Ade La

“It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say you're okay, or we're alive. After all they'd been through over the last year, he knew that the most important thing was that they were together. She loved him for saying that.”
― Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena

“Top tip to all teachers reading this (i.e., none, probably): try not showing off the girl who cringes when anyone even looks at her. Because it’s not that helpful. Also, it’s not that helpful to say in the whole class’s earshot: “She’s the great hope of this year group, so talented.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Finding Audrey

“You drool in your sleep”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“Thalia kissed me on the cheek, which she probably shouldn't have done while I was holding a tube deadly poison.
'You are so good,' she said.
Did that make the risk worth it? Yeah, pretty much.”
― Rick Riordan, The Demigod Diaries