Adriana

“So, dear reader, we have come to the end of my trials. You have followed me through five volumes of adventures and six months of pain and suffering. By my reckoning, you have read two hundred and ten of my haiku. Like Meg, you surely deserve a reward. What would you accept? I am fresh out of unicorns. However, anytime you take aim and prepare to fire your best shot, anytime you seek to put your emotions into a song or poem, know that I am smiling on you. We are friends now. Call on me. I will be there for you.”
― Rick Riordan, The Tower of Nero

“Ladies and Gentlemen, meet my glow-in-the-dark boyfriend.”
― Rick Riordan, The Tower of Nero

“Dude!” Percy stuffed a cookie in his mouth. His eyes rolled up in ecstasy. “Apollo, you’re the best. I take back almost everything I’ve said about you.” “It’s quite all right,” I assured him. “Wait…what do you mean almost?”
― Rick Riordan, The Tower of Nero

“That little fire-flicker," she grumbled. "We search for months and he just shows up at camp?"
"Yes," I agreed. "There is a waiting list of people who would like to hit him. We can fit you in sometime next fall.”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze