Jason rose from his deathbed so he could drown with the rest of the crew.

Nico studied his face – his sea-green eyes, his grin, his ruffled black hair. Somehow Percy Jackson seemed like a regular guy now, not a mythical figure. Not someone to idolize or crush on.

You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought.

A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone.

So, ’ Nico said, ‘since we’re going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air.’ Percy’s smile wavered. ‘What do you mean?

We’re fine.’ A few feet away, Aurum snarled quietly, which meant Nico was lying.

He hated when his own advice applied to himself.

Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father’s throne.

Then Thalia Grace became their leader and started recruiting even more young women to their cause, which grated on Nico – as if Bianca’s death could be forgotten. As if she could be replaced.

He'd gone from sixteen to seventy-five in a matter of seconds, but the old-man smell happened instantly, like boom. Congratulations! You stink!

Jason hated being an old man.

Success is not about impressing and pleasing everyone, but setting your own goals, and achieving them in your own time.

What do you resist examining up close?How can you ground yourself so you feel safe enough to try?

The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.

[U]nless a woman is held, by man, safe within the bounds of belief, she becomes inevitably a destructive force.

The MD is well aware that the forecasts are no good but he needs them for planning purposes.

When somebody comes up to you and shows you yellow underlining of something you wrote, that's such a high. It's a connection to others.

I think the reason I'm an actress is because I love playing kind of a more extreme people.

We are even higher than the heavens, we are greater than angels; Why should we not transcend both? Our lodging-place is Majesty.

If you're going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of those reasons.