“Maybe that’s why superheroes wore capes. Maybe they weren’t actually capes at all, but safety blankets, like the one Aru kept at the bottom of her bed and pulled up under her chin before she went to sleep. Maybe superheroes just tied their blankies around their necks so they’d have a little bit of comfort wherever they went. Because honestly? Saving the world was scary. No harm admitting that. (And she could have done with her blankie right about then.)”
― Aru Shah and the End of Time
― Aru Shah and the End of Time
“Far, far below, red liquid bubbled. Blood? Lava? Evil ketchup? None of the posibilities were good.”
― The Red Pyramid
― The Red Pyramid
“Rex Wetzel,”
― Greed with Envy
― Greed with Envy
“May the gods defend me from heroes with duct tape. And heroes always seem to have duct tape.”
― The Burning Maze
― The Burning Maze
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