“A dragon just gave me a piece of jewelry, she said. She took another swig and handed the bottle back to Graydon. Have I been added to his hoard?He shook his head and drank too. No, cupcake, he said...”

“There are plastic bags with zippers on them. I've seen them in commercials," Dragos said to her. He snapped his fingers, trying to remember the name. "You put food in them.""Ziploc bags?" she asked...”

“Oh my God, not only is he older than the Grand Canyon, but hes like the pope and the Fae King and the president of the United States all rolled up into one. To some ancient cultures he had been a g...”

“He stared at her neck. Realization pulsed. He was looking at the bite he had given her. A hard length was growing against her hip. So, is that your long, scaly, reptilian tail, or are you just happ...”

“Im busy, youre busy, everybodys busy. Ive got a lot I want to say to you, though. All right, Pia told her. Hit me with it. First, Im so sorry about what my uncle Urien did to you guys. I hate him, ...”

“She called me my lady, she told him in a plaintive voice. I dont know who that is. Im no lady. The last of his fury faded away to be replaced with a quick gleam. He peered under the sheet. I can a...”

“What the world stigmatizes as romantic is often more nearly allied to the truth than is commonly supposed.”

“Sky, wait. The way his voice wraps around my name makes me wish the only word in his entire vocabulary way Sky.”

“I'm not going to do it again," Lena Marquez whispered to the red purse across the hall from her nestle of blankets. "Never again.”

“Her chest began to quake softly. "Why?" "Why what, sweetheart?" I said gently. "Why do you want me?" I didn't even have to think. "Because anyone who's been through what you have and can still com...”

“If you run from me, I will chase you, and I'll find you....”

“Percy (to Annabeth): If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head, I'd pick you.Silena: Awww . . . Percy, that is so sweet!Annabeth: Shut up, Silena.”