Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

"A demigod!" one snarled."Eat it!" yelled another. But that's as far as they got before I slashed a wide arc with Riptide and vaporized the entire front row of monsters."Back off!" I yelled at the rest, trying to sound fierce. Behind them stood their instructor--a six-foot tall telekhine with Doberman fangs snarling at me. I did my best to stare him down."New lesson, class," I announced. "Most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword. This change is completely normal, and will happen to you right now if you don't BACK OFF!"To my surprise, it worked. The monsters backed off, but there was at least twenty of them. My fear factor wasn't going to last that long. I jumped out of the cart, yelled, "CLASS DISMISSED!" and ran for the exit."

"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?"

"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. They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb."Was it hard" Annabeth asked."

"My mother made a squeaking sound that might of been either "yes" or "help". Poseidon took it as a yes and came in. Paul was looking back and forth between us, trying to read our expressions. Finally he stepped forward."Hi, I'm Paul Blofis."Poseidon raised an eyebrow and then shook his hand."Blowfish, did you say"Ah, no. Blofis, actually."Oh, I see," Poseidon said. "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"Well!" My mother interrupted. "Um, were so glad you could drop by. Paul, this is Percy's father."Ah." Paul nodded, though he didn't look real pleased. "I see."Poseidon smiled at me. "There you are, my boy. And Tyson, hello, son!"Daddy!" Tyson [shouted]... Paul's jaw dropped. He stared at my mother. "Tyson is..."Not mine," she promised. "It's a long story."

"Rachel: You're a half-blood, too?Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about?Rachel: Okay. Hey, everybody! These two aren't human! They're half Greek god!... They don't seem to care."

"You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed."

"Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die."

"But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword."

"Getting something and having the wits to use it...those are two different things."

"They send a person who can never stay," she whispered. "Who can never accept my offer of companionship for more than a little while. They send me a hero I can't help ... just the sort of person I can't help falling in love with."... As I sailed into the lake I realized the Fates really were cruel. They sent Calypso someone she couldn't help but love. But it worked both ways. For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if."

"Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong."