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We'll have to work on your bunny phobia later. (Rick Riordan)
If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, it was Thalia and me. I wondered if maybe I should've sent Poseidon that seashell pattern tie for Father's Day after all. --Percy Jackson. View quote
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Don't worry, goat boy. The milkman is dead. View quote
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Are you guys busy?" Juniper asked. "Well," I said, "we're in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we're trying not to die." "We're not busy," Annabeth said. View quote
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I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera. The truth? My only thought was: Aaaaggghhhhh! View quote
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Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done well as the god of theater. View quote
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But how did you know where we were?" Annabeth asked. Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami if you made it out of the Sea of Monsters alive. Almost everything strange washes up near Miami. View quote
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There!" Apollo pointed. "Long Island, dead ahead. Let's slow down, dear. 'Dead' is only an expression. View quote
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Are you suggesting that the gods have trouble acting together, young lady?" Dionysus asked. Yes, Lord Dionysus." Mr. D nodded. "Just checking. You're right, of course. Carry on. View quote
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I couldn't miss Percy's fifteenth birthday,” Poseidon said. "Why, if this were Sparta, Percy would be a man today!” "That's true,” Paul said. "I used to teach ancient history.” Poseidon's eyes twinkled. "That's me. Ancient history. View quote
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We need music," Nico said. "How's your singing?" "Um, no. Can't you just, like, tell it to open? You're the son of Hades and all." "It's not so easy. We need music." I was pretty sure if I tried to sing, all I would cause was an avalanche. (Rick Riordan)
Husband, we talked about this," Persephone chided. "You can't go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he's brave. I like that." Hades rolled his eyes. "You liked that Orpheus fellow too. Look how well that turned out. View quote
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Different elevator music was playing since my last visit-that old disco song "Stayin' Alive." A terrifying image flashed through my mind of Apollo in bell-bottom pants and a slinky silk shirt. View quote
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I wasn't aiming at the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway. View quote
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Yay!' he said. 'Now we can eat peanut butter sandwiches and ride fish ponies! We can fight monsters and see Annabeth and make things go BOOM! View quote
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Red cattle," Annabeth said. "The cattle of the sun." "What?" I [Percy] asked. "They're sacred to Apollo." "Holy cows? View quote
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Oh no." I said panic rising in my chest. "No, no, no, Somebody get a can opener. I've got a god in my head!! View quote
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I seriously needed an extra-strength magic pillow, because my ba refused to stay put. [And no, Sadie, I don't think wrapping my head in duct tape would've worked either. ]. View quote
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In person, if possible, Anubis was even more drop-dead gorgeous. [Oh... ha, ha. I didn't catch the pun, but thank you, Carter. God of the dead, drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, hilarious. Now, may I continue? ]. View quote
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We ran, plowing through another pile of peppers. [No, I didn't pick a peck of them, Sadie - just shut up. ]. View quote
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Oh, god,” I said. "Sorry, sorry. Do I die now?” --Sadie to Zia. (Rick Riordan)
The wand ricocheted through the swarm, thumping six, seven, eight of the little monsters before returning to Carter's hand. "Not bad,” I said. "Keep it up! View quote
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How do you have five children in a row, each on a different say?” "They're gods,” Carter said. "They can do stuff like that. View quote
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Right,” I said. "So the baboon, the crocodile...any other pets I should know about?” Amos thought for a moment. "Visible ones? No, I think that's it. View quote
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You put the Set animal in your locker? Do you know how much strength that requires?” "Yeah,” I said. "I was there. View quote
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