“Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.”
― The Lightning Thief
― The Lightning Thief
“I said hello to the poodle.”
― The Lightning Thief
― The Lightning Thief
“Humans see what they want to see.”
― The Lightning Thief
― The Lightning Thief
“In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some devine force is really trying to mess up your day.”
― The Titan's Curse
― The Titan's Curse
“Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”
― The Sea of Monsters
― The Sea of Monsters
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