Percy hefted a bronze grenade. ‘I hope you labelled these right.’ He yelled, ‘Die, Romans!’ and lobbed the grenade over the wall.

So, you invite a wild rabbit living in Italy to a party on the island of Crete. What’s it supposed to do, swim there? Its little tux would get wet.

Nico started to crawl away, groaning. Percy wanted him to move faster and groan less. He considered throwing his wonder bread at him.

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...

Love is on every side, and no one’s side. Don’t ask what Love can do for you.

I turned to Dionysus. “You cured him?””Madness is my specialty. It was quite simple.””But…you did something nice. Why?”He raised and eyebrow. “I am nice! I simple ooze niceness, Perry Johansson. Haven’t you noticed?

Tempting,” Percy called down.

She led the way. Eyeless sockets of the dead seemed to stare at them as they passed. “These are cool,” Dan decided. “Maybe I could-“”No, Dan,” Amy said. “You can’t collect human bones.””A

Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.

It’s stupid, what keeps families apart

Nothing lasts forever. But the thing is, you can reuse some. Use your mind. – Leo’s Mother, The Lost Hero

I hate it when people let me down, when things are temporary. I think that’s why I want to be an architect.””To build something permanent,” I said. “A monument to last a thousand years.

Dude, that sucks for you.

Otis barreled towards them empty-handed, before apparently realizing that a) he was empty-handed and b) charging towards a large body of water to fight a son of Poseidon was maybe not a good idea.

Bob says hello,” He told the stars.The Argo II sailed into the night.

i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants.

I’m just a kid, Chiron,” I said miserably. “What good is one lousy hero against something like Kronos?”Chiron managed a smile. ‘”What good is one lousy hero’? Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain said something like that to...

Always, Always have a plan

It’s mechanical,” Leo said. “Maybe a doorway to the dwarfs’ secret lair?” “Ooooo!” shrieked a nearby voice. “Secret lair?” “I want a secret lair!” yelled another voice from above….”If we had a secret lair,” said...

Grover murmured, “Well, Percy, what have we learned today?”That three-headed dogs prefer red rubber balls over sticks?”No,” Grover told me. “We’ve learned that your plans really, really bite!

Since Percy’d lost his memory,his whole life was one big fillin-the-blank. He was____________________, from____________________. He felt like____________________, and if the monsterscaught him, he’d be____________________.

Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that’s not important.’It was probably important to her.

This is the Wilderness School. ‘Where the Kids are animals

Could an Olympian parent turn against his half-blood child? Would it sometimes be easier just to let them die? If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, it was Thalia and...

Fish Ponies! I put them on the ceiling!” -Tyson

my sword reappeared in my pocket.yeah,great timing.now i could attack the walls all i wanted.my cell had no bar,no window,not even a door

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

Just trying to keep things light.

He’s nuts” Bianca said”We need to jump off this cliff” i said”Oh nice idea!! Your nuts too

So Beckendorf was pretty popular?” Leo asked. “I mean-before he blew up?

They’re Lares. House gods.””House gods,” Percy said. “Like…smaller than real gods, but larger than apartment gods?

In a way, it’s nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you’re walking away from a bus that’s just...

Reyna sent me to get Percy,” Frank said. “Did Octavian accept you?””Yeah,” Percy said. “He slaughtered my panda.

Percy was getting tired of water.If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon’s Junior Sea Scouts, but he didn’t care.

Holy mother!””Hmph. More like holy father. I’d think you’d know the difference.”-Hephaetus

He hated when his own advice applied to himself.

Yeah, well. I don’t try to be awesome. It just comes natural.

Nico didn’t respond. He’d never had anyone talk to him this openly before, except maybe for Hazel. He felt like he was watching a flock of birds settle on a field. One loud sound might...

But if you don’t remember me, that means I can reuse all my old jokes…!

As a general rule, I preferred not to have my soul reaped.

While Leo fussed over his helm controls, Hazel and Frank relayed the story of the fish-centaurs and their training camp.’Incredible,’ Jason said. ‘These are really good brownies.”That’s your only comment?’ Piper demanded.He looked surprised. ‘What?...

THAT’S IT!” Terminus cried. “That’s AGAINST THE RULES!”Polybotes frowned, obviously confused that he was being told off by a statue. “What are you?” he growled. “Shut up!”He pushed the statue over and turned back to...

Even from far away, I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music.

What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War … Athena versus Poseidon?””I don’t know. But I just know that I’ll be fighting next to you.””Why?””Because you’re my friend, Seaweed Brain. Any...

Glad you’re back to normal. The makeup and the dress were a lot more intimidating than the dagger.””Get going, Sparky, before I skewer you.””Sparky?

Monkey bar,” Annabeth said. “I’m great at these.” She leaped onto to the first rung and start swinging her way across. She was scared of tiny spiders, but not of plummeting to her death from...

They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a little worried about the reindeer. “You think it’s okay that we’re eating Rudolph?””Dude,” Percy said, “I could eat Prancer and...

I was beginning to feel better, so Ithought I would talk with you a bit. You always manage to annoy me.”Uh, thanks.

The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation,” she said. “Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.

Leo smiled nervously. Maybe he and Percy did share something else – a stupid sense of humour. ‘Yeah, I bet that would totally be against her sponsorship deal. THOSE ARE NOT THE OFFICIAL SHOES OF...