Snake people do not drink milk, " Kekrops said. "We are lactose intolerant reptiles.""Me too!" Frank said. "I mean . . . lactose intolerant. Not a reptile. Though I can be a reptile sometimes-

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.

Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.

Americans refused to see accidents as accidental. They did not comprehend they while tragedy always exacts a formidable price, it rarely incurs a debt.

There comes a time when what is needed is not just rhetoric, but boots on the ground.

People don't understand sarcasm, like, they take everything too seriously. People need to lighten up and go ice skating.

I think maybe I was numb to it last year.. but you know I feel it now more than ever

Stop looking for something out there and begin seeing within.

We're all born pessimists. It takes effort to be optimistic.

Direct me gods, whose changes are all holy, To where it flickers deep in grass, the moly.

Suspicion and persecution are weeds of the same dunghill, and flourish best together.

Then imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.