Erre es korakas, Blinky!” Dionysus cursed. “I will have your soul!

You’re Dionysus,” I said. “The god of wine.”Mr. D rolled his eyes. “What do they say these days, Grover? Do the children say ‘Well duh!’?”Y-yes, Mr. D.”Then, well, duh! Percy Jackson. Did you think I...

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

If Annabeth’s mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn’t Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff?

Nereus spun and expanded, turning into a killer whale, but I grabbed his dorsal fin as he burst out of the water.A whole bunch of tourists went, “Whoa!”I managed to wave at the crowd. Yeah,...

Like the zodiac sign?’ Percy asked. ‘I’m a Leo.”No, stupid,’ Leo said, ‘I’m a Leo. You’re a Percy.

Uh, normally she doesn’t judo-flip people.

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

I am Persephone” she said, her voice thin and papery. “Welcome, demigods.Nico squashed a pomegranate under his boot. “Welcome? After last time, you’ve got the nerve to welcome me?”I shifted uneasily, because talking that way...

The truth hit him. Jason wasn’t quite Roman anymore. His time at Camp Half-Blood had changed him. Reyna had recognized that. Apparently, so did the undead legionnaires. If Jason no longer gave off the right...

I’m the Super-sized McShizzle, man!” Leo said. “I’m Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme. And the ladies love a bad boy.

A shame. I quite like blowfish. I am Poseidon.””Poseidon? That’s an interesting name.””Yes, I like it. I’ve gone by other names, but I do prefer Poseidon.””Like the god of the sea.””Very much like that, yes.

Percy, lesser beings do many horrible things in the name of the gods. That does not mean we gods approve. The way our sons and daughters act in our names…well, it usually says more about...

No, we wouldn’t.

If I had my way,” Dionysus said, “I would cause your molecules to erupt in flames. We’d sweep up the ashes and be done with a lot of trouble. But Chiron seems to feel this...

It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.

Frank stared at him. “Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it’s unfair that I can be an elephant?”Percy considered. “Okay. I guess you got a point. But the...

Leo frowned at the giant’s spire. “Can’t we blow it up or something?””Without me, you do not have the power,” Hera said. “You might as well try to destroy a mountain.””Done that once today,” Jason...

I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.

Gods, Percy, that’s so sweet.

June cackled with delight, muttering, “Whoops!” as a car almost killed them.

Yeah, okay. But, Nico, you do choose how to live your life. You want to trust somebody? Maybe take a risk that I’m really your friend and I’ll accept you. It’s better than hiding.

But in his heart, he wanted to be at Camp Half-Blood. The months he’d spent there with Piper and Leo had felt more satisfying, more right than all his years at Camp Jupiter. Besides, at...

Commander Tool Belt” Jason said.”Bad Boy Supreme” Piper said.”Chef Leo the Tofu Taco Expert.”They laughed and told stories about Leo valdez, their best friend. They stayed on the roof until dawn rose, and Piper started...

Fear can’t be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They’re like love. They’re almost identical emotions.

Piper had a new entry in her top-ten list of Times Piper Felt Useless. Fighting Shrimpzilla with a dagger and a pretty voice? Not so effective.

The rivalry ends here,” [Percy] said. “I love you, Wise Girl.

Leo resisted the urge to throw a grenade in Frank’s face. “I suppose I should know who Pelops was?””He was a prince, won his wife in a chariot race. Supposedly he started the Olympic games...

Suspecting and knowing are not the same.

Argh!” Thalia pushed me, and a shock went through my body that blew me backward ten feet into the water. Some of the campers gasped. A couple of the Hunters stifled laughs.”Sorry!” Thalia said, turning...

Look,” Percy continued, “I know I’m new here. I know you guys don’t like to mention the massacre in the nineteen eighties-“”He mentioned it!” one of the ghosts whimpered.

I’m incognito. Call me Fred.”A god named Fred?

Percy,” Grover said, “the gods really don’t appreciate people sitting in their thrones. I mean like turn-you-into-a-pile-of-ashes don’t appreciate it.

Is Tyson okay?” I asked.The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. He’s fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though “peanut butter” is a strange battle cry.”You let him fight?”Stop changing the subject!...

With great power… comes need to take a nap. Wake me up later

I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping along behind you, and nobody even looks at you...

We heard the army before we saw it.The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas.

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.

Frank, how did you do that?” Jason yelled.Frank’s head swam with pain. He forced himself not to pass out. “I’m the ranking Roman officer,” he said. “They- uh, they don’t recognize you. Sorry.”Jason grimaced, but...

Come on.

This is the average age of my Hunters, and all young maidens for whom I am patron, before they go astray.””Go astray?””Grow up. Become smitten with boys. Become silly, preoccupied, insecure.

But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself — avoid trying to be something you’re not. For a goddess, that’s especially...

I’m calm,” Rachel insisted. “Every time I’m around you, some monsters attack us. What’s to be nervous about?””Look,” I said. “I’m sorry about the band room. I hope they didn’t kick you our or anything.””Nah....

Once the others were below, Hazel and Leo faced each other awkwardly. They were alone except for Coach Hedge, who was back on the quarterdeck singing the Pokémon theme song. The coach had changed the...

You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you “chicken man”?

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

She glared at me like she was about to punch me, but then she did something that surprised me even more. She kissed me.”Be careful seaweed brain.” She said putting on her invisible cap and...

Wrong amulet!”The technique worked, at any rate. The camel wasn’t much of a fighter, but it was quite heavy and clumsy. The criosphinx snarled and clawedat the floor, trying unsuccessfully to push the camel off;...

The giant raised his fist, and a voice cut through the dream. “Leo!” Jason was shaking his shoulder. “Hey, man, why are you hugging Nike?” Leo’s eyes fluttered open. His arms were wrapped around the...

Sadie,” he said forlornly, “when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own...