Quotes About Support

Annabeth's voice caught on the word friend. Percy was a lot more than that. Even boyfriend really didn't cover it. They'd been through so much together, at this point Percy was part of her--a sometimes annoying part, sure, but definitely a part she could not live without.

We'll have to work on your bunny phobia later.

Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. She walked up to Nico, who was standing to one side in the shadows, as usual. She grabbed his hand and pulled him gently into the firelight. 'We had one home,' she said. 'Now we have two.' She gave Nico a big hug and the crowd roared with approval. For once, Nico didn't feel like pulling away. He buried his face in Reyna's shoulder and blinked the tears out of his eyes.

I know you'll do what's best for Annabeth. How can you be sure? Because she'd do the same for you.

Leo," Hazel gasped, "I can't—my arms—" "Hazel," he said. "Do you trust me?" "No!" "Me neither," Leo admitted.

But Grover's voice was already growing fainter. 'Sweet dreams. Don't let me die!

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

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.

Percy, my mom said. I give you my blessing. Be safe brother! Tyson pleaded. Enchiladas! Grover said. I wasn't sure where that came from, but it didn't seem to help much.

We speak with one voice," Walt said. "Especially on this matter. No one hurts Sadie Kane.

Still hiding, Cupid said, smashing another skeleton to pieces. You do not have the strength. Nico, Jason managed to say, it's okay. I get it. Nico glanced over, pain and misery washing across his face. No you don't, he said. There's no way you can understand. And so you run away again, Cupid chided. From your friends, from yourself.

Then she did something that really surprised me. She blinked back tears and put out her arms. I stepped forward and hugged her. Butterflies started turning my stomach into a mosh pit. Hey, it's... it's okay. I patted her back. I was aware of everything in the room. I felt like I could read the tiniest print on any book on the shelves. Annabeth's hair smelled like lemon soap. She was shivering.

Now, leave. All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza. Percy! Annabeth grabbed him.

He [Nico] 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.

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.

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.

I hoped I wasn't blushing. It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles.

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

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.

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.

Don't worry, kid. Blitz brought out the silken cord. This rope can't be weakened. And Hearthstone's right. We might as well tie it to one another for safety. That way if we fall, Sam said, We'll fall together. Sold, I said, trying to tamp down my anxiety. I love dying with friends.

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.

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.

Oh, obviously," Reyna said. "Without you, I doubt Percy could find his way out of a paper bag." "True," Annabeth agreed.