Rick Riordan

"The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive."

"We're staying together, he promised. You're not getting away from me. Never again."

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

"Nothing is more tragic than loving someone to the depths of your soul and knowing they cannot and will not ever love you back."

"Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?"

"Delaying death is one of my favorite hobbies"

"Does truth have a moral?"

"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 disappearing. I probably would have sat there all day, trying to remember my name, but then the sea demons came."

"It seemed weird calling a teenager 'sir' but I'd learned to be careful with immortals. They tended to get offended easily. Then, they blew stuff up."

"She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish."

"Hercules,huh? Percy frowned. That guy was like the Starbucks of Ancient Greece. Everywhere you turn--there he is."

"He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically. Green grass breaks through snow. Artemis pleads for my help. I am so cool. He grinned at us, waiting for applause. That last line was four syllables. Artemis said. Apollo frowned. Was it? Yes. What about I am so bigheaded? No, no, that’s six syllable, hhhm. He started muttering to himself. Zoe Nightshade turned to us. Lord Apollo has been going through this haiku phase ever since he visited Japan. Tis not as bad as the time he visited Limerick. If I’d had to hear one more poem that started with, There once was a godess from Sparta- I’ve got it! Apollo announced. I am so awesome. That’s five syllables! He bowed, looking very pleased with himself."

"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."

"Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all."

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

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

"Can you surf really well, then?I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. Jeez, Nico, I said. I've never really tried. He went on asking questions. Did I fight a lot with Thalia, since she was a daughter of Zeus? (I didn't answer that one.) If Annabeth's mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn't Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff? (I tried not to strangle Nico for asking that one.) Was Annabeth my girlfriend? (At this point, I was ready to stick the kid in a meat-flavored sack and throw him to the wolves.)"

"Dreams like a podcast,Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff. Apollo? I guess, because I figured nobody else could make a haiku that bad. He put his finger to his lips. I'm incognito. Call me Fred. A god named Fred?"

"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 been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some devine force is really trying to mess up your day."

"How do you tell a dream from a nightmare? If it involves a book burning , it's probably a nightmare."