Quotes from Rick Riordan

Yes, Jason Grace. Favonius arched an eyebrow. I fell in love with a dude . Does that shock you?

The people who deserved to die took forever to do so. Those who deserved to live always went too soon.

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.

If I've got the powers of a god, then why am I so... Lame? Sadie suggested. Shut up, I said.

Should I get you a shovel, so you can dig that hole deeper?

Oh, why does college have to happen to perfectly good people?

It's a good thing Jack was no longer in my hands, because I would've pulled a full-on Kylo Ren temper tantrum.

What are these guys? He whispered Canadians, Percy said. Frank leaned away from him. Excuse me? Uh, no offense, Percy said. That's what Annabeth called them when I fought them before. She said they live in the north, in Canada. Yeah, well, Frank grumbled, we're in Canada. I'm Canadian. But I've never seen those things before.

I see murky visions of other gods and rival magic. That REALLY didn't sound good. What do you mean? I asked. what OTHER GODS? I don't know, Sadie. But Egypt has always faced challenges from outside –– magicians from elsewhere, even gods from elsewhere. Just be vigilant. ~Ruby & Sadie Kane about...? Possibly Greeks?

I'M PRETTY GOOD at multitasking, so I figured I could flee in terror and argue at the same time.

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.

Grover and Nico came back from their walk, and Grover helped me fix up my wounded arm. It's green! Nico said with delight.

I wondered if Olympus had gone to a commercial break, or if our ratings had been any good.

Jason hated being an old man.

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.

Calm down, Horus said. Don't tell me to calm down! Bast frowned. I didn't. Talking to him! I pointed at my forehead.

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.

No one can hate you more than someone who used to love you.

Thats what happens to Snow in Texas, lady. It freaking MELTS!! Leo Valdez- The Lost Hero

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.

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.

What did he say? Hazel asked. With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top, Percy replied.

I'd come to respect the bag.

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.