Meredith

“Snake people do not drink milk," Kekrops said. "We are lactose intolerant reptiles."
"Me too!" Frank said. "I mean . . . lactose intolerant. Not a reptile. Though I can be a reptile sometimes-”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“Annabeth, you know Morse code?” “Of course.” “So does Leo.” Piper handed her the mirror. “He’ll be watching from the ship. Go to the ridge—” “And flash him!” Annabeth’s face reddened. “That came out wrong. But yeah, good idea.”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“My children are so rarely happy. I...I would like to see you be an exception.”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“There is a riddle about a man who is locked in a room with nothing but a bed and a calendar, and the question is: How does he survive? The answer is: He eats dates from the calendar and drinks water from the springs of the bed.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan