. Carter, being invisible, was nowhere to be seen. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth jogged towards us, giving me one of those annoyed expressions like, If you get yourself killed, I'm going to murder you. -- Rick Riordan
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She glanced at Tyson, who'd lost interest in our conversation and was happily making toy boats out of cups and spoons in the lava. -- Rick Riordan
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Such is human memory ... you forget the truth and believe what makes you feel better. -- Rick Riordan
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I swallowed, hoping my voice still worked. "You're - you're even uglier than your son," I taunted the Titan. "I can see where Atlas gets his stupidity from. -- Rick Riordan
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I didn't understand the purpose of the seeds, but it was comforting to know that in a dire emergency I could hit people with my ukulele while Meg planted geraniums. -- Rick Riordan
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Does Zeus have a perfect tan? Can he play the ukulele? I think not! -- Rick Riordan
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I imagined loading the God of the Sea into a taxi and taking him to the Upper East Side. -- Rick Riordan
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Before I could figure out how to apologize for being such an idiot, she tackled me with a hug, then pulled away just as quickly. "I'm glad you're not a guinea pig."
"Me, too." I hoped my face wasn't as red as it felt. -- Rick Riordan
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See you on the other side.
-Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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Honestly, I thought I was going to be a kite forever, suffocating inside a little feathery prison. And he had the nerve to make fun! -- Rick Riordan
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That's why we live by a river. Occasionally, I forget and pat Lit on the back
'
'I hate that.'
King Midas & Lit -- Rick Riordan
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I stared at the river far below. "Why did you park us on the mountain? Why not closer?"
Bast shrugged, as if this hadn't occurred to her. "Cats like to get as high up as possible. In case we have to pounce on something."
"Great," I said. "So if we have to pounce, we're all set. -- Rick Riordan
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APOLLO'S DAILY MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH
You are gorgeous and people love you! -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, lord. I was beginning to think like Neith. Soon I'd be huddled in an underground bunker eating army rations and cackling as I sewed together the pockets of all the boys who'd jilted me. -- Rick Riordan
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You said your mom is the goddess of balance," I reminded him. "The minor gods deserve better, Ethan, but total destruction isn't balance. Kronos doesn't build. He only destroys. -- Rick Riordan
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BOOKS BY RICK RIORDAN PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS The Lightning Thief -- Rick Riordan
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They chose the olive"
"They must really like olives"
"Forget it"
"Now if she invented pizza that i can understand"
-Percy to Annabeth in the lightning theif -- Rick Riordan
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Grover murmured, "Well, Percy, what have we learned today?"
That three-headed dogs prefer red rubber balls over sticks?"
No," Grover told me. "We've learned that your plans really, really bite! -- Rick Riordan
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We all do, kid. People have destructive impulses. Some of us want to see the world in ruins just for the fun of it ... even if we're ruined along with it. -- Rick Riordan
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couldn't have been anyone out there. -- Rick Riordan
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You spoke the truth, Percy Jackson. You are nothing like ... like Hercules. I am honored that you carry this sword. -- Rick Riordan
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I am here because when all else fails, when all the other mighty gods have gone off to war, I am all that's left. Home. Hearth. I am the last Olympian. -- Rick Riordan
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Hearth's eyes rimmed with green water. He signed to us, and this time I think he actually meant I love you and not the giantesses are drunk. -- Rick Riordan
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You're the last Olympian," I said. "And the most important." "And why is that, Percy Jackson?" "Because Hope survives best at the hearth," I said. -- Rick Riordan
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Courage.
Hope.
Sacrifice. -- Rick Riordan
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He faced us. You hear that, guys? A batch of cookies is depending on me. If you get me killed on the way to camp, I am going be ticked off. -- Rick Riordan
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I have brought you a hero's fate, and a hero's fate is never happy. It is never anything but tragic. -- Rick Riordan
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To all the women she saved and trained for battle, Otrera was definitely a hero. She gave them hope. She gave them control over their own lives. -- Rick Riordan
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You see that massive giantess blocking the river?" "Technically speaking," Jack said, "I can't see anything, because I don't have eyes. But yes, I see the giant. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth laced her fingers through his. In the light of his bronze sword, her face was beautiful.
'We're together,' she reminded him. 'We'll get through this. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico leaned over and plucked a grape. Probably that was the guy's entire diet for the day. -- Rick Riordan
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Helios thought he looked pretty hot, and he had an annoying habit of calling the sun his chick magnet. -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe I should have run, but I stood there frozen, watching my only two friends attack the dark lord of fire with cheap plastic toys. Finally -- Rick Riordan
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Don't decide yet," Hephaestus advised. "Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions. -- Rick Riordan
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Are you suggesting that the gods have trouble acting together, young lady?" Dionysus asked.
Yes, Lord Dionysus."
Mr. D nodded. "Just checking. You're right, of course. Carry on. -- Rick Riordan
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Although your voyage may be a little harder than you expect, -- Rick Riordan
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He'll use the sword to set in motion a chain of events to hasten Doomsday. -- Rick Riordan
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ZEUS SUX and TYPHOEUS WUZ HERE. -- Rick Riordan
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If you ever leave me again,' she said, her eyes stinging, 'I swear to all the gods-'
Percy had the nerve to laugh. Suddenly the lump of heated emotions melted inside Annabeth.
'Consider me warned,' Percy said. 'I missed you, too. -- Rick Riordan
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Who, Coach Hedge? He'd try to fix Jason by whacking him upside the head. -- Rick Riordan
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I should throw you off this building minus the flying horse and see how heroic you sound on the way down. -- Rick Riordan
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This is Leo. I'm the ... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or ... "
"Repair boy."
"Very funny, Piper. -- Rick Riordan
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Back when I taught middle school and wrote adult mysteries, my students often asked me why I wasn't writing for kids. I never had a good answer for them. It took me a long time to realize they were right. -- Rick Riordan
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The Feast of Fortuna had nothing to do with tuna, which was fine with Percy. -- Rick Riordan
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Lupa and her wolves are trying to slow them down, but this force is too strong even for them. The enemy will be here soon - by the Feast of Fortuna -- Rick Riordan
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Getting eaten by a giant crocodile was bad enough.
The kid with the glowing sword only made my day worse. -- Rick Riordan
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make?' Leo's hands worked furiously, -- Rick Riordan
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People of Earth, I come in peace! -- Rick Riordan
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Despite the gifts, Calypso obviously didn't want to see him. One time he poked his head inside the cave and she freaked out, yelling and throwing pots at his head. Yeah, she was definitely on Team Leo. -- Rick Riordan
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We could even provide entertainment. You could sing and I could, like, randomly burst into flames. Calypso laughed - -- Rick Riordan
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I will get back to you, Calypso," he muttered. "I promised on the River Styx. -- Rick Riordan
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Five minutes later, with Calypso's arms around his waist, Leo spurred Festus into flight. The bronze dragon spread his wings, and they soared into the unknown. -- Rick Riordan
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(whose initials were probably OCTAVIAN). -- Rick Riordan
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See, lady, that's what happens to snow in Texas. It- freaking- melts. -- Rick Riordan
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Cutting through the roar of the wind, the goddess Nike screamed from the stables: YOU CAN DO BETTER, STORM! GIVE ME A HUNDRED AND TEN PERCENT! -- Rick Riordan
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He's nuts" Bianca said "We need to jump off this cliff" i said "Oh nice idea!! Your nuts too -- Rick Riordan
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As they sailed farther from the coast, the sky darkened and more stars came out. Percy studied the constellations - the ones Annabeth had taught him so many years ago. -- Rick Riordan
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Somebody once told me that a hero's bravery has to be unplanned - a genuine response to a crisis. It has to come from the heart, without any thought of reward. -- Rick Riordan
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you, son of Zeus. Now come, King Boreas is waiting. -- Rick Riordan
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Frank Zhang: lumbering klutz, child of Mars, part-time pachyderm. -- Rick Riordan
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You dressed in black," Nico noted, "with the sun coming up. You painted your face but didn't cover that mop of blond hair. You might as well be waving a yellow flag." Will's ears reddened. "Lou Ellen wrapped some Mist around us too. -- Rick Riordan
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People said the towers looked like giant salt and pepper shakers, but I'd always thought they looked like Daleks from Doctor Who. -- Rick Riordan
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Myths are simply stories about truths we've forgotten. -- Rick Riordan
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Survive today. Figure out crayon drawing of destiny later. -- Rick Riordan
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Even before he got electrocuted, Jason was having a rotten day. -- Rick Riordan
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She said this in the same way you might say Fields of Punishment or Hades's gym shorts. -- Rick Riordan
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Janus and his doorways. He would have you believe that all choices are black or white, yes or no, in or out. In fact, it's not that simple. Whenever you reach the crossroads, there are always at least three ways to go ... four if you count going backward. -- Rick Riordan
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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
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I wished Annabeth was here. She'd know what to make of my dream. I'd never admit it to her, but she was smarter than me, even if she was annoying sometimes. -- Rick Riordan
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The more you know, the more you try to change them, and that can be disastrous. -- Rick Riordan
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Squirrel as in squirrel squirrel? -- Rick Riordan
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WHEN SOMEONE SAYS, It's the Squirrel, you don't ask questions. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't belong here," I said. "I don't even believe in gods."
"Yeah," he said. "That's how we all started. Once you start believing in them? It doesn't get any easier. -- Rick Riordan
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Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done well as the god of theater. -- Rick Riordan
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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce. -- Rick Riordan
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I guessed his name was Face of Horror. I wondered how long it had taken his mom to think of that. Bob? No. Sam? No. How about Face of Horror? -- Rick Riordan
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I'm just a repair guy who can throw the occasional fireball. -- Rick Riordan
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I've found that when one us searching for danger, it's never hard to find. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico tried to swallow his bile. He wasn't mad at Reyna. He kind of liked Reyna. But so often he'd been called on to do the impossible. Normally, as soon as he accomplished it, he was forgotten. -- Rick Riordan
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So now I get the scepter? Jason asked.
Cupid laughed. Unfortunately, you could not wield it. Only a child of the Underworld can summon the dead legions. And only an officer of Rome can lead them. -- Rick Riordan
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I am praetor of the legion," Reyna said. "I judge this to be in the best interest of Rome."
"To get yourself killed? To break our oldest laws and travel to the Ancient Lands? How will you even find their ship, assuming you survive the journey?" [Octavian]
"I will find them," Reyna said. -- Rick Riordan
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You cannot imprison me!" He bellowed. "I am Hyperion! I am-" The bark closed over his face.
Grover took his pipes from his mouth. "You are a very nice maple tree. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh my gosh! Somebody get a can opener! I've got a god stuck in my head! -- Rick Riordan
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field in Kansas. Forever." "Harsh," I said. -- Rick Riordan
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The groin. The Earthborn's groin is sensitive." SMASH! "Good. Yes. Tyson found its groin." "Percy needs help?" Tyson called. "I'm good!" "Die!" Polybotes yelled, closing fast. Percy kept running. -- Rick Riordan
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We choose to believe in Ma'at. We create order out of chaos, beauty out of ugly randomness. That's what Egypt is all about. -- Rick Riordan
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So change the plan and then stick to it! -- Rick Riordan
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Despite the elder-hippie vibe, she was so attractive that I assumed we must be related. -- Rick Riordan
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When I write, I'm still imagining a kid reading it on paper. I read e-books when I travel, but in general I still prefer holding an old-fashioned book in my hands. There's a special, tactile experience. -- Rick Riordan
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One guy wore nothing but a Speedo. He'd painted himself blue and was armed only with a baseball bat. Across his chest were the words COME AT ME, BRO. -- Rick Riordan
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Your head is full of kelp. -- Rick Riordan
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My children are so rarely happy. I ... I would like to see you be an exception. -- Rick Riordan
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(Actually, I have been surrounded by fire-breathing death snakes before, but not ones with wings. Everything is worse when it has wings.) -- Rick Riordan
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I heard Amos yell, "For Brooklyn!"
It was an odd battle cry. -- Rick Riordan
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The Sword of Summer, a weapon that wasn't designed to be a weapon, a blade that is best used by letting go of it. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper glanced at the digital clock. "So ... we have exactly one hour to find your runaway table, get back your synco-whatsit, and install it in this engine, or the Argo II explodes, destroying Bunker Nine and most of the woods." "Basically," Leo said. -- Rick Riordan
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Hold it," Annabeth said. "I prefer my boyfriend with an un-melted brain. What exactly are we talking about here?" Carter -- Rick Riordan
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Either the kid was naturally hyper or he was hopped up on enough caffeine to give a heart attack to a water buffalo. -- Rick Riordan
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The thanes nodded and patted each other on the back as if to say, Yes, wow! We really are wise and open-minded! We deserve cookies! -- Rick Riordan
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wise about girls -- Rick Riordan
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Piper drew her dagger. Jason grabbed an ice-covered plank off the pool floor. Leo reached into his tool belt, but he was so shaken up, all he produced was a tin of breath mints. He shoved them back in, hoping nobody had noticed, and drew a hammer instead. -- Rick Riordan
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The wood nymph instructors left me in the dust. They told me not to worry about it. They'd had centuries of practice running away from lovesick gods. But still, it was a little humiliating to be slower than a tree. -- Rick Riordan
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I like that theory because Annabeth likes that theory, and if I don't like what she likes, she gets all ha-mazan on me. -- Rick Riordan
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Even if she were going crazy, she didn't want to look like she was going crazy. -- Rick Riordan
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Blowfish, did you say?" "Ah, no. Blofis, actually." "Oh, I see," Poseidon said. "A shame. I quite like blowfish. -- Rick Riordan
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Clovis,' Nico growled, 'for the gods' sake, stop dreaming so powerfully! -- Rick Riordan
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Grover started to sniffle and I figured if I didn't cheer him up he'd either start bawling or chewing up my mattress. He tends to eat household objects whenever he gets upset. -- Rick Riordan
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Deal. Now, could you please untie my sword hand from my head? I feel like a freaking unicorn. -- Rick Riordan
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She'd also called me brave ... unless she was talking to the catfish. -- Rick Riordan
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Her words had the intended effect. The Roman officers laughed nervously. Some sized up Ella, then looked at Octavian and snorted. The idea of a chicken lady issuing prophecies was apparently just as ridiculous to Romans as it was to Greeks. "I, uh ... " Octavian dropped his teddy bear. "No, but - -- Rick Riordan
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When she smiled at me, just for a moment she looked a little like Annabeth. Then like this television actress I used to have a crush on in fifth grade. Then ... well, you get the idea. -- Rick Riordan
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It is," I said. "And it's not even difficult. But I need your promise on the River Styx." "What?" Dionysus cried. "You don't trust us?" "Someone once told me," I said, looking at Hades, "you should always get a solemn oath." Hades shrugged. "Guilty. -- Rick Riordan
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I LOVE IT when gods offer to pay for a dinner that's already free. Almost as much as I love assault squads that show up after the assault. -- Rick Riordan
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Know you believe you cannot make amends," he said. "But you are just as important -- Rick Riordan
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Odysseus managed to return in secret and slaughter them all - your basic happy homecoming. -- Rick Riordan
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He had no idea where the stereotype of dumb giggly blondes came from. Ever since he'd met Annabeth at the Grand Canyon last winter,when she'd marched toward him with that Give me Percy Jackson or I'll kill you expression, Leo had thought of blondes as much too smart and much too dangerous. -- Rick Riordan
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That's great. Except for the fact that it's completely unimportant. -- Rick Riordan
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The whole campfire idea freaked Piper out. It made her think of that huge purple bonfire in the dreams, and her father tied to a stake.
What she got instead was almost as terrifying: a sing-along. -- Rick Riordan
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It is woven with the most powerful paradoxes in the Nine Worlds - Wi-Fi with no lag, a politician's sincerity, a printer that prints, healthy deep fried food, and an interesting grammar lecture!'
'Okay, yeah,' I admitted. 'Those things don't exist. -- Rick Riordan
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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. -- Rick Riordan
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A battle can be won before it's ever fought by choosing the right ground. -- Rick Riordan
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One of the natural consequences of being so awesome is that I attracted envy from all quarters. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy, keep your mind on what matters most. -- Rick Riordan
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WE WIN FABULOUS PRIZES -- Rick Riordan
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Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same," Dad said. "Fairness means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself. Do you understand? -- Rick Riordan
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PLAGUEY, PLAGUEY, PLAGUEY! -- Rick Riordan
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Mrs. O' Leary is my pet. I couldn't let you stick a sword in her rump, now, could I? That might've scared her. -- Rick Riordan
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I have strong feelings for you, I just haven't decided if their positive or negitive yet.A -- Rick Riordan
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Rocket launcher?" he wondered aloud. "Nope, nope," said a voice from the corner. "Potatoes. -- Rick Riordan
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Guy took out his mobile phone and said something into it. Then he looked around, like he was making sure the coast was clear, and started walking down the Mall in the direction -- Rick Riordan
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New lesson class ... most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword.this change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you RIGHT NOW if you don't BACK OFF! ... CLASS DISMISSED! -- Rick Riordan
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ONE I GO CRUISING WITH EXPLOSIVES -- Rick Riordan
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Fascinating," he said. "Such maneuverability! How does the wingspan compensate for the weight of the horse's body, I wonder?"
Blackjack cocked his head. Whaaaat? -- Rick Riordan
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For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest WHAT IF. -- Rick Riordan
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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice. -- Rick Riordan
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Blackjack wheezed and shuddered - still alive, but badly wounded. Her -- Rick Riordan
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Then Frank and Percy burst into the open and began to massacre every source of fiber they could find. -- Rick Riordan
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Even strength has to bow down to wisdom sometimes. -- Rick Riordan
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Okay," Annabeth said. "What exactly do you smell?"
"Something bad," Tyson answered.
"Great," Annabeth grumbled. "That clears it up. -- Rick Riordan
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Before Keto could notice, Hedge pointed towards the top of the amphitheater. It looked like he might be screaming, Gods of Olympus, what is that?
Keto turned. Coach Hedge promptly took off his fake foot and ninja-kicked her in the back of the head with his goat hoof. -- Rick Riordan
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So, great. This is Camp ... what do you call it? Camp Fish-Blood?"
Aphros frowned. "I hope that was a joke. This is Camp ." He made a sound that was a series of sonar pings and hisses. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm the son of Jupiter!" he shouted, and just for effect, he summoned the winds, rising a few feet off the ground. "I'm a child of Rome, consul to demigods, praetor of the First Legion. -- Rick Riordan
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Underworld butt. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason managed a weak smile. At least it wasn't a head injury this time. I stayed conscious the entire fight. -- Rick Riordan
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Out my left, I saw baboon bum, out my right, my long-lost uncle Amos. Naturally, I decided to focus on the right. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy: Dad-
Poseidon: Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works.
Percy: I'm praying, I'm talking to you, right?
Poseidon: Oh ... yes. Good point. -- Rick Riordan
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If I couldn't trust her, I couldn't trust anyone. -- Rick Riordan
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He had arrived at Camp Half-Blood thanks to Apollo. Now, on what would likely be his last day at camp, he was stuck with a son of Apollo.
'Whatever,' Nico said. 'But we have to hurry. And you'll follow my lead. -- Rick Riordan
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Team Leo!~ Leo valdez -- Rick Riordan
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Having a vivid imagination is a terrible curse. -- Rick Riordan
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Could I just use the loo?" I asked the nice officer.
"No." She closed the door in my face, As if I might rig an explosion in the toilet. Honestly. -- Rick Riordan
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Call me close-minded, but hearing my girlfriend talk like a five-thousand-year-old male god was not on my top ten list of Things I Find Attractive. -- Rick Riordan
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Which of these tasty morsels do you think is the special bait?'

Sam pointed at the bull's head. 'Go big or go home?'

'She said to the homeless kid. -- Rick Riordan
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You are a half-blood," Zoe Nightshade said. Her accent was hard to place. It sounded old-fashioned, like she was reading from a really old book. "One of thy parents was mortal. The other was an Olympian."
"An Olympian athlete?"
"No," Zoe said. "One of the gods."
"Cool!" said Nico. -- Rick Riordan
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So Aphrodite married Hephaestus and the celebrity ship Aphrophaestus completely dominated Olympian tabloid news for like a thousand years. Did they live happily ever after? HAHAHAHAHA. No. -- Rick Riordan
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That was one of the many reasons she loved him, even if he was an Olympian-sized pain in the podex -- Rick Riordan
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You are not alone. You are part of the Olympian family. The gods have not abandoned you. -- Rick Riordan
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With great power ... comes need to take a nap. Wake me up later -- Rick Riordan
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It was beautiful in a harsh I'm-going-to-gut-you-like-a-fish kind of way. -- Rick Riordan
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Hedge put a drinking straw next to Nico's mouth. "Have some Gatorade."
"I-I don't want-"
"You'll have some Gatorade," the coach insisted.
Nico had some Gatorade. -- Rick Riordan
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After his experience with Minos, Nico realized that most spectres held only as much power as you allowed them to have. They pried into your mind, using fear or anger or longing to influence you. Nico had learned to shield himself. Sometimes he could even turn the tables and bend ghosts to his will. -- Rick Riordan
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...Hand me the lava spray gun, will you? -- Rick Riordan
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Chiron probably wanted me to say, Heck it wa nothing. I eat hellhounds for breakfast. But I didn't feel like lying. -- Rick Riordan
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We did all the standard camp numbers: "Down By The Aegean," "I Am My Own Great-Great-Great-Great Grandpa," "This Land is Minos's Land. -- Rick Riordan
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Death has more in common with Love than you might imagine. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy," Chiron said, his voice impossibly soft. "The titan Kronos is my father. -- Rick Riordan
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I held out my dad's magic box and let it o, sure it would smash to the floor. Instead, the box disappeared.
"Cool," I said. "Sure you I can get it back?"
"No," Bast said. "Now come on! -- Rick Riordan
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Yes!" Narissus unslung his bow and grabbed an arrow from his dusty quiver. "The first one who get that bronze, I will like you almost as much as I like me. I might even kiss you, right after I kiss my reflection!"
"Oh my gods!" the nymphs squealed. -- Rick Riordan
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My last performance Some old lady drops the mic And kills everyone I -- Rick Riordan
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Most of Set's forces were running towards our boat, screaming and throwing rocks (which tended to fall down and hit them, but no one says demons are bright). -- Rick Riordan
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That was Hera. Her Majesty, the Loose Cannon. -- Rick Riordan
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WHEN SHE RECOUNTED her dream for Percy, the ship's toilets exploded. -- Rick Riordan
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Bob says hello," he told the stars. -- Rick Riordan
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Now fight me! For today thee House of Hades will be called the saviors of Olympus. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico," he said gently, "I've seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest. -- Rick Riordan
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Whenever he felt like giving up, plopping himself down, and dying (which was, like, every ten minutes), he reached over and took her hand, just to remember there was warmth in the world. -- Rick Riordan
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Their goal was in sight. They had a Titan with a very loud kitten on their side. That had to count for something. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico knelt and picked it up. He regarded Jason, as if waiting for an attack. "If the others found out-" "If the others found out," Jason said, "you'd have that many more people to back you up, and to unleash the fury of the gods on anybody who gives you trouble. -- Rick Riordan
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For one exciting minute, Percy felt like he was winning. -- Rick Riordan
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Sucktastic!"-Leo -- Rick Riordan
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Nico drew his sword. His smile was even more unsettling than his scowl.
"Underground," he said. "My favorite place."
Underground was not Jason's favorite place. -- Rick Riordan
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Pro tip: If you're attacked by a creep, it's never your fault. Tell somebody. -- Rick Riordan
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Pro tip," said Hercules. "Don't start a battle by announcing your fatal weakness. -- Rick Riordan
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an entire city swallowed by the earth...After -- Rick Riordan
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Could we please not talk about that woman? -- Rick Riordan
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It's first owner ... well, things didn't turn out too well for her. Her name was Helena.'
Piper let that sink in. "Wait, you mean the Helena? Helena of Troy?'
Annabeth nodded.
"And it's just sitting in your toolshed? -- Rick Riordan
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Schist," said an angry voice from the grass. Hazel raised her eyebrows. "Excuse me?" "Schist! Big pile of schist! -- Rick Riordan
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Across the room, Jason soared into the air and lopped the goddess's head off. Sadly, the head flew right back into place. "Unacceptable," Hygeia said calmly. "Decapitation is not a healthy lifestyle choice. -- Rick Riordan
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Besides, if she's a goddess, why hasn't she busted herself out? -- Rick Riordan
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Five shall go west to the goddess in chains, One shall be lost in the land without rain, The bane of Olympus shows the trail, Campers and Hunters combined prevail, The Titan's curse must one withstand, And one shall perish by a parent's hand -- Rick Riordan
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Reyna's destiny: to die defending a passive-aggressive goddess. -- Rick Riordan
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I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers. -- Rick Riordan
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I think we can all agree that this deaf elf sure plays a mean pinball. -- Rick Riordan
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My face felt like my normal face, as if that part of me hadn't transformed into a bird. [Fine, Sadie. Call me the Carter-headed chicken. Happy?] -- Rick Riordan
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Entertain me, heroes of Olympus. Give me a reason to do more. Bacchus to Percy and Jason -- Rick Riordan
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Good luck is a sham. True success requires sacrifice. -- Rick Riordan
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Her voice hit him like a cool breeze - like that first cold front in Texas when the summer heat finally breaks and you start to believe things might get better. -- Rick Riordan
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Their dad was the god of thieves, but they were about a stealthy as water buffalos. -- Rick Riordan
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Grabbed his neck and screamed in terror (which was not very stealthy). -- Rick Riordan
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Chiron insisted that we talk about the Labyrinth in the morning which is like 'Hey, your life's in mortal danger. Sleep tight! -- Rick Riordan
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Dwarves sat on stoops, clapping and cheering as we ran by. A few of them recorded videos of us on uniquely crafted smartphones. I figured our attempted getaway would go viral on the Dwarven Internet, famous among Internets. -- Rick Riordan
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Please!'
That word didn't make sense to Nico. The Underworld had no mercy. It only had justice.
'You're already dead,' Nico said. 'You're a ghost with no tongue, no memory. You won't be sharing any secrets. -- Rick Riordan
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SWEEP!' THe Titan grinned with delight and did a victory dance.'Sweep, sweep, sweep! -- Rick Riordan
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Okay! I looked around the band hall, sure that Rachel was going to make a bunch of bloodthirsty nasties pop out of the walls; but we were still alone. -- Rick Riordan
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That really was NOT fun, though. Well, the hitting-her-with-a-stick part, that was fun. But crashing into a concrete bear? NOT fun. -- Rick Riordan
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She looked a lot better. In fact, she shimmered with health, as if someone had injected her with glitter. -- Rick Riordan
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Sometimes sharing a problem doesn't make it easier to carry -- Rick Riordan
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THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THEM. Reyna wondered bitterly how many times she'd said that in her demigod career. She should have a button made and wear it around to save time. When she died, the words would probably be written on her tombstone: There were too many of them. -- Rick Riordan
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Once they completed their mission, if they completed their mission, Reyna would make sure Nico was recognized for his bravery. -- Rick Riordan
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Reyna's image appeared in the rainbow, like a two-way video call. She was in the baths. Scared her out of her mind. -That I would've paid to see, Frank said. I mean-her expression. Not, you know, the baths. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, obviously," Reyna said. "Without you, I doubt Percy could find his way out of a paper bag." "True," Annabeth agreed. -- Rick Riordan
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My dad gave me a present once,' Nico said. 'It was a zombie.'
Reyna stared at him. 'What?'
'His name is Jules-Albert. He's French.'
'A ... French zombie? -- Rick Riordan
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Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?"
"Yeah," Percy said. "He slaughtered my panda. -- Rick Riordan
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Eventually we all must return home, Praetor. We must embrace our past, no matter how bitter and dark. - Orion -- Rick Riordan
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She'd felt more pain from Nico in their brief connection than she had from her entire legion during the battle against the giant Polybotes. -- Rick Riordan
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The thing about being everyone's source of strenght: sometimes you forget that you need to draw strenght from others. -- Rick Riordan
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If somebody offers you Hapi pills, just say no! -- Rick Riordan
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The fire-stealer guy? The chained-to-the-rock-with-the-vultures guy? -- Rick Riordan
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She stared at the melted wheelchair, then the smoldering remains of the bouquet on the carpet. "Did I - ?" "Decide those daisies needed to die?" I finished. "Yes, you did. -- Rick Riordan
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Shut up, me" Leo said out loud.
"What?" Piper asked.
"Nothing," he said. "Long night. I think I'm hallucinating. It's cool. -- Rick Riordan
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All right cupcakes listen up! -- Rick Riordan
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Red cattle," Annabeth said. "The cattle of the sun."
"What?" I [Percy] asked.
"They're sacred to Apollo."
"Holy cows? -- Rick Riordan
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There was no point moping around when you faced imminent death. -- Rick Riordan
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Was an overgrown brat, but he was an immortal, superpowerful overgrown brat. -- Rick Riordan
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I TOLD MY NEW FRIENDS I was allergic to dismemberment. They just laughed and herded me toward the combat arena. This is why I don't like making new friends. -- Rick Riordan
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He was sure now that they'd never known each other before the Grand Canyon. Their relationship was just a trick of the Mist in Piper's mind. But the longer he spent with her, the more he wished it had been real. -- Rick Riordan
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No one is like me," Sadie agreed. "My amazingness is unique. -- Rick Riordan
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Over by the campfire, Tyson let loose with his paintball gun. A blue projectile splattered against one of the centaurs, hurling him backward into the lake. The centaur came up grinning, covered in swamp muck and blue paint, and gave Tyson two thumbs up. -- Rick Riordan
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Hello, Hazel Levesque. -- Rick Riordan
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Up in my business Always burning Oracles Romans gonna hate -- Rick Riordan
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It's my birthday, Horus insisted. Wish me happy birthday!
"Happy birthday!" I yelled. "Now shut up! -- Rick Riordan
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Not inmune to engines huh? BOO-Yah!!
-Leo -- Rick Riordan
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Is that me?,' Leo said. 'Like me
having this dream
looking at me having a dream? -- Rick Riordan
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Bill Nye the Science Guy -- Rick Riordan
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I was sure the Egyptian title said the Divine Pooter. But that made no sense, unless Khnum had magic powers I didn't want to know about. -- Rick Riordan
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You're a stalker with hooves."
-Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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TEN I RUIN A PERFECTLY GOOD BUS -- Rick Riordan
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Look, ladies, we've been over this. I don't even remember killing Medusa. I don't remember anything! Can't we just call a truce and talk about your weekly specials?" Stheno gave her sister a pouty look, which was hard to do with giant bronze tusks. "Can we? -- Rick Riordan
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Every child is different. I think it's important that we don't have maybe just one or two books that we're recommending to all children - but rather we cater the books to fit each individual child. -- Rick Riordan
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Your father is a complete! I don't know what she called him, but I have a feeling that's when the first cuss were invented. -- Rick Riordan
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Go without me!" Nico said. "I don't want to go back to that camp anyway. -- Rick Riordan
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This chariot is built out of human dreams about the sun, kid. It's as old as Western Civilization. Every day, it drives across the sky from east to west, lighting up all those puny little mortal lives. The chariot is a manifestation of the sun's power, the way mortals perceive it. -- Rick Riordan
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Singing is good for the spirits. You should never miss an opportunity to sing. -- Rick Riordan
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It was the heaviest thing I'd ever felt, as if I were being crushed under a thousand trucks. I wanted to black out from the pain, but I breathed deeply. I can do this. -- Rick Riordan
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I had a fair idea how it felt to get spanked with a large flat surface, and my rump clenched in sympathy. -- Rick Riordan
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Every place had rules. I had to learn the power structure, the pecking order, the no-nos that would get me stabbed or rolled. I -- Rick Riordan
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You're going native! Now, put down that ridiculous tray and help me kill this demigod. Or have you forgotten that he's the one who vaporized Medusa?" Percy -- Rick Riordan
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Sif seemed so refined, so graceful, so unlikely to fart or belch in public. -- Rick Riordan
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I imagined having that bronzed dragon in our fight against the Titan lord Kronos. His monsters would think twice about attacking camp if they have to face that thing. On the other hand, if the dragon decided to go berserk again and attack the campers-that would pretty much stink. -- Rick Riordan
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I looked at Rachel. "You're not going to do anything stupid, are you? I mean ... you talked to Chiron, right?"
She managed a faint smile. "You're worried about me doing something stupid? -- Rick Riordan
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The less you knew, the fewer monsters you'd attract, -- Rick Riordan
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People are going to singlel you out, so you might as well give them something to look at.
-Sadie Kane -- Rick Riordan
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All right, cupcakes!" Coach Hedge yelled. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico glanced back at Coach Hedge. The satyr just made a shooing gesture like, Go. Do your Underworld thing. -- Rick Riordan
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Ah, Senor Zhang," Leo said, "you know how you're always saying, 'Leo, you are the only true genius among demigods'?"
"I'm pretty sure I never said that. -- Rick Riordan
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You need to be prepared to move."
"Why?" I sat up and looked out the windshield, straight into a raging sandstorm. "Oh ... -- Rick Riordan
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Grover didn't say anything for awhile. Then, when I thought he was going to give me some deep philosophical comment to make me feel better, he said, Can I have your apple? -- Rick Riordan
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We're fresh out of flying boys. -- Rick Riordan
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I wanted to get angry, this guy pushed me so hard. -- Rick Riordan
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A good Roman wouldn't keep talking. Jason kept talking. -- Rick Riordan
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Now, the "Nobody" thing wouldn't have made sense to anybody, -- Rick Riordan
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TORCHES NEW ENGLAND -- Rick Riordan
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It's not important," Silena insisted. "We have to find Charlie!"
Another first: a child of Aphrodite uninterested in jewellery. -- Rick Riordan
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Even the bravest can fall. -- Rick Riordan
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Words had started swimming off the page, circling my head, the letters doing one-eighties as if they were riding skateboards. -- Rick Riordan
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You are so easily flattered, brother.'
'Because I have so many qualities to praise! -- Rick Riordan
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(I know that last statement seems obvious. Everyone who meets me is fortunate, but you take my meaning.) -- Rick Riordan
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I'd have to play this smart ... which was not my usual style. -- Rick Riordan
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(Seriously, how do you corner somebody when you're an ant, and how would you ... never mind.) Zeus -- Rick Riordan
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What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should've been named ADHD poster child of the year. -- Rick Riordan
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I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don't pick up a book are engaged with what I'm writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I've done my job. -- Rick Riordan
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I've met plenty of embarrassing parents, but Kronos, the evil Titan Lord who wanted to destroy Western Civilization? Not the kind of dad you invited to
school for Career Day. -- Rick Riordan
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What about a compromise? I'll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I'll apologize. -- Rick Riordan
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I often got sword fighting and tennis confused. -- Rick Riordan
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Mark my words, nothing smells worse than burned scorpion. -- Rick Riordan
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Why are we being chased by evil espresso drinks?! -- Rick Riordan
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Sure, they only had ten days to stop the giants from waking Gaia. Sure, he could die before dinnertime. But he loved being told that something was impossible. It was like someone handing him a lemon meringue pie and telling him not to throw it. He just couldn't resist the challenge. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo tried to remember what had happened. He was pretty sure he had defeated Gaia ... -- Rick Riordan
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It was like Percy had faced death before, like he knew about grief. What mattered was listening. You didn't need to say you were sorry. The only thing that helped was moving on - moving forward. -- Rick Riordan
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I'd like to say I took the news well.
The truth was, I wanted to strangle the Hunters of Artemis one eternal maiden at a time.
Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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He turned it upside down and shook the fries and hamburger into the grave. "In my day, we used animal blood," the ghost mumbled. "It's perfectly good enough. They can't taste the difference." "I will treat them with respect," Nico said. "At least let me keep the toy," the ghost said. -- Rick Riordan
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The real world is where the monsters are. That's where you learn whether you're any good or not. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason tried to summon more lightning. Nothing happened. If he ever met his dad, he'd have to petition for an increased daily allowance of bolts. -- Rick Riordan
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Vulcan?" Leo demanded. "I don't even LIKE Star Trek! -- Rick Riordan
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She sacrificed her life to make things right," Mitchell grumbled. "She[Silena Beuregard] was a hero -- Rick Riordan
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Okay," Coach Hedge whispered. "Here's the plan-"
Leo elbowed him " You are not charging him alone!"
"Aw, c'mon. -- Rick Riordan
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You will not believe me, but I am proud of your strength. Sometimes ... sometimes the only way I can care for my children is to keep my distance. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico wasn't sure whether to kick himself or Will Solace. If he hadn't been so distracted bickering with the son of Apollo, he would never have allowed the enemy to get so close. -- Rick Riordan
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I want some time without you organic life forms. -- Rick Riordan
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At any rate, I do trust Annabeth.' - Sadie -- Rick Riordan
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No,' Nico said. 'Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that's the trick.' As soon as he said it, Nico realized he could've been talking about himself. He decided not to bring that up. -- Rick Riordan
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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? -- Rick Riordan
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For once, I didn't look back. -- Rick Riordan
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You can't burn me. -- Rick Riordan
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'Thanks, man,' Percy said. 'You saved my life.'
'Hey, that's what we do for our friends.'
'But, uh, the Jupiter guy saving the Poseidon guy at the bottom f the ocean ... maybe we can keep the details to ourselves? Otherwise I'll never hear the end of it.' -- Rick Riordan
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Sadie Kane here. If you're listening to this, congratulations, you survived doomsday. -- Rick Riordan
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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BOY? -- Rick Riordan
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Dylan Quinn's knickers, -- Rick Riordan
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It knew that the earth goddess intended on razing all human civilization, and this city, which had stood ffor thousands of years, was saying back to her: You wanna dissolve this city, Dirt Face? Give it a shot. -- Rick Riordan
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The heads of twenty or thirty giants standing in a circle, mumbling and swaying, maybe doing the evil monster version of Kumbayah. -- Rick Riordan
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You sacrificed yourself to save a lot of people.' Her words sounded like a compliment. Her tone sounded like she was calling me an idiot. -- Rick Riordan
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Amos clapped his hands. "Khufu!"
I thought he'd sneezed, because Khufu is a weird name, but then a little dude about three feet tall with gold fur and a purple shirt came clambering down the stairs. It took me a second to realize it was a baboon wearing an L.A. Lakers jersey. -- Rick Riordan
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It warmed my heart that my children had the right priorities: their skills, their images, their views on YouTube. -- Rick Riordan
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I turned to Alex. 'Hey, are you female today?'
'Hold on... There! Now I'm female.'
My expression must have been priceless.
Alex burst out laughing. 'I'm kidding. Yes, I'm female today. She and her. -- Rick Riordan
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She was beautiful when she threatened to kill me. -- Rick Riordan
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He muttered, "ow," and burst into a cloud of green flame, which I figured was going to make Babycakes pretty upset. -- Rick Riordan
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You both should feel honored."
"Right, very honored," I said. "Always wanted to be possessed! -- Rick Riordan
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That's more like it. Let's turn this tide! -- Rick Riordan
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Even Phil the potato tasted great. -- Rick Riordan
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Lord of the universe slammed his face into his pancakes, which demolished the pancakes and the plate and put a crack in the table, -- Rick Riordan
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should be - in the hands -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe. Leo didn't like the way Nico said that, as if he wasn't sharing all his doubts. -- Rick Riordan
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His stomach tried to propel itself out of his throat. His mouth hinged open all by itself - the better to upchuck you with, my dear - and shot out five gods, a very slimy rock, quite a lot of nectar, some biscuits, and a chariot license plate. (No, I don't know how all that got in there.) -- Rick Riordan
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Check your spam folder
The prophecies might be there
No? Well, I'm stumped. Bye -- Rick Riordan
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We don't have much time. Mel will be out of the restroom soon."
"You've got a magician named Mel? -- Rick Riordan
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Think positive girl, or the world ends. -- Rick Riordan
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We were alone in a strange mansion with a baboon, a crocodile, and a weird cat. And apparently, the entire world was in danger.
I looked at Sadie. What do we do now? -- Rick Riordan
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But it's your Oracle," I protested. "Can't you tell us what the prophecy means?"
Apollo sighed. "You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear through the search. -- Rick Riordan
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If somebody had taken a baby picture, it would've shown homely little Hephaestus plummeting through the clouds with a surprised look on his face like, MOMMY, WHY? -- Rick Riordan
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Ogygia. Still, Hazel Levesque impressed him - even when she wasn't sitting atop a scary immortal supersonic horse who cussed like a sailor. He -- Rick Riordan
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Once I saw Desjardins' house, I hated him even more. It was a huge mansion on the other side of the Tuileries, on the rue des Pyramids.
"Pyramids Road?" Sadie said. "Obvious, much?"
"Maybe he couldn't find a place on Stupid Evil Magician Street," I suggested. -- Rick Riordan
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I knew there was a reason I didnt turn you into a banana slug."
Leonid'd eyes widened. "No banana slug! Please!"
"It was a compliement, silly. Forbidden is good! Sadie likes forbidden! -- Rick Riordan
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Jose unfroze and began looking around the room, picking up knickknacks and checking titles on the bookshelf. The parrot cracked pistachios and watched him.
"Dickhead," the parrot said.
I gave the bird some more nuts. I believe in positive reinforcement. -- Rick Riordan
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Ever since my famous battle with Python, I've had a phobia of scaly reptilian creatures. (Especially if you include my stepmother, Hera. BOOM!) -- Rick Riordan
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His last image of Grandmother was of her glaring out the window, as if thinking about the terrible scolding she would give the ogres when they invaded her home. -- Rick Riordan
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I could hear hopefulness in her voice, but also doubt. She was waiting for me to admit the obvious: I'd forgotten. I was toast. I was boyfriend roadkill. -- Rick Riordan
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You named him Fetus? You know in Latin Fetus means happy? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon? -- Rick Riordan
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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 - standing in an open clearing with a dozen pretty girls - was much worse. -- Rick Riordan
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I made a mental note to put a safety label on my scalp: WARNING, TOP STEP IS NOT FOR STANDING. -- Rick Riordan
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Who are you?" he asked.
"I'm a shabti, of course!" The figurine rubbed his dented head. He still looked quite lumpish, only now he was a living lump. "Master calls me Doughboy, though I find the name insulting. You may call me Supreme-Force-Who-Crushes-His-Enemies! -- Rick Riordan
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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 Summoning Fruit Bats! -- Rick Riordan
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Shut up, Valdez." Frank gave him a bear hug. "And be careful." "Ribs," Leo squeaked. "Sorry." Annabeth and Percy wished them good luck. Then Percy excused himself to go throw up. -- Rick Riordan
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All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza. -- Rick Riordan
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Catch that last episode of Doctor Who? -- Rick Riordan
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I suppose this means I can claim all those other sons and daughters of mine and send you some siblings next summer."
"Ha-ha."
Poseidon reeled in his empty line.
I shifted my feet. "Um, you were kidding, right? -- Rick Riordan
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Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds? -- Rick Riordan
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Okay, do not call me Aquaman. That's even worse than water boy. -- Rick Riordan
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You're Bes, I guess?" I said.
"Yes," he said.
"Your car's a mess," Liz muttered.
"If one more person rhymes," Emma grumbled, "I'll throw up. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't get starry-eyed about somebody you can't have, especially if it blinds you to somebody who's really important. -- Rick Riordan
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I remembered the myth about Andromeda and how she had been chained to a rock by her own parents as a sacrifice to a sea monster. Maybe she'd gotten too many F's on her report card or something. -- Rick Riordan
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Little sisters," Carter said. "If they talked too much, the Egyptians threw them to the crocodiles. -- Rick Riordan
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Water liked to be free. Given time, water could overcome any barrier, and it hated to be trapped, just like Percy. -- Rick Riordan
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You are strong ... Together we will rule the world."
"You mean, 'Together we will defeat Apophis,'" my mother corrected.
"Of course," Isis said. "That's what I meant. -- Rick Riordan
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She had a tattoo on the inside: the letters SPQR, a crossed sword and torch, and under that, four parallel lines like score marks. -- Rick Riordan
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The house of Life doesn't trust our family, especially after what Dad and Mom did. Amos said we were raised apart for a reason, so we wouldn't trigger each other's magic."
"Bloody awful reason to keep us apart," I muttered. -- Rick Riordan
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If you let your anger rule you, your fate will be sadder than mine -- Rick Riordan
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You could hear the stereo from the downstairs neighbors just fine. They were playing Metallica. Playing isn't really the right verb for Metallica, I guess. Grinding, maybe. Extruding. -- Rick Riordan
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How far is that in regular measurements?" Percy asked. Frank rolled his eyes. "That is a regular measurement in Canada and the rest of the world. Only you Americans - -- Rick Riordan
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Daryl, de The Walking Dead, y Mike, de Breaking Bad -- Rick Riordan
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Her freckles were orange, as if somebody had spray-painted her face with liquid Cheetos. -- Rick Riordan
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You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear thorough the search. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy pizza with extra olives. -- Rick Riordan
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One learns by doing -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel's forehead and held her close. Her warmth gave -- Rick Riordan
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To know a being's secret name is to have power over that creature. -- Rick Riordan
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I had a new cabin mate. I had a monster for a half-brother. -- Rick Riordan
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Erre es korakas, Blinkey!" Dionysus cursed. "I will have your soul!"
"Um, he's a video game character," I said. -- Rick Riordan
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Coach Hedge came pounding up the stairs with Hazel at his hooves.
"Where are they?" he demanded. "Who do I kill?"
"No killing!" Annabeth ordered. "Just defend the ship!"
"But they interrupted a Chuck Norris movie! -- Rick Riordan
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want you to promise to claim your children - all your demigod children - by the time they turn thirteen. They won't be left out in the world on their own at the mercy of monsters. I want them claimed and brought to camp so they can be trained right, and survive. -- Rick Riordan
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Charge!' Sadie barrelled into the clearing, her staff in one hand and her Greek scroll in the other.

I glanced at Annabeth. 'Your new friend is awesome.'

Then I followed Sadie. -- Rick Riordan
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Okay, cool," said Jack. "As long as you realize you'll probably all die in agony and start Ragnarok, I'm down. Let's do this! -- Rick Riordan
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I got up the courage to ask, "What is my destiny? -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, for a scythe, cookies, and a chance to commit murder, Kronos could hide his true feelings. -- Rick Riordan
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Also ... the plan sounded exactly like the sneaky, twisted, ridiculously annoying and noble sort of thing Leo Valdez would do. -- Rick Riordan
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Elf magic," Mallory said. "Sneaky Vanir-style witchcraft unfit for a true warrior." She punched me in the arm. "I like you better already. -- Rick Riordan
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Tag with plague spirits You're it, and you're infectious Have fun with that, LOL -- Rick Riordan
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The Three Musketeers - as -- Rick Riordan
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How do you have five children in a row, each on a different say?"
"They're gods," Carter said. "They can do stuff like that. -- Rick Riordan
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You're gonna be like Aquaman?" she asked. "Get the fish to fight for you?"
"Thanks," Percy said. "I haven't heard enough Aquaman jokes for one lifetime. -- Rick Riordan
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They had a wonderful romantic night together. In fact it was so wonderful that at one point Zeus excused himself, took his phone into the bathroom and texted Helios, the sun god: Bro, take a few days off. I need this night to last! -- Rick Riordan
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The cafe windows wrapped all the way around the observation floor, which gave us a beautiful panoramic view of the skeleton army that had come to kill us. -- Rick Riordan
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I am happy to crush my enemies underfoot, but I don't fight without reason. I don't want war without end. -- Rick Riordan
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Three questions," I said. "First: Thor has a giantess friend?"
"Yes," Blitz said. "Not all giants are bad."
"Second: do all giantess names begin with G?"
"No."
"Last question: "Thor is a martial artist? Does he have, like, backup nunchucks, too? -- Rick Riordan
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Grace used to let her play with these - a pearl bracelet, a diamond ring, -- Rick Riordan
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Leo's biggest surprise: One look from Jason, and all three of them knew the game plan. When had that happened, that they could read each other so well? -- Rick Riordan
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The goddess shrugged. 'One of my sons recently traded an eye for the ability to make a real difference in the world. -- Rick Riordan
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Now, I figured that the built-up gas in most boys' locker rooms was enough to cause an explosion, so I wasn't surprised when the flaming dodgeball ignited a huge WHOOOOOOOM! -- Rick Riordan
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I tried to smile like I wasn't about to die. -- Rick Riordan
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(By the way, I would not recommend stuffing your pillow with vulture feathers. They're not very comfy.) -- Rick Riordan
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My favorite son!" Gaea cried. "You are awesome! I knew I could count on you, uh ... which one are you again? -- Rick Riordan
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When he told it, I remembered. He handed me my past like ... like a spear. But I do not know if I should take it. Is it still mine, if I do not want it? -- Rick Riordan
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Tell the sun and stars hello for me. -- Rick Riordan
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Quintus ... " Geryon mused. "Short gray hair, muscular, swordsman?"
"Yeah."
"Never heard of him, -- Rick Riordan
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NOW, MY BRETHREN!" Poseidon's voice was so loud I wasn't sure if I was hearing it from the smoke image or from all the way across town. "STRIKE FOR OLYMPUS! -- Rick Riordan
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Feel the wrath of wheat! -- Rick Riordan
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Jason hated being old. -- Rick Riordan
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Awkward. Sorry."
"Don't be," Sadie said. "I'll rather enjoy bashing my brother's face in. -- Rick Riordan
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Amos sipped his coffee. "Sorry if that distubed you. Khufu's very picky. He only eats foods that end in -o. Doritos, burritos, flamingos."
I blinked. "Did you say-"
"Carter," Sadie warned. She looked a little queasy, like she'd already had this conversation. "Don't ask. -- Rick Riordan
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Behold, my children!" she said. "The instrument of my revenge. I will call it a scythe!"
The Titans muttered among themselves: What is that for? Why is it curved? How do you spell scythe? -- Rick Riordan
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Look, man, I don't know who you are, but that crocodile has been terrorizing Long Island for weeks. I take that kind of personal, as this is my home turf. A few days ago, it ate one of our pegasi. -- Rick Riordan
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I was used to driving my sun chariot across the sky, where every lane was the fast lane. I was not used to the Long Island Expressway. Believe me, even at midday in the middle of January, there is nothing express about your expressways. -- Rick Riordan
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Long Island is a mess anyway! No one will miss it. -- Rick Riordan
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... He is driven by bitterness and anger. You can understand that.'
Nico wanted to yell, Like you know what I feel? -- Rick Riordan
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Absentia. Assuming he comes back alive, they will force him into a shameful -- Rick Riordan
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We're on the moon," Sadie murmured. "El Paso, Texas," Bast corrected. -- Rick Riordan
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The metal is called Celestial bronze. It's deadly to monsters, like Imperial gold, but even rarer. -- Rick Riordan
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Contrary to what you might think, I don't spend every waking hour thinking about boys."
"Just most waking hours? -- Rick Riordan
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I decided to keep my mouth shut. Sometimes I'm capable of it. -- Rick Riordan
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You can play with your flamethrower later. -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson let loose a huge belch. "Better now. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, no!" Hazel wailed. "Popcorn! Our fatal weakness! -- Rick Riordan
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You cannot control your parentage, but you can choose your legacy -- Rick Riordan
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Not very ladylike. -- Rick Riordan
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We'd spent maybe ten minutes together, during which time I'd accidentally swung a sword at her, she'd saved my life, and I'd run away chased by a band of supernatural killing machines. You know, your typical chance meeting. -- Rick Riordan
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Huh," said Percy. "Never seen Jason fly before. He looks like a blond superman. -- Rick Riordan
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Hey!" I screamed, waving the jacket, running to one side of the monster. "Hey, stupid! Ground beef! -- Rick Riordan
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Just follow my lead,' I said. 'It'll be fun.'

'Please,' Sam begged, 'don't let those words be carved on my tombstone. -- Rick Riordan
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A ghost of a smile flickered across her lips- Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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Vitellius would've given Percy an hour-long lecture on the subject, probably with a PowerPoint presentation. -- Rick Riordan
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But this plan of yous!' Tawaret shuddered, causing a tsunami of jiggling hippo flesh. -- Rick Riordan
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Not that my regularly scheduled life was so great, but it beat getting judged unworthy by twelve bearded guys named Erik. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth wanted to sob. -- Rick Riordan
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Right," Sadie said. "And Set will just stand there calmly while I read him to death. -- Rick Riordan
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But magic is neither good nor evil. It is a tool, like a knife. Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil. -- Rick Riordan
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Crazy Elvis and the Flying Death Snakes. Make -- Rick Riordan
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Come on," Leo told Piper. "Let's invite the Maenads over to my place. -- Rick Riordan
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Hercules, huh?" Percy frowned. "That guy was like the Starbucks of Ancient Greece. Everywhere you turn - there he is. -- Rick Riordan
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Remarkable, really, the lengths to which humans will go to fit things into their version of reality. -- Rick Riordan
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Right," I said. "So the baboon, the crocodile ... any other pets I should know about?"
Amos thought for a moment. "Visible ones? No, I think that's it. -- Rick Riordan
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The game played a song and Mr. D progressed to level 254. Ha! -- Rick Riordan
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Well," I said. "If you need me, I'll be outside, playing with sharp objects. -- Rick Riordan
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I missed him so much I would sometimes turn to tell him something before I forgot he was gone. In spite of all that, and all the emotion boiling around inside me, all I could think of to say was: You're blue. -- Rick Riordan
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You ... " The centaur's eyes flared like a cornered animal's. "You should be dead. -- Rick Riordan
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She jumped a few times, chased her tail just to teach it who was boss -- Rick Riordan
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My sword almost gets sold on Ebay. -- Rick Riordan
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I could almost imagine him as a leader of men without laughing hysterically. [Why are you glaring at me, Carter? That was quite a generous description.] Carter -- Rick Riordan
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It will have to be enough," she whispered. And with that, Grace Cahill closed her eyes -- Rick Riordan
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You can tell the future?'
'More like the future mugs me from time to time.' Rachel said
'I speak prophecies. The oracle spirit kind of hijacks me once in a while, and speaks important stuff that doesn't make any sense to anybody. But yeah, the prophecies tell the future. -- Rick Riordan
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Well that was sucktastic -- Rick Riordan
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He growled and muttered as he tapped on his keyboard. Maybe he was messaging his friends on uglyface. I -- Rick Riordan
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And of course I'm in the press all the time. So many books have been written about me; Into thin air, up in the air,Gone with the wind- -- Rick Riordan
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I like both Greek and Egyptian. More Greek stories have survived, so we know more about them. They've always been my favorite. On the other hand, I like the Egyptian stories because they're not as commonly known and they have an exotic flavour. -- Rick Riordan
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And flash him!" Annabeth's -- Rick Riordan
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I will see you again," Hades promised. "I will prepare a room for you at the palace in case you do not survive. Perhaps your chambers would look good decorated with the skulls of monks."
"Now I can't tell if you're joking. -- Rick Riordan
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Sanchez looked at me and we locked eyes a second too long. There was nothing I could do about it. The signal went out. A moment of clear, silent hostility passed between us as hotly charged and unintentional as a thousand-volt arc through a squirrel. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth nodded. "That's right.Alexander conquered Egypt.After he died, his general Ptolemy took over. He wanted the Egyptians to accept him as their pharaoh, so he mashed the Egyptian gods and the Greek gods together and made up new ones."
"Sounds messy," Sadie said. "I prefer my gods unmashed. -- Rick Riordan
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We only fail when we stop trying. -- Rick Riordan
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So let me get this straight," Carter said. "The two guys you liked - one who was dying and one who was off-limits because he's a god - are now one guy, who isn't dying and isn't off-limits. And you're complaining. -- Rick Riordan
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That - in which case the weather would get much hotter, with a ninety percent chance of fiery apocalypse. -- Rick Riordan
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I Need to Learn Many, Many More Cusswords in Sign Language -- Rick Riordan
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Which meant his only assets were one whiny imprisoned goddess, one sort-of-girlfriend with a dagger, and Leo, who apparently thought he could defeat the armies of darkness with breath mints. -- Rick Riordan
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Yeah, we're back to the whole brother-marrying-sister thing. Let's get it out of our systems - all together, One, two, three: GROSS! -- Rick Riordan
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Thalia ignored him as usual (which no doubt meant she thought he was as cool as ever). -- Rick Riordan
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If she was looking for me, I did not want to be found. She was scary. -- Rick Riordan
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It seemed weird calling a teenager 'sir' but I'd learned to be careful with immortals. They tended to get offended easily. Then, they blew stuff up. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth Chase, I took your advice. I chose myself a new fate. -- Rick Riordan
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Excuse me," I said. "But ... can you see?" "No!" screamed Wasp from behind the wheel. "No!" screamed Tempest from the middle. "Of course!" screamed Anger by the shotgun window. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason caught a glimpse of Piper serving drinks at the next table. She discreetly put her finger to her mouth in a gag me gesture, then went back to flirting with dead guys. -- Rick Riordan
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Who are you and why are you my cat? -- Rick Riordan
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RELEASE THY BREATH, he advised. DROPETH THY SHOULDER. "I have shot a bow before," I grumbled. MINDETH THY RIGHT ELBOW, the arrow said. "Shut up." AND TELLEST NOT THINE ARROW TO SHUT UP. -- Rick Riordan
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Her greed offended the Aesir. So they did the only logical thing: they burned her. Three times, actually. Each -- Rick Riordan
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If there's on thing I've learned over the eons,It's that you cant give up on your family,no matter how tempting they make it. -- Rick Riordan
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You drool in your sleep -- Rick Riordan
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I am Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades. I control the shadows. They do not control me. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico and Hazel exchanged looks. They both knew better, but they said nothing. -- Rick Riordan
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That's it, cupcake. You're going down. -- Rick Riordan
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A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone. -- Rick Riordan
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As long as were together" - Annabeth Chase -- Rick Riordan
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He hated working with other people. They were always cramping his style, making him uncomfortable. -- Rick Riordan
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Some areas were stuck with only red pins, some with green or blue, some with several colors. "She's been doing voodoo on the world!" Dan said. "No, dummy," Amy said. "Those must be -- Rick Riordan
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Showers are good. Perhaps not as good as bacon, but good. -- Rick Riordan
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I will be the lord of traveling salesmen!" "That," I said, "is truly evil. -- Rick Riordan
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Toodle-oo, demigods! -- Rick Riordan
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A Vampire!" I stammered. Then I noticed her legs. Below the cheerleader skirt, her left leg was brown and shaggy with a donkey's hoof. Her right leg was shaped like a human leg was it was made of bronze. "Uhh, a vampire with-"
"Don't mention the legs!" Tammi snapped. "It's rude to make fun. -- Rick Riordan
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Read while we're young -- Rick Riordan
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Cause nobody's standing in my way when I'm this close. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and gave him a kiss whenever he did something stupid.
She must have kissed me a lot, Percy thought. -- Rick Riordan
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Psst"he called.
The Cyclops lowered his hammer. He turned towards Zeus, but his one big eye had been staring into the flames so long that he couldn't see who was talking.
"I am not Psst"The Cyclops said " I am Brontes"
Oh boy, Zeus thought. This may take a while -- Rick Riordan
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Bad Cyclops Lady!" he bellowed. "General Tyson says GO AWAY! -- Rick Riordan
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I wondered if she'd ever written on her notebook: GEB + NUT = TRUE LOVE or MRS GEB. -- Rick Riordan
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A wave roared in my ears. -- Rick Riordan
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The Greeks called this place the omphalos, literally the belly button of the earth, though they never specified whether it was an innie or an outie. -- Rick Riordan
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Otis! Will you PLEASE stop killing me! -- Rick Riordan
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Odin wishes to intercede.' - X/Odin -- Rick Riordan
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Perry Johansson. -- Rick Riordan
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Excuse me," she said. "Is that a flowerpot on your head? -- Rick Riordan
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Right." Sadie looked dazed. "You've got a monkey butler. Why not? -- Rick Riordan
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Tattered jeans, grimy size-twenty sneakers and a plaid flannel shirt with holes in it. He smelled like a New -- Rick Riordan
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Chiron said the word assist as if meant slap upside the head with extreme prejudice. -- Rick Riordan
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Was he suspicious? I don't know. Remember, nobody in the history of the cosmos had been lured into an ambush and chopped to pieces before. He was going to be the first. Lucky guy. -- Rick Riordan
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Hold up." Leo stepped forward, wagging his Wii controller. "Did you just call my a ship a monstrosity? I KNOW you didn't that. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo," Hazel gasped, "I can't - my arms - "
"Hazel," he said. "Do you trust me?"
"No!"
"Me neither," Leo admitted. -- Rick Riordan
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I was hoping Tiny might scoop us up and give us a ride. That seemed like the proper thing to do for travelers who'd just had a hit-and-run with your shoestring. -- Rick Riordan
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It's hard to know what [literature] will end up being timeless and what will be something that doesn't translate into the future, especially with the way we're evolving since our culture is changing so fast. -- Rick Riordan
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The last time I'd seen the Minotaur, he'd been wearing nothing but his tighty whities. I don't know why. Maybe he'd been shaken out of bed to chase me. -- Rick Riordan
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You're pretty smug, Lord Ares, for a guy who runs from Cupid statues. -- Rick Riordan
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There were a lot of answers I might've given, from "I knew that" to "LIAR!" to "Yeah right, and I'm Zeus." - Percy, after Quintus says that he is Daedalus -- Rick Riordan
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Self-pity isn't helpful, kid. It isn't worthy of you. -- Rick Riordan
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I hate this place," Kronos growled. "United Nations. As if mankind could ever unite. -- Rick Riordan
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He likes to be noticed. He's not exactly low-key." "I get it," I said. "Loki. Low-key. -- Rick Riordan
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Is there anything more embarrassing than sailing into battle with half-finished figureheads? -Loki -- Rick Riordan
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Immortals are constrained by ancient rules. But a hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
-Chiron -- Rick Riordan
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If your mom seems overprotective, it's possible she knows you better than you think. -- Rick Riordan
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Why couldn't a girl take over the kingdom? I dunno. It's stupid, but that's how it was. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo had a weird memory of a missile hurtling towards him and screaming like a little girl ... what the heck had that been about? -- Rick Riordan
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Exercise is nothing more than a depressing reminder that one is not a god -- Rick Riordan
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Nico didn't respond. He'd never had anyone talk to him this openly before, except maybe for Hazel. He felt like he was watching a flock of birds settle on a field. One loud sound might startle them away. -- Rick Riordan
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His big claim to fame was that the Golden Fleece - that magical sheepskin rug I'm related to - ended up in his kingdom, which made the place immune to disease, invasion, stock-market crashes, visits from Justin Bieber and pretty much any other natural disaster. -- Rick Riordan
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Frank Zhang, you should know!" Frank flinched. "I should?" "A son of Ares stood here!" Hedge cried indignantly. "I'm Roman ... so Mars, actually." "Whatever! Famous spot in the American Civil War!" "I'm Canadian, actually. -- Rick Riordan
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The wind blowing through my ripped clothes was so cold that I felt like a Percysicle. -- Rick Riordan
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Ceres wanted a united front in the plant war."
"The plant war," Percy said. "You're going to arm all the little grapes with tiny assault rifles? -- Rick Riordan
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Giant-chicken mode,' I remembered.

'Dude, my avatar is a falcon-headed warrior .'

'I still think you could get a sponsorship deal with KFC. Make some big bucks. -- Rick Riordan
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Thor regaled me with his theories about a hypothetical death match between Daryl from The Walking Dead and Mike from Breaking Bad. -- Rick Riordan
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I need to talk to Clarisse,' Annabeth said. I stared at her as if she'd just said I need to eat a large smelly boot. -- Rick Riordan
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bulletproof vest?" "War games tonight," Hazel said. "That's Hannibal. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth's hand slipped into mine. Under different circumstances I would've been embarrassed, but here in the dark I was glad to know where she was. It was about the only thing I was sure of. -- Rick Riordan
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I loved the idea of making history interesting for kids! When Scholastic approached me about 'The 39 Clues', I immediately started going through the 'greatest hits' from my years as a social studies teacher, and picked the historical characters and eras that most appealed to my students. -- Rick Riordan
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The last thing I wanted to do was blow up another school. -- Rick Riordan
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I thought about all the things I was suddenly able to do - like fight with a sword and summon a magical shell of armor. Those were not things I covered in home school. -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson- "Cash? Like ... green paper?"
Percy- "Yeah."
Tyson- "Like the kind in duffel bags?"
Percy-"Yeah, but we lost those bags days a-g-g
."
"Tyson! How did you
"
Tyson- "Thought it was a feed bag for Rainbow. Found it floating in sea, but only paper inside. Sorry. -- Rick Riordan
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Welcome to Canada, idiot! -- Rick Riordan
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Monsters,' her dad said, a tear tracing his cheek. 'I live in a world of monsters. -- Rick Riordan
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I hate to tell you this," Jason said, "but I think your leopard just ate a goddess. -- Rick Riordan
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You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind. -Hera, goddess of marriage -- Rick Riordan
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WE GET ADVICE FROM A POODLE -- Rick Riordan
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the best people have the rottenest luck -- Rick Riordan
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a missile hurtling toward him and screaming like a little girl...what -- Rick Riordan
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he was a good leader. -- Rick Riordan
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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes. -- Rick Riordan
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She's pretty," Zethes mumbled. "I mean, she's right. -- Rick Riordan
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Getting something and having the wits to use it ... those are two different things. -- Rick Riordan
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You have a humming dodo bird," I said stupidly. -- Rick Riordan
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Love is powerful, Piper. It can bring even the gods to their knees. -- Rick Riordan
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All hail, Perseus Jackson," Tyson said. "Hero of Olympus ... and my big brother! -- Rick Riordan
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Gods forbid if she ever broke up with him. She'd never be able to visit the sea again without remembering her broken heart.
Annabeth about Percy -- Rick Riordan
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Who's the other kid in the photo?' he asked. 'The sandy-haired guy.'
Annabeth's expression tightened. Touchy subject.
'That's Luke,' she said. 'He's dead now. -- Rick Riordan
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They both (Thalia and Hera) glared at her, and for three long seconds, Piper wasn't sure which one of them was going to kill her first. -- Rick Riordan
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Swordsman in the last three hundred years." "Maybe he'll go easy on me," I said. The camper snorted. Luke showed me thrusts -- Rick Riordan
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Have you always been a swordsman?' I asked.
He parried my overhead cut. 'I've been many things. -- Rick Riordan
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The Olympians were a reminder that there was always someone better than you, so you shouldn't get a big head. -- Rick Riordan
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And flash him!" Annabeth's face reddened. "That came out wrong. But yeah, good idea. -- Rick Riordan
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Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that. -- Rick Riordan
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Your journey has shaped you, made you both kind and great. -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe, standing next to the obelisk of Ma'at, surrounded by the Sea of Chaos, we both realized that restraining ourselves from vengeance is what made us different from Apophis. Rules had their place. They kept us from unraveling. -- Rick Riordan
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I plucked a ruby off the nearest plant and threw it at Hades. -- Rick Riordan
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Geryon shrugged, which was very weird since he had three sets of shoulders. It looked like he was doing the wave all by himself. 'I work for anyone with gold, young lady. I'm a businessman. -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson balled his fists and slammed them into the Bulls face. BAD COW! -- Rick Riordan
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I don't know if Daedalus will help you, lad, but don't judge someone until you've stood at his forge and worked with his hammer, eh? -- Rick Riordan
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Before you descend into the Underworld, you must go to Santa Monica. -- Rick Riordan
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If i'm going to survive, it won't be because i have a lion-skin cloak. I'm not Hercules. -- Rick Riordan
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Great," Percy said. "Seven of us against Hercules."
"And a satyr!" Hedge added. "We can take him. -- Rick Riordan
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Since Thor wasn't there to creatively cuss, Sam did the honors, muttering a few comments that I doubted her grandparents would've approved of.
"Those are just expressions," I added hastily. "In no way was my friend giving you permission to do ... any of those rude and colorful things. -- Rick Riordan
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Besides, your a cat.Its your nature to think your the center of the universe."
She stared at him blankly. "But I am the center of the universe. -- Rick Riordan
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As a teacher, I've never seen anything like 'Harry Potter.' That's why I smart when people talk about the 'next' 'Harry Potter.' There is no 'next' 'Harry Potter.' -- Rick Riordan
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Turkey, Australia, and Japan are three of my top destinations. -- Rick Riordan
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Now, sorry about that kill-on-sight business. -- Rick Riordan
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Cool down, man. I have a corroded piece of metal and I'm not afraid to use it. -- Rick Riordan
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the ship. When he slashed through the last one, he forgot to -- Rick Riordan
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Nobody steals my pegasus. Not even Rachel. I wasn't sure if I was more angry or amazed or worried. -- Rick Riordan
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He had a crush on a blueberry bush once. -- Rick Riordan
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Three cheers for acting appropriately! -- Rick Riordan
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So few people did good in their lives. It was depressing. -- Rick Riordan
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There is always a way for those clever enough to find it. -- Rick Riordan
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I'd like to say that was the only time Demeter got into a bad situation with a man. Unfortunately, it wasn't. -- Rick Riordan
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I didn't answer, but, please - nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling. -- Rick Riordan
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All we can do, child, is follow our destiny. -- Rick Riordan
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Listen, Frank Zhang has moves. He's probably gonna turn into a kangaroo and do some marsupial jujitsu on their ugly faces. -- Rick Riordan
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I wondered how Setne knew that. Maybe he could 'smell' a demigod's aura the way Greek monsters could. Or maybe my prankster friends the Stoll brothers had written I'M A DEMIGOD on my forehead in permanent marker and Annabeth had decided not to tell me. That happened occasionally. -- Rick Riordan
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red-nosed reindeer did not stand a chance. -- Rick Riordan
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The suitors: a hundred of the greediest, evilest cut-throats who'd ever lived. -- Rick Riordan
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You'll do well, Percy. Just remember your strengths and beware your weaknesses. -- Rick Riordan
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Atop a replica of the scales of justice sat a golden baboon, which Khufu immediately started flirting with. There -- Rick Riordan
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You'd think he'd ran out off rocks," I muttered -- Rick Riordan
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The answer to every problem involved penguins -- Rick Riordan
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We won't dwell on your choices. You came back. That is what matters. -- Rick Riordan
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he didn't look as good as Piper had last night after she'd suddenly been transformed. -- Rick Riordan
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This potato - is this potato named Steve?"
She rolled her eyes. "No, stupid. That's Phil. The bread is Steve. -- Rick Riordan
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Won't change anything,' I said. 'You're still my best friend.' He grinned. 'Except for Annabeth.' 'That's different.' 'Yeah,' he agreed. 'It sure is. -- Rick Riordan
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He warned me the greediest wishes cause the greatest sorrows. -- Rick Riordan
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The right choice is not always the easy one -- Rick Riordan
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I don't expend my energy trying to fight the change of seasons. I focus on making sure the days I have, and the season I oversee, are as joyful, rich, and plentiful as possible. -- Rick Riordan
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It's him," I said. "Typhon."
I was seriously hoping Chiron would say something good, like 'No, that's our huge friend Leroy! He's going to help us! -- Rick Riordan
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WE MEET THE SHEEP OF DOOM -- Rick Riordan
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We swallowed a few bites-not to much scince the food of the gods can burn you to ashes is you overindulge. I guess thats why you don't see many fat gods -- Rick Riordan
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Wow." Percy handed back the book. "Maybe Mars is different than Ares. I don't think Ares can read. -- Rick Riordan
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But if you recognize yourself in these pages - if you feel something stirring inside - stop reading immediately. You might be one of us. And -- Rick Riordan
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I won't go looking for trouble. I usually don't have to. -- Rick Riordan
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He'd held her in his arms and yet didn't know who she was. -- Rick Riordan
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If I'm dead," he murmured. "Why does it hurt so much? -- Rick Riordan
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Leo scratched his head. Well, I dunno about enchiladas- "Enceladus" Piper corrected. Whatever. But Old Potty Face mentioned another name. Porpoise Fear, or something? -- Rick Riordan
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Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say. -- Rick Riordan
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It's just Annabeth mom jeez! -- Rick Riordan
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I try to craft books that are fun, that are sort of subversively educational so kids learn but they don't really feel like they're being lectured to, and I want kids to always finish one of my books and think, "That was great, where's the next one?" -- Rick Riordan
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Luke gazed at Annabeth. "You knew. I almost killed you, but you knew ... "
"Shhh." Her voice trembled. "You were a hero at the end, Luke. -- Rick Riordan
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Beautiful people never lie. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father's throne. -- Rick Riordan
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For a moment, Nico felt like a little kid again. He was tempted to blurt out, That's so cool! Even before he got into Mythomagic, he'd been obsessed with pirates. Probably that was one reason he'd been so smitten with Percy, a son of the sea god. -- Rick Riordan
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Piper McLean," [Annabeth] grumbled, "that was without a doubt the dumbest risk I've ever seen anyone take, and I date a dumb risk-taker. -- Rick Riordan
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Well we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death."
"I see. You tried the diplomatic approach. -- Rick Riordan
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Greeks!" Percy yelled. "Let's, um, fight stuff! -- Rick Riordan
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(Hippocampi are so my newest favorite mythological creature. I keep asking my husband for one. He keeps saying no, the griffin wouldn't like it.) -- Rick Riordan
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I even forgive you for sitting on my throne. You have saved Olympus! -- Rick Riordan
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death was fresh and new. I -- Rick Riordan
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She leaped onto the serpent's head and scratched and growled like a really angry black wig. -- Rick Riordan
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I smelled barbecue before I reached the house, and that made me madder than ever, because I really love barbecue. -- Rick Riordan
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Frank: "I wish I was ADHD or dyslexic. All I got is lactose intolerance."
Percy: "Seriously?"
Frank: "And I love ice cream too ... -- Rick Riordan
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Hearthstone. Magnus and I will go in, find Thor's hammer, and free Gunilla. -- Rick Riordan
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When weak, act strong. -- Rick Riordan
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I had weird dreams full of barnyard animals. Most of them wanted to kill me. The rest wanted food. -- Rick Riordan
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Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done. -- Rick Riordan
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I tried very hard. But I can't help it. The Fates are cruel. They sent you to me, my brave one, knowing that you would break my heart. -- Rick Riordan
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He can talk?" "I talk," Tyson admitted. "You are pretty. -- Rick Riordan
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Whoa, boy, he told himself. Golden Rule for Demigods: Thou shalt not Hokey Pokey with psychos. -- Rick Riordan
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My experience with Khonsu had taught me not be greedy about time. It was best to appreciate what you had and not yearn for more. -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, if you poop on my blankets ... "
"Please. War gods do not poop on blankets..Well except for that one time.. -- Rick Riordan
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I couldn't help thinking about my dream, with Annabeth crumpled and lifeless in Luke's arms. Here I was rescuing baby monsters, but I couldn't save my friend. -- Rick Riordan
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And you, Percy, are my favorite son. -- Rick Riordan
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Dreams and death were old friends of his. He knew how to navigate their dark borderland. -- Rick Riordan
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Then he threw me another essential tool of demigod heroes - duct tape. -- Rick Riordan
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It was a crazy idea. But, as usual, that's all Percy had. -- Rick Riordan
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Okay, first of all, who names their dinner? I don't want to know my dinner's name. This potato- is this potato named Steve? -- Rick Riordan
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It's like I was connected to the plumping system. -- Rick Riordan
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She wove through the crowd, jabbing her sword into dragon-scale feet at every opportunity, and yelling, "RUN! RUN AWAY!" to sow confusion. -- Rick Riordan
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Do you give up?" Shezmu bellowed.
"No!" I yelled. "No, we don't give up. We will name you. Just ... Gosh, you're quite well muscled, arn't you? Do you work out? -- Rick Riordan
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I must admit I'm impressed, Sadie. You controlled your magic and controlled Isis. And you, Carter, did well turning into a lizard. -- Rick Riordan
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Or maybe ... " Frank hesitated. "What?" Percy asked. "Probably nothing," Frank said. "Romans and Greeks have an old rivalry. Sometimes Romans use graecus as an insult for someone who's an outsider - an enemy. -- Rick Riordan
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This is foolish," said Lion Head. "You only delay your death."
"Delaying death is one of my favorite hobbies," Leo said. -- Rick Riordan
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So," Frank said. "Your name isn't Sammy?"
Leo scowled. "What kind of question is that?"
"Nothing," Frank said quickly. "I just - Nothing. -- Rick Riordan
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But she sounded like the weight of the sky had just been lifted off her shoulders - and believe me, I know firsthand how that feels. -- Rick Riordan
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Incredible," Jason said. "These are really good brownies. -- Rick Riordan
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DAGAZ - new beginnings, transformations -- Rick Riordan
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Zeus did not answer. He was probably too busy recording my humiliation to share on Snapchat. -- Rick Riordan
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La-Z-Boy type thing covered with bronze and silver gears. Kronos slashed, and I managed to jump straight up onto the seat. The throne whirred and hummed with secret mechanisms. Defense mode, it warned. Defense mode. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh dear, I forgot my friend is invulnerable and took a knife for him. Oops. -- Rick Riordan
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Calm down, Horus said.
"Don't tell me to calm down!"
Bast frowned. "I didn't."
"Talking to him!" I pointed at my forehead. -- Rick Riordan
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Seriously, who has monogrammed pajamas? -- Rick Riordan
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continued to gain altitude. Jason still -- Rick Riordan
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Jason shouted in his best drill-sergeant voice: Frank Zhang! I, Jason Grace, praetor of the Twelfth Legion Fulminata, give you my final order: I resign my post and give you emergency field promotion to praetor, with the full powers of that rank. Take command of this legion! -- Rick Riordan
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Do you have anything to declare?' the statue asked me. 'Yes. I do have something to declare.' I said. 'I declare this is [dumb] -- Rick Riordan
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My name is Percy Jackson.
I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.
Am I a troubled kid?
Yeah. You could say that. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm scared," Nico mumbled. He was fiddling with something - a little metal toy soldier of some kind.
"Stop talking!" Dr. Thorn said. "Face me! -- Rick Riordan
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But yes. Come, faulty dragon people. Follow us. -- Rick Riordan
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The Met is such a powerful place for me because it's a natural connection between the ancient world and the modern world. And when you're dealing with ancient mythology, trying to put a modern spin on it, you really can't do much better than to call on the Met. -- Rick Riordan
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The guy had literally been through hell and back. Even when he wasn't trying, he made the toilets explode. What would Percy be like if he wanted to act scary? -- Rick Riordan
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What was I up to, you may ask? I certainly didn't want to meet Monsieur Evil again or creepy old Lord Salamander. -- Rick Riordan
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announcing in front of everyone that she was a knockout. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning
bolts that do six hundred damage? Does he get extra movement points for - "
"Nico, shut up!" Bianca put her hands to her face. "This is not your stupid Mythomagic game,
okay? There are no gods! -- Rick Riordan
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Son of Poseidon? East asked. I nodded. Took a dip in the Styx? Hudson asked. Yep. They made digusted sounds. Well that's perfect East said. Now how do we kille him? -- Rick Riordan
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Percy grunted. "You sound like Annabeth." "Who?" "Nothing. -- Rick Riordan
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Casa de Jackson No gold-plated throne for guests Seriously, dude? -- Rick Riordan
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I wish you'd be quiet," I muttered. "I also wish we had snowshoes." "You'd need Uller for that," said the goat. "Who?" "The god of snowshoes," said Otis. "He invented them. Also archery and ... I don't know, other stuff. -- Rick Riordan
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We speak with one voice," Walt said. "Especially on this matter. No one hurts Sadie Kane. -- Rick Riordan
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We passed hieroglyphic scrolls, gold jewelry, sarcophagi, statues of pharaohs, and huge chunks of limestone. Why would someone display a rock? Aren't there enough of those in the world? -- Rick Riordan
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Sometimes it is better to have someone you mistrust close to you, so that you can keep an eye on him - Chiron -- Rick Riordan
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Would have to make sure this guy never met Sadie. They'd probably take turns insulting me for the rest of eternity. A little help here? -- Rick Riordan
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This is Graceland. Home of the most famous musician in the world."
"Michael Jackson lived here?"
"No, dummy," Carter said. "Elvis Presley. -- Rick Riordan
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I haven't devoured a soul in ... What month is this? March? -- Rick Riordan
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Leo had lashed himself to the console with a bungee cord harness. That might have seemed like a good idea when he rigged it up, but every time a wave hit he was washed away, then smacked back into his control board like a human paddleball. -- Rick Riordan
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bad blood." Hazel -- Rick Riordan
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I guess no true Bostonian would trust a place that was sunny and pleasant all the time. But a gritty, perpetually cold and gloomy neighborhood? Throw in a couple of Dunkin' Donuts locations, and I'm right at home. -- Rick Riordan
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And for once i didn't look back. -- Rick Riordan
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My resolve, my anger, even my grief gave me confidence -- Rick Riordan
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Words are the source of all power. And names are more than just a collection of letters. -- Rick Riordan
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I sometimes look at my bookshelves today and wonder which volumes my sons will treasure in twenty or thirty years. Which should I be saving for them? Which will fade with time? -- Rick Riordan
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I hear much talk about us and them. I am always wary when people speak this way, as if people can be so easily divided into friend and enemy. -- Rick Riordan
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Together we made our way down to the street level. Neither of us said a word. The music was awful
Neil Diamond or something. I should've made that part of my gift form the gods: better elevator tunes. -- Rick Riordan
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I looked over. Somehow, I wasn't surprised to find the homeless guy from the rail yard sitting in the shotgun seat. His jeans were so worn out they were almost white. His coat was ripped, with stuffing coming out. He looked kind of like a teddy bear that had been run over by a truck. -- Rick Riordan
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I will never understand these bethroted teenagers nowadays. -- Rick Riordan
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Hera the cow queen, -- Rick Riordan
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Powdered donuts," Tyson said earnestly. "I will look for powdered donuts in the wilderness." He headed outside and started calling, "Here, donuts!" Once he was gone, I sat down across from Annabeth. -- Rick Riordan
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So why are we practicing this, anyway?" Percy asked. "Do you guys spend a lot of time laying siege to fortified cities? -- Rick Riordan
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You shouldn't try to carry a problem alone. But if you don't want to talk about it, that's okay. -- Rick Riordan
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[Carter just asked when I became a ram whisperer. Do shut up, Carter] -- Rick Riordan
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No, Satan would be a schlub next to this guy. This guy is like Satan's fashion consultant. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, nobody much," Grover said, obviously still miffed about the donkey comment. "Just the Lord of the Dead and a few of his blood-thirstiest minions. -- Rick Riordan
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You're Dionysus," I said. "The god of wine."
Mr. D rolled his eyes. "What do they say these days, Grover? Do the children say 'Well duh!'?"
Y-yes, Mr. D."
Then, well, duh! Percy Jackson. Did you think I was Aphrodite, perhaps?"
You're a god."
Yes, child."
A god. You. -- Rick Riordan
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Never assume you're safe, and never, ever tempt the Fates by announcing that you think you're safe. -- Rick Riordan
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Under it, she yelled in pain. "I survive all those battles," she growled, "and I get defeated by a stupid chunk of rock! -- Rick Riordan
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Seriously, who curses you with their dying breath and says, I hope your eye twitches! -- Rick Riordan
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I could always see myself being a teacher. I remember sitting in class as a kid, listening to the teacher and thinking, you know, I'm pretty sure I could explain that a little bit better. -- Rick Riordan
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I accidentally vaporize my pre-algebra teacher -- Rick Riordan
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Piper's advantages: she was small, she was quick, and she was absolutely insane. -- Rick Riordan
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I left him in his wheelchair, staring sadly into the fireplace. I wondered how many times he'd sat here, waiting for heroes that never came back. -- Rick Riordan
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Excuse me, have you seen Death? Big guy with black feathery wings? Likes to reap souls? -- Rick Riordan
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She'd expected some backlash; it happened every time she shared her strength. But she hadn't anticipated so much raw anguish from Nico di Angelo ... If this was only a portion of Nico's pain ... how could he bear it? -- Rick Riordan
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Lovely. Imprisoned in a nursery school dungeon. -- Rick Riordan
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The Princess Andromeda?"
"Went ka-boom. -- Rick Riordan
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Staplers--- Excellent source of iron -- Rick Riordan
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She's almost as annoying as you, I told Horus. Impossible, Horus said. No one bests Horus. I -- Rick Riordan
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I think every writer struggles in some way with writers block. The trick is to plan out what you are going to say beforehand. I found out that if you make an outline you're much less likely to get blocked when you get into the middle of the story. -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, ugly! Annabeth yelled. I hoped she was talking to the giant, not me. -- Rick Riordan
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I dont like to think. it interfers with being nuts
leo valdez -- Rick Riordan
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This did not seem to reassure Nico.
"I don't like being in the dark," he muttered.
An odd complaint for a child of Hades, but I understood what he meant. -- Rick Riordan
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Seven half-bloods shall answer the call, To storm or fire the world must fall. An oath to keep with a final breath, And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. -- Rick Riordan
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I was pretty sure if I tried to sing, all I would cause was an avalanche. -- Rick Riordan
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I had become one with the plumbing. -- Rick Riordan
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With great power ... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later. -- Rick Riordan
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Back when I was on my first assignment as a seeker, I was way out in Arizona. Brought in this kid named Clarisse."
"Clarisse?"
"Sibling of yours," Hedge said. "Ares kid. Violent. Rude. Lots of potential. -- Rick Riordan
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Her outfit looked like it been picked by a kindergartner - red sneakers, yellow tights, and a green tank dress. Perhaps she was on her way to a costume party dressed as a traffic light. -- Rick Riordan
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Enchiladas! Grover said. I wasn't sure where that came from, but it didn't seem to help much. -- Rick Riordan
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Tell the sun and the stars hello for me. And be strong. This may not be the last sacrifice you must make to stop Gaea. -- Rick Riordan
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Gaea or one of her minions. But -- Rick Riordan
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Seven hundred and fifty miles per hour. Eight hundred. Eight hundred and three. Fast. Very fast. The -- Rick Riordan
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A half-blood of the eldest dogs ... "
"Er, Percy?" Annabeth interrupted. "That's gods. Not dogs. -- Rick Riordan
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If the statue engulfs people in fire, we should send Leo." "I love you too, man. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth has my number,' Sadie said. 'Which, honestly, brother, is a much easier solution than writing invisible hieroglyphs on your friend's hand. What were you thinking? -- Rick Riordan
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To a degree, the Greek and Roman mythological heroes are just the first superheroes. They appeal to children for much the same reason. These gods and heroes may have powers, but they get angry and they do the wrong thing. They are human too. -- Rick Riordan
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And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time -- Rick Riordan
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When strength doesn't work, Zeus said, trickery might. -- Rick Riordan
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You smell like burning horse hair. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't you ever feel that way? Like you could do a better job if you rqan the world?'
'Um ... no. Me running the world would be kind of a nightmare. -- Rick Riordan
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Dude! said a party pony as he unloaded his gear. Did you see that bear guy? He was all like: 'Whoa, I have an arrow in my mouth! -- Rick Riordan
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Deserve better...if only...they just had...thrones... -- Rick Riordan
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Jason rose from his deathbed so he could drown with the rest of the crew. -- Rick Riordan
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I want to build some thing permanent. -- Rick Riordan
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Five different rivers flowed into the Underworld, -- Rick Riordan
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Huh. Leo scowled at his monitor. In his tattered work shirt and grease-splattered jeans, he looked like he'd just lost a wrestling match with a locomotive. -- Rick Riordan
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The wait deep water was so cold I imagined I'd be singing soprano for the rest of the week. -- Rick Riordan
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Hi," Piper said, as casually as she could. "We're back. -- Rick Riordan
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No doubt she was thinking, Who dressed this poor girl like a traffic light? -- Rick Riordan
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On the bright side," Percy said, "both Jason and I out rank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up. -- Rick Riordan
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Who wants us?" Bianca demanded. "Because if you think you'll get a ransom, you're wrong. We don't have any family. Nico and I - " Her voice broke a little. "We've got no one but each other. -- Rick Riordan
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Identify the moral dilemma driving the novel. the successful novel will haunt a reader because it deals with some ethical or moral dilemma that makes the reader wonder what he or she would do in the protagonist's place. -- Rick Riordan
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No one could face battle without caring for something. -- Rick Riordan
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Paolo gripped my shoulders and kissed my cheeks. I may have blushed. He was quite handsome when he wasn't bleeding out from dismemberment. -- Rick Riordan
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Even goddesses can make mistakes. -- Rick Riordan
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Like a skunk that's been living off Mexican food. -- Rick Riordan
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THE DOCTOR IS: INCARCERATED. -- Rick Riordan
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Used to be goddy Now uptown feeling shoddy Bah, haiku don't rhyme -- Rick Riordan
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chopped those onions With my own ex-godly hands You'd better eat them BEING -- Rick Riordan
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Some dogs need to be put down." Nico took a step forward. "Like you." For -- Rick Riordan
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Things can turn out differently Apollo. That's the nice thing about being human. We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it's going to be. -- Rick Riordan
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We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it's going to be." That -- Rick Riordan
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Suddenly I remembered this place, -- Rick Riordan
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No Tyson, the guy in the story did not attract the attention of a moose. Tyson is sad now. -- Rick Riordan
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I found that things weren't going well upstairs.
Carter was a crumpled heap of chicken warrior on the slope of the pyramid. -- Rick Riordan
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We could use some good luck. That doesn't mean we'll get it. -- Rick Riordan
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No building should be
A secret from Apollo
Or drop bricks on him -- Rick Riordan
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Yep, that pretty much describes my life: because Poseidon. -- Rick Riordan
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Too few of us to hold anything. The entrance to Olympus was twenty -- Rick Riordan
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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
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Leo stepped toward Piper. "What - what are those? -- Rick Riordan
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[Yeah, thanks a lot, Sadie. You get to tell the part about the Land of the Dead. I get to describe Interstate 10 through Texas.] -- Rick Riordan
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Strike the hue. Westward, burning. Pages turning. Indiana. Ripe banana. Happiness approaches. Serpents and roaches. -- Rick Riordan
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You hit the Lord of The Titans with a blue plastic hairbrush. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo's feels broke. -- Rick Riordan
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We were just looking at maps... -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson looked down like he was embarrassed. I am sorry. Came to help. Disobeyed you. -- Rick Riordan
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No one should know his entire fate. It's too dangerous and too depressing. Just keep going, do your best, and hope it's good enough. That's all any of us can do. -- Rick Riordan
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Good fighting with you, Seaweed Brain."
Ditto. -- Rick Riordan
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A good artist must be good at many things. -- Rick Riordan
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The good thing is Jason and I both outrank you so we can both tell you to shut up. -- Rick Riordan
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So I saved your life, and you repaid me by raising Kronos. That's fair. -- Rick Riordan
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I mean when someone says I forbid it, that's a good sign it's worth doing. -- Rick Riordan
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Scowled. "That's fine. But ... Kym who?" Poseidon coughed into his fist. "She's one of mine. -- Rick Riordan
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He would hate to go home without blowing anything up. -- Rick Riordan
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Name a mer-hero, and we have trained him or her!" "Oh, sure," Leo said. "Like ... um, the Little Mermaid?" Aphros frowned. "Who? No! Like Triton, Glaucus, Weissmuller, and Bill! -- Rick Riordan
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They'd found it worked on Nico better than nectar, helping to cleanse the fatigue and darkness from his system with less danger of spontaneous combustion. -- Rick Riordan
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He's evil," I said. "You're good. You must make your own choice. -- Rick Riordan
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Good Morning! You're Going to Die -- Rick Riordan
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As long as we're together -- Rick Riordan
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Percy wondered if something inside the boy had broken permanently. -- Rick Riordan
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Poseidon's underpants! You can't be serious. -- Rick Riordan
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Um, dad?" I called "How's it going?"
"Percy!" Annabeth whispered. "We're in a hurry! -- Rick Riordan
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Hey, I'm a Poseidon kid," he said. "I can't drown. And neither can my pancakes. -- Rick Riordan
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Indeed," Kym said. "The original palace of my father, Poseidon"
Percy snapped his fingers, which sounded like a muffled explosion. "That's why I recognized it. Dad's new crib in the Atlantic is kind of like this. -- Rick Riordan
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You drool when you sleep. - Annabeth Chase -- Rick Riordan
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Probably something to do with that creep Octavian. Maybe he was so bad at telling the future, he broke Apollo's powers. -- Rick Riordan
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He put his finger to his lips. I'm incognito. Call me Fred. -- Rick Riordan
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It's our loot!" he yelled, standing on his tiptoes so he could get in Clarisse's face. "If you don't like it, you can kiss my quiver! -- Rick Riordan
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The lord of time disappeared under a giant blue butt. -- Rick Riordan
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Destroy them later? Cal offered, which was probably as close to friendly as he ever got. -- Rick Riordan
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Sam's body language looked pretty stiff. I was too far away to hear, but I imagined her conversation with Alex was something like:
Sam: Awkward.
Alex: Awkward, awkward.
Sam (nodding): Awkward, awkward, awkward. -- Rick Riordan
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The Man, man. Big Brother. The suits. The imperators." I -- Rick Riordan
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He wanted to say a coincidence, but he couldn't make himself believe that. Over the past few years he's seen a lot of things: destiny, prophecy, magic, monsters, fate. But he'd never yet run across a coincidence. -- Rick Riordan
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Of course, most mortals can't see magic clearly, so I'm not sure what they thought they saw as we passed overhead. No doubt it caused many of them to adjust their medication. -- Rick Riordan
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Stay strange, my friend. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo grabbed the neasrest thing he could find- a Porta-Potty seat- and threw it at the face. Leve me alone! -- Rick Riordan
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My problem is never ideas. I've got more than I'll ever have time to write. It's all about how many I can get to, and which ones readers want to see the most. -- Rick Riordan
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That wasn't my future I destroyed,' she assured herself. 'I make my own future. -- Rick Riordan
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You're not leaving me, never again. -- Rick Riordan
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It's ok," Percy said. "We're together. -- Rick Riordan
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One basketball to rule them all. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy grunted. 'Probably something to do with that creep Octavian. Maybe he was so bad at telling the future that he broke Apollo's powers. -- Rick Riordan
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I saw 'The 39 Clues' as a potential vehicle for doing some education in a fun way - to take some of these amazing stories from history, dust them off and make them alive. -- Rick Riordan
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So, you wrecked Alcatraz Island, made Mount St. Helens explode, and displaced half a million people, but at least you're safe."
"Yep, that pretty much covers it. -- Rick Riordan
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I suppose with so many things suddenly getting better, the things that were still missing hurt even worse. -- Rick Riordan
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We're going to die, but I'm in. -- Rick Riordan
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When I was in college, my parents' house burned down, and took a lot of the possessions I'd grown up with. That's probably one thing that made me realize material stuff is not really that important. -- Rick Riordan
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The older I get, the less I obsess about material stuff. In fact, stuff has become the enemy. There always seems to be more of it than I have storage in my house! -- Rick Riordan
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This is the average age of my Hunters, and all young maidens for whom I am patron, before they go astray."
"Go astray?"
"Grow up. Become smitten with boys. Become silly, preoccupied, insecure. -- Rick Riordan
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And even that wasn't bad enough. Naturally they had to breath fire, too. -- Rick Riordan
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Looking at Harley, my anger evaporated. I felt hollow, silly, ashamed of myself.
Yes, me, Apollo... ashamed.
Truly, it was an event so unprecedented, it should have ripped apart the cosmos. -- Rick Riordan
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Duty,sacrifice, they mean something.
Eat bitter taste sweet -- Rick Riordan
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But Annabeth knew that people saw what they wanted to see. They didn't need the Mist to warp their perceptions. -- Rick Riordan
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. -- Rick Riordan
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Stick with us, Magnus, and ... well, you won't do fine. You'll get killed quickly. But stick with us anyway. We'll wade into battle and slaughter as many as possible! -- Rick Riordan
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You're a Demigod Percy, half god and half mortal! -- Rick Riordan
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I try very hard to be annoying. Don't insult my ability to annoy. -- Rick Riordan
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The dead praetor raised his sword. 'Our desires reveal us. They show us for who we really are. Someone has come come for you, Jason Grace. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason decided there was nothing in the world scarier than a gang of bat-wielding grannies. -- Rick Riordan
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Sorry we're late," Jason said. "Is this the guy who needs killing? -- Rick Riordan
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I thought about being a teacher for three thousand years. It wouldn't have made my Top Ten Things to Wish For list. -- Rick Riordan
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In the beginning. I wasn't there. -- Rick Riordan
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Me too!" Frank said. "I mean ... lactose intolerant. Not a reptile. Though I can be a reptile sometimes - -- Rick Riordan
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I looked at Sadie. "What do we do now?" She crossed her arms. "Well, that's obvious, isn't it? We explore the library. -- Rick Riordan
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Like Santa's elves," Percy said. "Except evil. And metal. And really loud. -- Rick Riordan
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Ghosts, unicorns, and gods. That seemed much less of a fantasy than the twenty-first century. -- Rick Riordan
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You've got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?"
"You'd probably kick my butt."
"You know I'd kick your butt. -- Rick Riordan
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Whats up, Seaweed Brain? -- Rick Riordan
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As he talked, Aphros drew some wicked-looking metal spikes from his belt. Leo was afraid he had said something wrong, but Aphros pulled some seaweed yarn from his pouch and started knitting. "Go on," he urged. "Don't stop. -- Rick Riordan
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Let me get this straight. Your table ran away because you polished it with Windex? -- Rick Riordan
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Halfborn's shaggy eyebrows achieved orbit. -- Rick Riordan
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I get letters from college kids who have read Percy Jackson when they were younger who tell me, 'I just passed my Classics exam.' The books are accurate enough that they can serve as a gateway to Homer and Virgil. -- Rick Riordan
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It doesn't seem right? Another part of him wondered, Since when do I worry about what's right? -- Rick Riordan
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My girlfriend: sophomore honors student, demigod, and - oh, yeah - head architect for redesigning the palace of the gods on Mount Olympus in her spare time. -- Rick Riordan
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Then something occurred to me.
"Get closer," I told Blackjack.
He whinnied in protest.
"Just within shouting distance," I said. "I need to talk to the statue."
Now I'm sure you've lost it, boss, Blackjack said -- Rick Riordan
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Just pretend," Kronos insisted. "Once he's in human form and sitting next to you, I'll jump out -- Rick Riordan
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Not your fault, brother. Kronos does not explode good. Next time we will use a big stick. -- Rick Riordan
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Ah ... Much better" he said. "Backbiter, Luke called it. An appropriate name. Now that it is reforged comeplately, it shall indeed bite back -- Rick Riordan
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I am the hunter. I am always the hunter. You are the prey. -- Rick Riordan
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Tantalus expelled you for eternity", Clarisse told us smugly."Mr.D said if any of you show your face at camp again,he'll turn you into squirrels and run you over with his SUV. -- Rick Riordan
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You think it's okay that we're eating Rudolph?"
"Dude," Percy said, "I could eat Prancer and Blitzen, too. I'm HUNGRY. -- Rick Riordan
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I fought side by side with the gods and some other demigod ... Harry Cleese, I think." "Heracles?" Piper suggested politely. "Whatever," Bacchus said. "Anyway, I -- Rick Riordan
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Nico grit his teeth. "Demigod blood. The blood of Olympus. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. -- Rick Riordan
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And it was the best underwater kiss of all time. Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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Percy pointed his pizza slice at Jason. "You, sir, are a ray of sunshine. -- Rick Riordan
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You, sir, are a ray of sunshine.
-Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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It seems like just yesterday my son was hiding under the table to avoid reading. Now, he's writing books longer than mine! -- Rick Riordan
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So I did what I do best. I stared at her blankly and acted dumb. -- Rick Riordan
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Her face had an imperious, timeless quality that I'd learned to recognize. It meant I'm a goddess; deal with it. -- Rick Riordan
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On my life, Magnus, I swear this is the truth: your father is a Norse god. Now, hurry. We're in a twenty- minute parking spot. -- Rick Riordan
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Like the children of Thor? At least their dad had a movie franchise. -- Rick Riordan
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Many of the best traps are simple. You just have to think about it, and hope your victim doesn't. -- Rick Riordan
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hope that was a joke. This is Camp ." He made -- Rick Riordan
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Apollo was god of poetry as well as archery, and I'd heard him recite in person. I'd almost rather get shot by an arrow -- Rick Riordan
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I'm right here." He tried to put his hand -- Rick Riordan
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The world will fall, the gods will die, and I will never achieve a perfect score on this stupid machine. -- Rick Riordan
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His face turned the color of pepperoni. -- Rick Riordan
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You mix Greek and Roman, you know what you get? You get BAM! -- Rick Riordan
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Amos sipped his coffee. The faraway look on his face reminded me of my dad. "I don't want to scare you."
"Too late. -- Rick Riordan
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My name is Carter Kane. I'm fourteen and my home is a suitcase. -- Rick Riordan
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I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico sat forward. "I communed with the dead last night." He just tossed that line out there, like he was saying he got a text from a buddy. -- Rick Riordan
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Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. -- Rick Riordan
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Let's all put our weapons down," Piper said. "Coach, you first." Hedge clenched his jaw. "Just one thwack?" "No," Piper said. "What about a compromise? I'll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I'll apologize." "No!" Piper insisted. "Meh." Coach Hedge lowered his club. -- Rick Riordan
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I wrote for 10 years before I even started the 'Percy Jackson' series. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy pushed on his side furiously and the crack closed. His eyes blazed with anger. She hoped he wasn't mad at her, but if he was she couldn't blame him.
If it keeps him going, she thought, then let him be angry. -- Rick Riordan
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You assume that it has to be a male god who finds a human female attractive? How sexist is that? -- Rick Riordan
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Of course, Annabeth wouldn't be able to breathe, but at the moment, that seemed like a minor problem. -- Rick Riordan
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He could't have survied a hundred foot drop. I'm sorry Annabeth. -- Rick Riordan
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Some of the best demigods have gotten their start by blowing up toilets. -- Rick Riordan
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The demigods have left for alaska," Stheno said. "They fly straight to their death. Ah, small "d" death, I mean. Not our prisoner Death. Although, i suppose they're flying to him too. -- Rick Riordan
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You can't just abandon your family because they did something horrible. -- Rick Riordan
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Spontaneous combustion IS a form of harm, Mr. D, Chiron put in. -- Rick Riordan
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Goddess must have had a herd of stealth cows patrolling Manhattan. -- Rick Riordan
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Archery is definitely easier outside, as I can attest after that one time I tried target practice in my father's throne room. And driving the sun ... well, that's not really an indoor sport either. -- Rick Riordan
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the mud. The poop was completely gone, tons of it just dissolved -- Rick Riordan
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So which way now, Sacagawea? - Annabeth to Rachel -- Rick Riordan
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You want her to like you. But when you rescue somebody ... it complicates things. Don't get starry-eyed about somebody you can't have, especially if it blinds you to somebody who's really important. Don't ... don't make my mistakes. -- Rick Riordan
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The gods changed their war cry to: "RUN!" "HELP!" And: "MOMMY! -- Rick Riordan
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Son of a Midas
You, sir, are a stupid-head
Here, have an ostrich -- Rick Riordan
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The remains of five thousand monks were used to build the Chapel of Bones. It serves as a reminder that life is short and death is eternal. -- Rick Riordan
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Blood? Lava? Evil ketchup? -- Rick Riordan
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of my hand and hit the floor with a thud. -- Rick Riordan
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Scale of one to ten
How would you rate your demise?
Thanks for your input -- Rick Riordan
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A thousand curses on Nobody! -- Rick Riordan
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Thor gets a little upset. He still holds a grudge that Jesus never showed up for that duel he challenged him to. -- Rick Riordan
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He fiddled with a little tablet on a cord around his neck. Percy hadn't paid much attention to it, but it looked like a name tag made out of lead. -- Rick Riordan
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The House is in the house"

Chapter 38 -- Rick Riordan
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Does truth have a moral? -- Rick Riordan
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They were presently on hold with Comcast customer service and might not emerge for hours, if indeed they survived the ordeal at all. -- Rick Riordan
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I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom -- Rick Riordan
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It is true that I once refused to eat haggis in Scotland and this did not sit well with the local population. -- Rick Riordan
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If Aphrodite is angry, she might make you fall in love with a toy poodle, or a telephone pole. -- Rick Riordan
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I said hello to the poodle. -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel blinked. "Two gods had a horse for a kid?"
"Long story. -- Rick Riordan
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she was going crazy, -- Rick Riordan
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Being turned into a lizard can really mess up your day. -- Rick Riordan
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Hello!" The girl in the blood-red dress beamed at Leo. "Are you Dionysus?"
There was only one answer to that.
"Yes!" Leo yelped. "Absolutely. I am Dionysus. -- Rick Riordan
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We cannot defeat him. We can only buy you time ... Twelve minutes ... I can give you that -- Rick Riordan
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You are not asleep, Miss Dare," he noticed. "And yet you are mortal?" "I'm mortal, -- Rick Riordan
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Isn't that a computer program? Sadie asked. I wanted -- Rick Riordan
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Frank had decided that whatever his fate was, he wouldn't worry about it. He would just do the best he could to help his friends. -- Rick Riordan
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New dress, new makeup, glowing pink aura, and boom: suddenly people liked her. Jason felt like he understood that. -- Rick Riordan
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And this is Annabeth," Jason said. "Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people. -- Rick Riordan
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Child of Hades, what more could I do to you? You are perfect! So much sorrow and pain!' Nico gasped. His eyes flew open. -- Rick Riordan
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We are servants of Ma'at - order and justice. We don't kill our enemies for things they might do in the future. -- Rick Riordan
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Set's storm is gathering," Amos said with a twinkle in his eyes. "Shall we drive into is? -- Rick Riordan
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Staying silent, staying away from him ... that was the hardest thing I've ever done. -- Rick Riordan
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On it!" Hazel said. "Go, Frank!" Dragon Frank veered to the left with Annabeth in one claw yelling, "Let's get 'em!" and Percy in the other claw screaming, "I hate flying! -- Rick Riordan
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Could be worse, I told myself. I could be studying cheese demons. -- Rick Riordan
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Amir took a deep breath. To his credit, he didn't collapse, curl into a ball, or cry, all of which would have been perfectly acceptable responses to finding out there were squeaky-voiced beings in the sky that would invite you up their rainbow. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo could run pretty fast when someone was trying to kill him. Sadly, he'd had a lot of practice. -- Rick Riordan
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A surgeon would never hesitate to amputate a rotting hand, no matter how faithfully it had served its owner in the past. -- Rick Riordan
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Her face was so beautiful it made me catch my breath, but her expression was stern and dangerous. -- Rick Riordan
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The thing about talking swords ... it's hard to tell when they're kidding. They have no facial expressions. Or faces. -- Rick Riordan
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How could music cause so many lives to veer off course? -- Rick Riordan
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We're burning," Sadie pointed out helpfully.
"Noticed!" I yelled back. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo: I'm almost out of gas! Woah, that came out wrong. I meant the burning kind! -- Rick Riordan
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Dude." Percy sent his thoughts through the water, the way he spoke to other sea creatures. "A goldfish?"
Frank's voice came back to him: "I freaked. We were talking about goldfish, so it was on my mind. Sue me. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico started to crawl away, groaning. Percy wanted him to move faster and groan less. He considered throwing his wonder bread at him. -- Rick Riordan
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Nothing says 'Hi, neighbor!' like killing a guy's flying reptile. -- Rick Riordan
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The Texans were head-butting the Coloradoans. The Missouri branch was arguing with Illinois. The chances were pretty good the whole army would end up fighting each other rather than the enemy. -- Rick Riordan
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Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom ... that is very hard indeed. -- Rick Riordan
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The dead aren't scary. They are just sad. -- Rick Riordan
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Even with my sunglasses on, my eyeballs were screaming in pain. Stupid beautiful sunrise in stupid Elf World. -- Rick Riordan
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What's Cabin Nine?" Leo asked. "And I'm not a Vulcan!"
"Come on, Mr. Spock, I'll explain everything. -- Rick Riordan
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Good news! Not only is your dad being held ransom by a cannibal giant, you also get to betray the guy you like! How awesome is that? -- Rick Riordan
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I couldn't believe I'd come all this way and suffered so much only to lose Bianca to some eternal girls' club. -- Rick Riordan
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Beckendorf, whose legs were now working fine (nothing like being chased by a huge monster to get your body back in order) shook his head and gasped for breath. You shouldn't have turned it on! It's unstable! After a few years, automatons go wild! -- Rick Riordan
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So Beckendorf was pretty popular?" Leo asked. "I mean-before he blew up? -- Rick Riordan
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No hero is above fear. -- Rick Riordan
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The most difficult kind of strength
restraint. -- Rick Riordan
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I looked more like Kurt Cobain than ever, except I doubt Cobain ever wore a shirt that read: WIGGLES ROCK & ROLL PRESCHOOL TOUR! The really disturbing thing was that they made shirts like that in my size. -- Rick Riordan
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Why do you need to gallop while you fly?"
"Why do humans have to sway their arms while they walk? I dunno boss, but it just feels right. -- Rick Riordan
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How?" Leo asked. "Start a flame war on twitter? -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson was still staring at Chiron in amazement. He whimpered like he wanted to pat Chiron's flank but was afraid to come closer.
Pony? -- Rick Riordan
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...tyson calling after him, "pony! Don't go! -- Rick Riordan
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I stared at her. Maybe I wasn't the brightest guy in the world when it came to girls, but I was pretty sure Rachel had just dumped me, which was lame considering we'd never even been together. -- Rick Riordan
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But who are you?"
Percy - " I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. "Gotta go!"
What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go? -- Rick Riordan
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may the gods be with you -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe that's why monsters fade. Maybe it's not about what the mortals believe. Maybe it's because you give up on yourself. -- Rick Riordan
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A half-blood of the eldest dogs... -- Rick Riordan
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The book, Sadie ... Sometimes it's helpful to have someone other than yourself inside your head, because one can slap the other. Duh, the book! -- Rick Riordan
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As . . . as you say, my lord. -- Rick Riordan
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Your art ... " I gaped at the field of white. "There was a lovely portrait of me - right there."
I get offended whenever art is damaged, especially if that art features me. -- Rick Riordan
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Tell me. I must know how to hunt Jelly Babies. -- Rick Riordan
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Funny, clever and exciting!!! -- Rick Riordan
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With great power comes a great need to take a nap. -- Rick Riordan
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He'd never thought of beauty as a form of power, but that's the way Piper had seemed - powerful. -- Rick Riordan
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naked goddess with -- Rick Riordan
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A real man's weapon is his mind. -- Rick Riordan
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I have more ideas than I'll ever be able to write in five lifetimes. -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe it's okay to be a kid once in a while. -- Rick Riordan
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With her braided hair and white dress, she seemed to glow in the moonlight. -- Rick Riordan
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Percy: "Hey, why do pegasi gallop as they fly, anyway?"
Blackjack: "Why do humans swing their arms as they walk? I dunno, boss. It just feels right. -- Rick Riordan
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The staffed glowed. -- Rick Riordan
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I hoped I wasn't blushing. It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles. -- Rick Riordan
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Bob says hello, He told the stars. The Argo II sailed into the night. -- Rick Riordan
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Six minus six is zero. Spears are good for subtraction Ella said -- Rick Riordan
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There is never only one way!" Zeus bellowed. "That is why there are three Fates, not one. -- Rick Riordan
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All I could think to say was, The Lakers are my home team! -- Rick Riordan
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Starting with that son of mine - that weakling Chiron. -- Rick Riordan
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Why didn't you sleep with the headrest?"
I shrugged. "It was uncomfortable." I looked at Sadie for support. "You didn't use it, did you?"
Sadie rolled her eyes. "Well, of course I did. It was obviously there for a reason. -- Rick Riordan
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You drool when you sleep. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth stumbled and almost slipped on the giant's severed ear. 'We need to get out of here.'
'I'm working on it,' Piper said.
'And, uh, I think this ear is your spoil of war.'
'Gross.'
'Would make a lovely shield.'
'Shut up, Chase. -- Rick Riordan
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I apologize for apologizing."
"Thank you. -- Rick Riordan
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Carter-headed chicken. -- Rick Riordan
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Sure, I had other skills. I could make waves (literally) and occasionally even whip up a nice frothy hurricane. But my sword was a big part of who I was. Without it, I felt crippled. -- Rick Riordan
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I am called Nemesis in both Greek and Roman. I do not change, because revenge is universal. -- Rick Riordan
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If I were a flowerpot, I would've checked my hair.

~Carter Kane -- Rick Riordan
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I am your friend Bob! -- Rick Riordan
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What do you mean we set the land mines on the wrong hill? -- Rick Riordan
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Will Solace sighed. He was, of course, tied to Nico. He propped his elbow on Nico's shoulder as if the son of Hades were a convenient shelf. -- Rick Riordan
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Then again, I have Cyclopes and two-tailed mermen as siblings. I wasn't about to comment on the Kane kids' lack of resemblance. -- Rick Riordan
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What's the best part about writing a book?
Finishing it. -- Rick Riordan
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Agh-uhh! the baboon grunted. He turned and waddled up the stairs. Unfortunately, the Lakers jersey didn't completely cover his multicolored rear. -- Rick Riordan
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Grover shuddered. "Satyrs hate going underground. No searcher would ever try going in that place. No flowers. No sunshine. No coffee shops! -- Rick Riordan
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I have to be careful. My readers are very detail-oriented, and if I make a mistake they'll call me on it. -- Rick Riordan
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Come on, new friend. Let's go chalk up my thirteenth defeat in a row! -- Rick Riordan
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I was five steps away when he called, "Perseus."
I turned.
There was a different light in his eyes, a fiery kind of pride. "You did well, Perseus. Do not misunderstand me. Whatever else you do, know that you are mine. You are a true son of the Sea God. -- Rick Riordan
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She'd secretly had a crush on him since they were twelve years old. Last summer, she'd fallen for him hard. -- Rick Riordan
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I can't summon anymore gas! Leo warned. The His faced turned red. 'Wow, that came out wrong. I mean the burning kind. -- Rick Riordan
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We had enough quite enough snobbery in this world without exporting it to the hereafter. -- Rick Riordan
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Wine is a new drink," Dionysus explained. "But it's more than just a drink. It's a religious experience! -- Rick Riordan
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We're on the enemy's doorstep. We're being asked to split up. Isn't that how people get killed in horror movies? -- Rick Riordan
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You're a stalker with hooves."
"I am not! I followed her to the Big House and hid in a bush and watched the whole thing. -- Rick Riordan
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As a magician, you must think about chaos and order. Those are the two forces that control the universe. -- Rick Riordan
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Hold up," Leo said. "You guys lost a dragon? A Real full size dragon? -- Rick Riordan
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A weapon, I told Horus. I need a weapon. I reached into the Duat and pulled out an ostrich feather. "Really?" I yelled. Horus didn't answer -- Rick Riordan
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Earthshaker, Stormbreaker, Father of Horses. Hail, Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God -- Rick Riordan
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And a mouse - yum. -- Rick Riordan
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Met them. Killed them. Got the T-shirt. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't talk to my sister that way. Nico said. His voice quivered, but I was impressed that he had the guts to say anything at all. - Percy -- Rick Riordan
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Because I am kind of distracted, I don't tend to sit at my desk 9 to 5. It can be two hours a day, or, when I'm in the final editing stages, it can be 14 hours a day. -- Rick Riordan
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If you'd sat there any longer,' Annabeth said, 'you would have spontaneously combusted. I hope the conversation was worth it? -- Rick Riordan
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Morning sunlight filtered through my bedroom window. -- Rick Riordan
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I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the level of success I've had. I was just writing stories for my own sons. -- Rick Riordan
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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
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She couldn't think about the entire world right now. She had to concentrate on what was right next to her. -- Rick Riordan
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The gods need heroes. They always have. -- Rick Riordan
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Run!" Piper said.
"We are running!" Jason picked up the speed.
"Run better!" Leo shouted. -- Rick Riordan
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Muttered comments about Percy's chances. "He's dead," said one. "Would be those two who found him," said another. "Yeah," muttered another. "Let him join the Fifth Cohort. Greeks and geeks. -- Rick Riordan
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Her secret fear? Maybe she didn't tried hard enough. -- Rick Riordan
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My next startling discovery: flaming breath is hot. -- Rick Riordan
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Nico: With great power, comes the great need to take a nap. -- Rick Riordan
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WOULD IT SURPRISE you to learn that the place was bigger on the inside? -- Rick Riordan
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That split second I thought about the days when my mom used to work at the Grand Central Terminal candy shop. -- Rick Riordan
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Cabin Fifteen does that to everyone," Annabeth warned. "If you ask me, this place is even more dangerous than the Ares cabin. At least with Ares, you can learn where the land mines are."
"Land mines? -- Rick Riordan
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If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head, I'd pick you -- Rick Riordan
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I don't see that we have much choice," I said, "since we don't have anyone who can grow wings."
"I will push you off this mountain," Sam warned.
"All right," Blitzen decided, "let's try it. I mean the rune, not pushing Magnus off the mountain. -- Rick Riordan
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We passed through a supermarket, a clothing boutique with the latest in Viking fashions, and an IKEA outlet (naturally). -- Rick Riordan
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Six years in England," I muttered, "and she thinks she's James Bond. -- Rick Riordan
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Donuts," Percy said. "Always donuts. -- Rick Riordan
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That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood. -- Rick Riordan
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Leo almost jumped out of his tool belt. He turned ... and mentally kicked himself. He just had to invoke Adidas, the goddess of off-brand shoes. -- Rick Riordan
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[Now shut up, brother dear, and let me get back to the brilliant Sadie-saves-the-day part.]) -- Rick Riordan
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Keep a demon busy, I thought. Right. Maybe he fancies a game of Tiddlywinks. -- Rick Riordan
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For a moment I was back on the -- Rick Riordan
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Patch-work - like a swath of chain mail. He picked up a delicate curl of bronze and fitted it into place. "Done," he announced. "It's done. -- Rick Riordan
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Do you always try to kill people when they blow their nose? -- Rick Riordan
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Okay, so if the sky was killed, why do I look up and still see the sky? -- Rick Riordan
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They know they've won," Carter guessed. "They're making a show of it."
"Yes," Amos said.
"Well, let's blow up the boats or something!" I said.
Amos looked at me. "Is that your strategy, honestly? -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe it's okay to still be a kid every once in a while. -- Rick Riordan
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what's up with that air line food -- Rick Riordan
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Gods have great power, but only humans have creativity, the power to change history. -- Rick Riordan
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Lookin up at the huge baboons, I wondered if Khufu had some sort of secret baboon code that would get us in. But instead he barked at the statues and cowered heroically behind my legs. -- Rick Riordan
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How did you die?"
"We er ... drowned in a bathtub."
"All three of you?"
"It was a big bathtub. -- Rick Riordan
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tag. The underwater lady smiled at me. 'You've come -- Rick Riordan
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You dropped this," he said, totally poker-faced. -- Rick Riordan
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Eddie scowled into his bowl of pretzels. The other two guys passed gas in harmony. -- Rick Riordan
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But I suppose he and his friends had undergone a few minor hardships. -- Rick Riordan
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I dragged Meg toward the sewer (because that's what friends are for) -- Rick Riordan
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What horrible things would you have to do in your life to get woven into Hades' underwear? -- Rick Riordan
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Whatever clunks your cowbell, -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, yeah?" Leo growled. "Well, maybe you got the smoke, buddy, but I've got the fire. -- Rick Riordan
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Then the dragon burst out of the cave and ate them. -- Rick Riordan
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That morning on sentry duty, before Percy showed up, Frank had almost told Hazel his secret. -- Rick Riordan
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Great victory requires great risk.
-Hera -- Rick Riordan
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Your voice is your identity. -- Rick Riordan
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Knowledge isn't always good for you. -- Rick Riordan
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You promised you would protect her Nico said.
He might as well have stabbed me with a rusty dagger.It would've hurt less than reminding me of my promise. -- Rick Riordan
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Stop that, I told my brain.
Also, the wedding is tomorrow, said my brain.
Get out of my head.
My brain refused to get out of my head. Inconsiderate brain. -- Rick Riordan
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June smiled. So what will it be? Safety, or a future of pain and possibility? -- Rick Riordan
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We'd just released a zebra in Las Vegas. -- Rick Riordan
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Perhaps that false Oracle at Camp Half-Blood is working some sort of witchcraft. -- Rick Riordan
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Father just needed someone to blame. So of course he picked the handsomest, most talented, hopelessly awesome god. Artemis made a gagging gesture. -- Rick Riordan
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I was a fight to the death, and I felt great. -- Rick Riordan
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Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Trousers -- Rick Riordan
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Uncomfortable. Well, you have great pyrotechnics. -- Rick Riordan
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I knew Dionysus must've filled it out, because he stubbornly insisted on getting my name wrong:
Dear _Peter Johnson, -- Rick Riordan
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Elpis, the spirit of hope, stayed with humans so they wouldn't give up completely. They could always believe that things might get better. -- Rick Riordan
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I am the son of Hades. I go where I wish. The darkness is my birthright. -- Rick Riordan
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Nice creepy reptile," Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. "Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile. -- Rick Riordan
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Bessie?" I looked down at the bull serpent. "But ... he's too cute. He couldn't destroy the world."
-Percy Jackson -- Rick Riordan
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You will always be the outsider, Nemesis had told him, the seventh wheel. You will not find a place among your brethren. -- Rick Riordan
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Its my birthday wish me happy birthday horus said happy birthday I yelled now shut up -- Rick Riordan
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This is the trouble with all happiness -all of it is built on top of something men want. -- Rick Riordan
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Mr. D," Grover asked timidly, "if you're not going to eat it, could I have your Diet Coke can? -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe if he did really well they'd give him some mouldy apples. -- Rick Riordan
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Sounds like a plan worthy of Athena. -- Rick Riordan
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Far, far below, red liquid bubbled. Blood? Lava? Evil ketchup? None of the posibilities were good. -- Rick Riordan
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If you mess with my friend, I will personally feed you to a great white shark. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't dwell on things. Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of sadness. -- Rick Riordan
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What is the glory in repeating whta others have done? -- Rick Riordan
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I guess it wasn't everyday they see a yellow lifeboat with no engine going a hundred knots an hour, manned by three kids. -- Rick Riordan
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We, the bones that are here, await yours. -- Rick Riordan
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Americans are an odd bunch, but they grow on you. -- Rick Riordan
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Blades before babes, you know what I'm saying? -- Rick Riordan
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Did he get blasted to tiny pieces? -- Rick Riordan
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When I looked back, all I could see were flashes of green and blue as my father fought the Titan and the sea itself was torn apart by the two armies. -- Rick Riordan
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Don't Worry, Be Hapi. -- Rick Riordan
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I think it's time you met Percy. - Annabeth -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth pressed her lips to Percy's ear. I love you. -- Rick Riordan
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That's what happens when it snows in Texas lady. It. Freaking. Melts. -- Rick Riordan
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My lady, it has been my honour to escort you. -- Rick Riordan
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Never bet against a cat. -- Rick Riordan
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Coach," said Jason. "Yeah?" "Shut up, please. -- Rick Riordan
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So you can go down there and see the gods, sell Girl Scout cookies door-to-door or whatever? -- Rick Riordan
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Don't worry," the man promised. "They'll never have a clue. -- Rick Riordan
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He's magnificent," Mellie sighed. -- Rick Riordan
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Are you the cursed kid Nemesis mentioned?" Leo asked. "But you're a girl."
"You're a girl," said the girl.
"Excuse me? -- Rick Riordan
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If that wasn't bad enough, Leo fell in love with every girl he saw - as long as she was totally out of his league. -- Rick Riordan
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Yeah right, and I'm Zeus. -- Rick Riordan
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Inhabited by those who died in wickness, -- Rick Riordan
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Even when she looked scared, she had a lot of guts. -- Rick Riordan
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My prison may be my only sanctuary. -- Rick Riordan
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Dang! Snake people know how to make bundt cake. -- Rick Riordan
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The journey is greater than the destination. -- Rick Riordan
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My Little Pegasus pyjamas, the -- Rick Riordan
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He hated being filled with terror. It was embarrassing. -- Rick Riordan
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All invincible and stuff -- Rick Riordan
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She got right in my face. Yes, you. You're a coward, Percy Jackson! -- Rick Riordan
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Patterns repeat themselves in history -- Rick Riordan
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Please excuse Jason from eternal damnation. He has had amnesia. -- Rick Riordan
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Annabeth grabbed hold of my hand. Under normal circumstances, this would've embarrassed me, but I understood how she felt. She wanted reassurance that somebody else was alive on this boat. -- Rick Riordan
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Second, becoming more and more beautiful. -- Rick Riordan
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What do you want us to do?" I -- Rick Riordan
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Let us find the Dam snack bar. -- Rick Riordan
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The blades shuddered. -- Rick Riordan
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It's natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not ... -- Rick Riordan
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Nico grinned, which hurt his face muscles. He wasn't used to making that expression. -- Rick Riordan
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Wouldn't that put a twist in your toga? -- Rick Riordan
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Who are you?"

Ethan Nakamura. I have to kill you." ?? -- Rick Riordan
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Let the world honor you, my Huntress. Live forever in the stars. -- Rick Riordan
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All da cows love Leo. -- Rick Riordan
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The end of the world made gelato taste a lot better -- Rick Riordan
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She had a brother. Yet she had claimed she'd be alone if the camp sorted her by her godly parent. -- Rick Riordan
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Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face. -- Rick Riordan
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Ptah? son of ptooey? What is he god of spitting? i asked -- Rick Riordan
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the desert afternoon. It was a hundred and ten degrees, easy, -- Rick Riordan
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It's cool. No sword. See? No sword. Calm thoughts. Sea grass. Mama cows. Vegetarianism. -- Rick Riordan
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The images from the book you make in your head are always going to be the best images. -- Rick Riordan
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A picture-perfect moment, except for the fact that we were about to die and the world was going to end. -- Rick Riordan
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A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death. -- Rick Riordan
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Meg McCaffrey, a girl of few words and much belching. -- Rick Riordan
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She wore a pendent - a glittering D - possibly her initial, or her grade average. -- Rick Riordan
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Why did you cut off my toe? -- Rick Riordan
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And please God, grant me the wisdom to remember that I am writing for children, not golden stickers. -- Rick Riordan
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Note to self: When causing the sewer system of Manhattan to explode, do not stand underneath it. -- Rick Riordan
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I whistled. "You have evil thoughts for a goat. -- Rick Riordan
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By the way, I've been homeless for the past two years. Some of you may think, Aw, how sad. Others may think, Ha, ha, loser! But if you saw me on the street, ninety-nine percent of you would walk right past like I'm invisible. You'd pray, Don't let him ask me for money. -- Rick Riordan
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THE ONLY REASON FOR A MAN TO LIVE IS TO DIE -- Rick Riordan
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JASON WOKE TO THE SOUND OF THUNDER. Then he remembered where he was. It was always thundering in Cabin One. -- Rick Riordan
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Looked over at the campfire, where three party ponies were teaching Tyson to operate a paintball gun. I hoped they knew what they were getting into. -- Rick Riordan
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A king leads his people like a shepherd leads his flock. -- Rick Riordan
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He shouted something in Jason's ear, but Jason could only make out a few words: THING ... DOWN ... STOP IT! -- Rick Riordan
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Out of every tragedy, " he said, "comes new strength. -- Rick Riordan
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Love is on every side, and no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you. -- Rick Riordan
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Apollo and the little fruit demon, they -- Rick Riordan
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The baboon is driving," I noted. "Should I be worried? -- Rick Riordan
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Our baboon was going completely sky goddess - which is to say, nuts. -- Rick Riordan
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We ran, plowing through another pile of peppers. [No, I didn't pick a peck of them, Sadie - just shut up.] -- Rick Riordan
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refugees fleeing a fire. -- Rick Riordan
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You sure you're not a Roman, Annabeth? Or an Amazon? -- Rick Riordan
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darkened like a stage set. The senet game began -- Rick Riordan
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Rainbows always stand for hope. -Iris -- Rick Riordan
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He could ask questions of the sky, and sometimes the sky would whisper answers. -- Rick Riordan
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You see gods have great power, but only humans have creativity, the power to change history rather than simply repeat it. Humans can ... how do you moderns say it ... think outside the cup. -- Rick Riordan
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Laistry ... I can't even say that. What would you call them in English?"
"Canadians. -- Rick Riordan
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Tyson thought Annabeth was just about the coolest thing since peanut butter (and he seriously loved peanut butter). -- Rick Riordan
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Isis and Horus," he said. "I see you've found new bodies. -- Rick Riordan
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Where's the glory in repeating what others have done? -- Rick Riordan
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It's starting, she thought. Just like the dream said. -- Rick Riordan
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Why did Thor send you back to middle school?" I asked. "That seems especially cruel." She -- Rick Riordan
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Whatever you want - nonalcoholic, of course. -- Rick Riordan
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No which fish are big enough to land -- Rick Riordan
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Bloody Egyptian gods in their bloody revealing swimwear. -- Rick Riordan
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Please tell me you have a plan," Leo said. "Preferably one that doesn't involve embedding my pain in the stones. -- Rick Riordan
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The place went on forever-like Costco or a chemistry lecture. -- Rick Riordan
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Five syllables," Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. "That would be real bad. -- Rick Riordan
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It's stupid what keeps people apart. -- Rick Riordan
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Jason," Piper said. "The original Jason. But then you're - you should be dead! -- Rick Riordan
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10. "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" Goes Horribly Wrong -- Rick Riordan
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I pulled out Riptide. -- Rick Riordan
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Where's the gold?" I demanded. "Don't make me unleash my sword's playlist. -- Rick Riordan
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DURING THE THIRD ATTACK, Hazel almost ate a boulder. -- Rick Riordan
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Always, Always have a plan -- Rick Riordan
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You're sure?' I asked. 'I mean, the Lord of the Sword is great. But you could also be, I don't know, the Slammer of the Hammer'. -- Rick Riordan
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I gave her my deluxe I'll-Kill-You-Later stare. -- Rick Riordan
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I'm getting a headache. Usually when I get a headache, it's time to stop talking and attack something. -- Rick Riordan
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Great. I've made a friend. -- Rick Riordan
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On a bad day, he could only remember Justin Bieber songs, which didn't do anything except give me a headache. -- Rick Riordan
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She deserved at least one person who saw her and knew how good she was. -- Rick Riordan
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Sometimes things don't end okay. -- Rick Riordan
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He imagined the Fates up in Olympus, laughing at his wishful thinking: LOL, NOOB! -- Rick Riordan
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With great responsibility ... comes great need to take a nap. -- Rick Riordan
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The darkness is my birthright. -- Rick Riordan
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Writing is like a sport. If you don't practice, you don't get any better. -- Rick Riordan
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So mortals tend to see only what they can understand. -- Rick Riordan
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Normally, as long as I'm telling him what to do, he wins in a fight. -- Rick Riordan
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PRUELLA GOODE 1891-1929 I'M DEAD. LET'S HAVE A PARTY. He -- Rick Riordan
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Hazel didn't understand how other black kids could be so mean. -- Rick Riordan
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Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment. -- Rick Riordan
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I don't want any more Shrimpzilla surprises, -- Rick Riordan
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But Old Potty Face mentioned another name. -- Rick Riordan
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Every single athlete or soldier for participation? Should we all line -- Rick Riordan
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You didn't believe I was dead"
"Never -- Rick Riordan
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I've always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist for adults. -- Rick Riordan
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Happy Birthday!' I yelled, 'Now, shut up! -- Rick Riordan
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Yes,' she said. 'The Great Prophecy has begun.'
Pandemonium broke out. -- Rick Riordan
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No, no," Leo said. "Rainbows. Very macho. -- Rick Riordan
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Apparently, word of the chicken man incident hadn't spread quite yet. -- Rick Riordan
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I do not know how much they see through the Mist. I doubt it would matter to them if they knew the truth. Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters. -- Rick Riordan
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My sister and I need to talk. -- Rick Riordan
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I can see hope inside it."
Rachel ran her fingers over the ceramic designs.
"So fragile. -- Rick Riordan
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And may the Fates smile upon you .. -- Rick Riordan
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I know what I need to know, like, who my enemies are. -- Rick Riordan
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If anybody felt worse than I did, it was Amos. I had just enough magic to turn myself into a falcon and him into a hamster (hey, I was rushed!) -- Rick Riordan
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Death is sometimes kinder than Love. -- Rick Riordan
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It's useless to lecture a human. -- Rick Riordan
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He hated when his own advice applied to himself. -- Rick Riordan
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Maybe being home schooled, Carter didn't realize that "test" is normally a bad thing. -- Rick Riordan
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Oh, by the way, you'll fail. -- Rick Riordan
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But you'll be killed!"br>"I'll be fine. Besides, we've got no choice."br>Annabeth glared at me like she was going to punch me. And then she did something that surprised me even more. She kissed me. -- Rick Riordan
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Meanwhile, in the th<>rong>rorong>ne <>rong>rorong>om, Rhea threw an Oscar-worthy tantrum. She screamed and stomped her feet and called K<>rong>rorong>nos all kinds of unflattering names. "RO-O-CCCKY!" she wailed. "NO-O-O-O-O-O-O! -- Rick Riordan