Quotes from Rick Riordan

Not all powers are spectacular. Hestia looked at me. Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding.

If I'm dead, he murmured. Why does it hurt so much?

Her name badge read: Hello! My name is DIE, DEMIGOD SCUM!

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!

At first I was protecting you two because I promised. Now even if I hadn't promised, I would. You two are like kittens to me. I won't fail you again. I'll admit I got a lump in my throat. I'd never been called someone's kitten before. Sadie sniffled. She brushed something from under her eye. You're not going to wash us, are you?

He hated when his own advice applied to himself.

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.

But Annabeth just smiled and put us in jail. As she was heading back to the front line, she turned and winked. See you at the fireworks? She didn't even wait for my answer before darting off into the woods. I looked at Beckendorf. Did she just...ask me out? He shrugged, completely disgusted. Who knows with girls? Give me a haywire dragon, any day. So we sat together and waited while the girls won the game.

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!

That's it, cupcake. You're going down.

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.

A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.

But how did you know where we were? Annabeth asked. Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami if you made it out of the Sea of Monsters alive. Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.

There! Apollo pointed. Long Island, dead ahead. Let's slow down, dear. 'Dead' is only an expression.

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!

For a moment, Percy actually remembered what it was like to be happy. He had an amazing girlfriend. They could have a future together.

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.' Hades's eyes glittered as his form began to fade. 'Then perhaps we are alike in some important ways.' The god vanished.

I uncapped the blade, flung open the door, and found myself face-to-face with a black pegasus. 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!

Nothing lasts forever, not even the best machines. And everything can be reused. - Hephaestus

Met them. Killed them. Got the T-shirt.

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.

Coach Hedge grumbled as he tended their wounds. "How come I never get invited on these violent trips?

Dalmatia," Nico said, making Jason jump. Holy Romulus . . . Jason wished he could put a bell around Nico di Angelo's neck to remind him the guy was there. Nico had this disturbing habit of standing silently in the corner, blending into the shadows.

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.