“Annabeth had wanted to throttle the goddess of love. She’d had more than her share of interesting.”
― The House of Hades
― The House of Hades
“I figure the universe is basically like a machine. I don’t know who made it, if it was the Fates, or the gods, or capital-G God, or whatever. But it chugs along the way it’s supposed to most of the time. Sure, little pieces break and stuff goes haywire once in a while, but mostly…things happen for a reason. Like you and me meeting.”
― The House of Hades
― The House of Hades
“I’m the ranking Roman officer,” he said. “They—uh, they don’t recognize you. Sorry.”
― The House of Hades
― The House of Hades
“That just wasn’t him—and that was one of the many reasons she loved him, even if he was an Olympian-sized pain in the podex.”
― The House of Hades
― The House of Hades
“Keep climbing, he told himself. Cheeseburgers, his stomach replied. Shut up, he thought. With fries, his stomach complained.”
― The House of Hades
― The House of Hades
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