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No, no,” Leo said. "Rainbows. Very macho. (Rick Riordan)
That sounded about as likely as Apophis and Ra becoming Facebook buddies, but I decided not to say anything. View quote
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He'd learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family. View quote
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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve. View quote
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After our mom died, her parents (our grandparents) had this big court battle with dad. After six lawyers, two fistfights, and a near fatal attack with a spatula (don't ask), they won the right to keep Sadie with them in England. View quote
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Hey!" I screamed, waving the jacket, running to one side of the monster. "Hey, stupid! Ground beef! View quote
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We've all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. I'm tragically funny and good-looking. View quote
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Not all powers are spectacular." Hestia looked at me. "Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding. View quote
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Don't underestimate Camp Half-Blood. View quote
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Running with a drowsy child of Hades was more like doing a 3 -legged race with a life size rag doll. View quote
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Percy, you're a brave guy," [Annabeth] said. "Just take the compliment. I swear, is it so hard? (Rick Riordan)
Anubis frowned. He locked his very nice eyes with mine. "You're not dead.” "No,” I said. "Though we're trying awfully hard. View quote
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Beckendorf walked up with his helmet under his arm. 'She likes you, man.' 'Sure,' I muttered. 'She likes me for target practice.' 'Nah, they always do that. A girl starts trying to kill you, you know she's into you. 'Makes a lot of sense. View quote
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Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. "Keep it simple. View quote
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Nico started to crawl away, groaning. Percy wanted him to move faster and groan less. He considered throwing his wonder bread at him. View quote
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Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven. View quote
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Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better. View quote
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She had to go on this quest. The fate of the world might depend on it. But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didn't want to be without her. View quote
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But she wondered why beautiful things had to be wrapped up with evil history. Or was it the other way around? Maybe the evil history made it necessary to build beautiful things, to mask the darker aspects. View quote
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You know how teachers tell you the magic word is 'please'? That's not true. The magic word is 'puke'. It will get you out of class faster than anything else. View quote
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But... you're still getting married?" Grover sounded hurt. "Who's the bride?" Ploypemus looked toward the boiling pot. Clarisse made a strangled sound. "Oh, no! You can't be serious. I'm not. (Rick Riordan)
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. View quote
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For a moment, Percy actually remembered what it was like to be happy. He had an amazing girlfriend. They could have a future together. View quote
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Words had started swimming off the page, circling my head, the letters doing one-eighties as if they were riding skateboards. View quote
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everybody-even monsters-needed a little attention once in a while. View quote
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