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“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
...
I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

“Not that my regularly scheduled life was so great, but it beat getting judged unworthy by twelve bearded guys named Erik.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“Blitz and Hearth were almost at the shore when Alex stopped abruptly.
I didn't have any energy left either, but I thought I should try to sound encouraging. "We - we have to k-keep going." I looked over. We were nose-to-nose under the blankets. Her eyes glinted, amber and brown. Her scarf had dipped below her chin. Her breath was like limes.
Then, before I even knew what was happening, she kissed me. She could have bitten off my mouth and I would have been less surprised. Her lips were cracked and rough from the cold. Her nose fitted perfectly next to mine. Our faces aligned, our breath mixed. Then she pulled away.
"I wasn't going to die without doing that," she said.
The world of primordial ice must not have frozen me completely, because my chest burned like a coal furnace.
"Well?" She frowned. "Stop gaping and let's move."
We trudged towards the shore. My mind wasn't working properly. I wondered if Alex had kissed me just to inspire me to keep going, or to distract me from our imminent deaths. It didn't seem possible she'd actually wanted to kiss me. Whatever the case, that kiss was the only reason I made it to shore.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“I love you," Amir told her.
Samirah stumbled backwards like she'd been hit in the face with a giant eagle egg. Alex propped her up.
"I ... yes," Sam squeaked. "Also. Too."
Amir nodded. He turned and got into his car. A moment later, his tail-lights disappeared down Flagship Way.
Samirah smacked her own forehead. "Also? Too? I am such an idiot."
Alex patted her arm. "I thought you were quite eloquent. Come on sister. Your neon-yellow warship awaits.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“I held out the rune for Hearthstone. ‘I know what it feels like to be an empty cup, to have everything taken away from you. But you’re not alone. However much magic you need to use, it’s okay. We’ve got you. We’re your family.’

Hearth’s eyes rimmed with green water. He signed to us, and this time I think he actually meant I love you and not the giantesses are drunk.

He took the rune and set it between the prongs of his new staff. The stone snapped into place the same way my pendant did on its chain. The symbol perthro glowed with a gentle gold light.

My sign, he announced. My family’s sign.

Blitzen sniffled. ‘I like that. A family of four empty cups!’

Sam wiped her eyes. ‘Suddenly I feel thirsty.’

‘Al-Abbas,’ I said, ‘I nominate you for the role of annoying sister.’

‘Shut up, Magnus.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“Hearthstone snapped his fingers for attention. I'm glad too, he signed. He patted the bag of runes at his belt. Stupid cages were magic-proof. Blitzen was crying a lot.
"I was not," Blitzen protested, signing along. "You were."
I was not, Hearthstone said. You were.
At that point, the ASL conversation deteriorated into the two of them poking each other in the chest.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Loki'd!”
― Tom Hiddleston

“Of course it was Loki. It's always Loki.”
― Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology

“A little secret, Magnus. There is no good and evil. There’s only capable and incapable. I am capable.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Somebody sent those wolves to retrieve something—maybe the same something I’m looking for.”
Alex considered. “You think Loki sent the wolves.”
I shrugged. “Loki’s gonna Loki.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Don't throw that good and evil stuff at me. That's not even a Norse concept. Are you 'good' because you kill your enemies, but your enemies are 'bad' because they kill you? What sort of logic is that?”
― Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead

“You can't hide from yourself, Loki!" I said. "No matter what form you take, you're still you - alone, scorned, bitter, faithless. Your insults are hollow and desperate. You don't stand a chance against us, because you don't have an us. You are Loki, always alone.”
― Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead

“Alex promised to keep watch. At least I think that’s what she said. She could have announced I’ll invite Loki into camp and kill you all in your sleep! HAHAHAHA! and I still would’ve passed out.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hammer of Thor

“Because,' said Thor, 'when something goes wrong, the first thing I always think is, it is Loki’s fault. It saves a lot of time.”
― Neil Gaiman , Norse Mythology

“Words can be more lethal than blades, Magnus. And Loki is a master of words. To beat him, you must find your inner poet. Only one thing can give you a chance to beat Loki at his own game.”
“Mead,” I guessed. “Kvasir’s Mead.”
The answer didn’t sit right with me. I’d been on the streets long enough to see how well “mead” improved people’s skills. Pick your poison: beer, wine, vodka, whiskey. Folks claimed they needed it to get through the day. They called it liquid courage. It made them funnier, smarter, more creative. Except it didn’t. It just made them less able to tell how unfunny and stupid they were acting.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Welcome to warrior paradise, where you can listen to Frank Sinatra in Norwegian FOREVER!”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“Sometimes, you have to flaunt the weird, my friend.

-Alex Fierro”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“If You Understand What Happens in This Chapter, Please Tell Me, Because I Have No Clue”
― Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead

“We watched Alex walking away.
"What just happened?" I asked him.
There are no words for it in sign language, he said.”
― Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead

“Sam chuckled. “She probably won’t be too mad. Go. Get it over with.”
Easy for Sam to say. She knew exactly where she stood in her relationship with Amir. She was happily engaged and never had to worry about secret kisses under blankets because she was a good Muslim girl and would never do such a thing. I, alas, was not a good Muslim girl.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“That set my ears buzzing. Why did Annabeth sound like she'd been crying?"
"You okay, cuz?"
She paused for a long time. "I will be. We... we got some bad news when we got out here.”
― Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead

“Loki, who put the con in conniving.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Welp,” I said, which was usually how I started conversations about ways to save our butts from certain destruction. “Any ideas?”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“We Almost Become a Norwegian Tourist Attraction”
― Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead

“THAT AWKWARD moment when you lock eyes with two friends hanging in cages in a giant’s kitchen. And one of them recognizes you and begins to shout your name, but you do not want your name shouted.
Blitzen staggered to his feet, gripped the bars of his cage, and yelled, “MAG—”
“—NIFICENT!” I bellowed over him. “What beautiful specimens!”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Maybe it was just my imagination, but before Alex went down the ladder, she gave me a look like You okay? Or maybe she was just wondering why I was so weird, as per usual.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Honey?” I asked.
“Don’t you dare call me that,” Alex growled. Possibly he was kidding. I didn’t want to ask.”
― Rick Riordan

“I don’t mean to be rude,” I said to Aegir, “but is your chef on fire?”
“Oh, Eldir has been like that for centuries. Ever since my other servant, Fimafeng, got killed by Loki, which left Eldir with twice as much work and made him burning mad!”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“You’re the god of fishing,” Blitzen said.
Njord frowned. “Other things as well, Mr. Dwarf.”
“Please, call me Blitz,” said Blitz. “Mr. Dwarf was my father.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“I LIKE my rivers the way I like my enemies—slow, wide, and lazy.
I rarely get what I like.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead