Quotes from Rick Riordan

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 .

This is Buford," Leo announced. "You name your furniture?" Frank asked.

Percy, Apollo said, I wouldn't worry too much. The last Great Prophecy about you took almost seventy years to complete. This one may not even happen in your lifetime. I thought about the lines Rachel had spoken in that creepy voice: about storm and fire and the Doors of Death. Maybe, I said, but it didn't sound so good. No, said Apollo cheerfully. It certainly didn't. She's going to make a wonderful Oracle!

She grabbed his face and pulled him into a kiss, which effectively shut him up.

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.

That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood.

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.

Please, Percy...change your clothes. You smell like you've been run over by an electric horse.

Your head is full of kelp.

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.

You know what would help this boy? Demeter mused. Farming. Persephone rolled her eyes. Mother- Six months behind a plow. Excellent character building.

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.

Wisdom's daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.

The eidolons started pounding on the door. 'Who is it?' Leo called. 'Valdez!' 'Valdez who?

Leo: I'm almost out of gas! Woah, that came out wrong. I meant the burning kind!

When she kissed me, I had the feeling my brain was melting right through my body.

Could you do a glamour and turn into something smaller? I asked it. Preferably not a chain, since it's no longer the 1990s? The sword didn't reply (duh), but I imagined it was humming at a more interrogative pitch, like, Such as what? I dunno. Something pocket-size and innocuous. A pen, maybe? The sword pulsed, almost like it was laughing. I imagined it saying, A pen sword. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

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.

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.

I don't deserve you. You're not allowed to say that. Why not? It's a breakup line. Unless you're breaking up- Jason leaned over and kissed her. The colors of the Roman afternoon suddenly seemed sharper, as it the world had switched to high definition. No breakups, he promised. I may have busted my head a few times, but I'm not that stupid.

Seriously, who has monogrammed pajamas?

Now the tattoos, Zia announced. Brilliant! I said. On your tongue, she added. Excuse me?

Hold up, Leo said. You guys lost a dragon? A Real full size dragon?

Shut up, me," Leo said aloud. "What?" Piper asked. "Nothing," he said. "Long night. I think I'm hallucinating. It's cool." Sitting in front, Leo couldn't see their faces, but he assumed from their silence that his friends were not pleased to have a sleepless, hallucinating dragon driver. "Just joking." Leo decided it might be good to change the subject.