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And I was holding someone who was destined to be my best friend, or possibly my worst enemy. (Rick Riordan)
the best people have the rottenest luck. View quote
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i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants. View quote
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Oh, obviously,” Reyna said. "Without you, I doubt Percy could find his way out of a paper bag.” "True,” Annabeth agreed. View quote
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Two U. S. Marine skeletons guarded the doors. They grinned down at us, rocket-propelled grenade launchers held across their chests. "You know," Grover mumbled, "I bet Hades doesn't have trouble with door-to-door salesman. View quote
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So let me get this straight,” Carter said. "The two guys you liked-one who was dying and one who was off-limits because he's a god-are now one guy, who isn't dying and isn't off-limits. And you're complaining. View quote
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Genius does not excuse evil. View quote
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Patterns repeat themselves in history. View quote
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But how do we even get to the land of the dead?” I asked. "I mean...without dying. View quote
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Hazel screamed at the top of her lungs, but it was a scream of delight. For the first time in her life-in her two lives-she felt absolutely unstoppable. View quote
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Maybe-just maybe-Sadie had my best interests at heart. (I just caught her making faces at me, so maybe not.) (Rick Riordan)
Yeah, flattering." Percy raised Riptide. "But actually I`m the son of Poseidon. I`m from Camp Half-Blood. View quote
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You mix Greek and Roman, you know what you get? You get BAM! View quote
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I couldn't help thinking about my dream, with Annabeth crumpled and lifeless in Luke's arms. Here I was rescuing baby monsters, but I couldn't save my friend. View quote
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A guy in Greek armor drew his sword and charged, but slipped in a puddle of pina colada. View quote
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Fighting giants was one thing. Bacchus making into a game was something else. View quote
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Laistrygonians. Cannibals. Northern Giants. Sasquatch legend. Yep, yep. They are not birds. Not birds of North America. View quote
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Piper!” Frank yelled. "Counter those empousai! We need some chaos.” "Thought you'd never ask.” She started catcalling at the female demons: "Your makeup is smeared! Your friend called you ugly! That one is making a face behind your back! View quote
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Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil. View quote
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Weapons are allowed. Dirty tricks are expected. But try not to kill anybody!” Tantalus smiled at us like we were all naughty children. "Any killing will result in harsh punishment. No s'mores at the campfire for a week! Now ready your chariots! View quote
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Gods have great power, but only humans have creativity, the power to change history. (Rick Riordan)
Back in Khufu's day I knew a magician who parted the Nile just so he could climb to the bottom and retrieve a girl's necklace. Then there was that Israelite fellow, Mickey." "Moses?" "Yeah, him. View quote
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Water liked to be free. Given time, water could overcome any barrier, and it hated to be trapped, just like Percy. View quote
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The dead see what they believe they will see. So do the living. That is the secret. View quote
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We were alone in a strange mansion with a baboon, a crocodile, and a weird cat. And apparently, the entire world was in danger. I looked at Sadie. "What do we do now? View quote
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