The pinecone is a fearsome tool of destruction!-Bacchus

Delaying death is one of my favorite hobbies

Behold!" Percy shouted. "The god's chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!

We’ve all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. I’m tragically funny and good-looking.

Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler?

Percy looked at his friends. “I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.

Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true.

Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.

Scrawny? Baby, I invented scrawny. Scrawny is the new sizzling hot.

Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat.

Otis barreled towards them empty-handed, before apparently realizing that a) he was empty-handed and b) charging towards a large body of water to fight a son of Poseidon was maybe not a good idea.

Good fiction’s job is to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.

I've always been like that

Sometimes, I, anyway, get tired of playing defence, and like to play offence.

We are a nation that is seriously troubled. We're losing our jobs. People are pouring into our country.

Philosophy is talk on a cereal box.

I feel that the longest and worst punishment should be reserved for those who slandered God by inventing Hell.

We learn the social norms of our society and modify our behaviour accordingly.

My name is Kevin, I'm from Queensland, and I'm here to help.

Letting events end is not rude. Everything ends.

It's not enough that [the photograph] is beautiful. If it doesn't move my heart, it won't move anyone else's heart.