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

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

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

“Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don't have to hurry. And i...”

“You must carry on my spirit. It can no longer be carried by a god. It must be taken up by all of you. - Pan”

“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 c...”

“Percy pulled Annabeth close and kissed her...long enough for it to get really awkward for Piper, though she said nothing. She thought about the old rule of Aphrodite's cabin: that to be recognized ...”

“You promised, Seaweed Brain. We would not get separated! Ever again! Youre impossible! Love you too!”

“It's stupid, what keeps families apart”

“What about a compromise? Ill kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, Ill apologize.”

“Now-whats our game plan? Coach Hedge belched. Hed already had three espressos and a plate of doughnuts, along with two napkins and another flower from the vase on the table. He wouldve eaten the si...”

“Anybody have any money?Frank checked his pockets. Three denarii from Camp Jupiter. Five dollars Canadian.Hedge patted his gym shorts and pulled out what he found. Three quarters, two dimes, a rubbe...”

“Down in the water, Octavian yelled, Get me out of here! Ill kill you!Tempting, Percy called down.”

“The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Che...”

“We could use some good luck. That doesnt mean well get it.”