The thing about plummetting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter - if you realize it's a bad idea when you're halfway down, it's too late.

Yours in demigodishness, and all that. Peace out!

Life is only precious because it ends, kid.

It wasn’t easy looking dignified wearing a bed sheet and a purple cape.

[Iris] squeezed his hand. "Don't lose hope, Frank. Rainbows always stand for hope.

Her name badge read: Hello! My name is DIE, DEMIGOD SCUM!

Life is only precious because it ends, kid. Take it from a god. You mortals don't know how lucky you are

June cackled with delight, muttering, "Whoops!" as a car almost killed them.

Strange things conspire when one tries to cheat fate

It was like Percy had faced death before, like he knew about grief. What mattered was listening. You didn’t need to say you were sorry. The only thing that helped was moving on—moving forward.

Terminus sniffed. “I guard borders. I don’t kill giants. It’s not in my job description.

For Liza, a greeting is an opportunity to make new friends. For me, it's yet more people I'll have to avoid.

This book is visceral like how your small intestine is visceral

I'm a mess right now I can't eat can't sleep Bills are piling high ain't worked in three weeks Ain't bathed can't shave cause my heart is so tender like living in a blender I'm shaken and I'm stirred

It is much more difficult to measure non-performance than performance. Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non-performance can almost always be explained away

I'm not trying to say I'm a big tough guy... I'm a typical American-waist deep in this violent culture.

The world is crammed with messages. We’ll never have time to read them all.

I always feel like every film takes the franchise and hangs it in the balance.

Human beings have enormous resilience.

Say nothing but good of the dead.

I am absolutely delighted to have come second. Who cares about winning when you can be second? I love being runner-up.