Congratulations, man. What's her name?""Estelle. It was my grandmother's name. Um, on my mom's side, obviously. Not Poseidon's.""I approve, " Alex said. "Old-fashioned and elegant. Estelle Jac

Sometimes you lie to deceive people. Sometimes you lie because you need the lie to become the truth.

Annabeth shook her head. "All these years sneaking around, and we could've just been ourse

The only strange thing about Jackson was the tattoo on the inside of his forearm - a trident as dark as seared wood, with a single line underneath and the letters

Annabeth frowned. "Percy's sword is a

Every vision has its own rainbow

If we are to depend on prayer during tough times, we should be people of prayer before the crisis hits.

Normally I would have been the first to go in search of cannibal monks, particularly as I had heard of a similar tradition at a nunnery in the Philippines. It's the sort of quest I can't resist.

The real youis much too big to be your own.

What exactly is it you want?

I love wasting time and learning to lip-sync to songs; it's a silly hobby of mine.

Asia's culture has planted its roots all over the world, and also has roots in my personal culture.

Nature's way is simple and easy, but men prefer the intricate and artificial.

For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together.

Only one thing is going to remain with you: that is your witnessing, that is your watchfulness. This watchfulness is meditation.