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Poseidon,' said Chiron. 'Earthshaker, Stormbringer, Father of Horses. Hail, Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God. (Rick Riordan)
I want to build some thing permanent. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Even the gods couldn't devise a fates so twisted. View quote
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People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed. View quote
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Athena always, always has a plan. View quote
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It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality. View quote
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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. View quote
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It's natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not... View quote
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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)
Life is only precious because it ends, kid. Take it from a god. You mortals don't know how lucky you are. View quote
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Knowledge isn't always good for you. View quote
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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. View quote
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Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to "'clean'" it, and suddenly you can't find anything? View quote
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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! View quote
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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? View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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)
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. View quote
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Well... sure good to be together again. Arguing. Almost dying. Abject terror. Oh, look. It's our floor. View quote
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When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.” "Mussolini?” Leo frowned. "Wasn't he like BFFs with Hitler? View quote
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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. View quote
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