Anzhelika Kasabova

“Somewhere behind me, Zia yelled, "Hippo!" Which I thought was a little late. She stumbled toward me over the rocking deck, the tip of her staff on fire. Our ghostly pal Setne floated behind her, grinning with delight.
"There is it!" Setne shook his diamond pink rings. "Told ya Apophis would send a monster to kill you."
"You're so smart!" I shouted. "Now, how do we stop it?”
― Rick Riordan, The Serpent's Shadow

“Tell you what," I said. "After the testing after the Demon Days, when things settle down -"
"Things won't settle down."
"- I'm going to take you to the mall."
She blinked. "The mall? For what reason?"
"To hang out," I said. "We'll get some hamburgers. See a movie."
Zia hesitated. "Is this what you'd call a 'date'?"
My expression must have been priceless, because Zia actually cracked a smile. "You look like a cow hit with a shovel.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“The Temple of Dendur," Zia said. "Actually it was built by the Romans - "
"When they occupied Egypt," Carter said, like this was delightful information. "Augustus commissioned it."
"Yes," Zia said.
"Fascinating," I murmured. "Would you two like to be left alone with a history textbook?”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Imitation is flattery”
― Rick Riordan, The Serpent's Shadow