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“Grover and I exchanged a look of relief. Whenever Annabeth joined the chat, the odds of us doing something idiotic went way down. The odds were never zero, mind you, because I was still in the mix.”
― Rick Riordan, Wrath of the Triple Goddess

“Stay here,” Gabriel said, before stepping on to the first stone step. A moment later, he stopped. And spun. And stared down at the five kids who were following him. “I thought I said stay there.”
“Oh, you did,” Colin told him. “We just didn’t listen.”
― Ally Carter, Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor

“You gave her a credit card and told her to go buy clothes,” Kat answered. “We may never see her again.”
― James Ponti, London Calling

“She handed it to him, and he studied it. "Whenever I would move into a new foster home, I'd put it up on a shelf near the window," she said. "I think some part of me thought it would help guide my family back to me." The memory of this caused her to pause for a moment. "Then one time, a boy in one of the houses was made at me, so he threw it against the wall and shattered it." She wiped a tear out of her eye. "My foster parents threw it away, but I went out to the trash and found it. I taped it back together and hid it in my shoebox." Mother was touched. "I can't take this from you." "I want you to have it," she said. "Put it by the window, so it can guide your children back to you." "No." he said near tears. "This is for your family." Brooklyn turned and looked out the window back toward the FARM. The rest of the team was playing soccer in the yard. They were kicking the ball back and forth, laughing. Monty was watching, sharing encouragement. Everyone was happy. "I don't need it anymore," she said turning back to him. " I found my family.”
― James Ponti, City Spies