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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

“But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich.”
― Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found

“I’m not retiring,” I tell her. “Sign me up for next year.”
― Gordon Korman, The Unteachables