Rick Riordan: Trending quotes (page 17)

“Felix believed that the answer to every problem involved penguins; but it wasn't fair to birds, and I was getting tired of teleporting them back home. Somewhere in Antarctica, a whole flock of Magellanic penguins were undergoing psychotherapy.”

“Is that me?,' Leo said. 'Like me--having this dream--looking at me having a dream?”

“I stared at him (Dionysus). "You're… you're married? But I thought you got in trouble for chasing a wood nymph-”

“You Titans are about as bright as my gym socks.”

“Hephaestus glowered up at us. “I didn’t make you, did I?”

Uh,” Annabeth said, “no, sir.”

Good,” the god grumbled. “Shoddy workmanship.”

“Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important.'
It was probably important to her.”

“If I'm going to burn, it might as well be bright.”

“Yeah, well. I don’t try to be awesome. It just comes natural.”

“Look, I need to tell you something,' I continued. The words came stumbling out of me. 'I couldnt stand it if… I dont want you to---'
Percy?' she said. 'You look like you're going to be sick.'
And that's how I felt.”

“Leo scratched his head. “Well I dunno about Enchiladas—”
“Enceladus,” Piper corrected.
“Whatever. But Old Potty Face mentioned another name. Porpoise Fear, or something?”
“Porphyrion?” Piper asked. ”He was the giant king, I think.”

“You assume that it has to be a male god who finds a human female attractive? How sexist is that?”

“We did all the standard camp numbers: "Down By The Aegean," "I Am My Own Great-Great-Great-Great Grandpa," "This Land is Minos's Land.”

“Piper patted his shoulder. “Trust me, Valdez. Beautiful people never lie.”

“That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.”
Which one is me?” I asked.
The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested.
Oh, shut up.”

“I seriously needed an extra-strength magic pillow, because my ba refused to stay put. [And no, Sadie, I don't think wrapping my head in duct tape would've worked either. ]”

“What in the world are you thinking?” She sounded pretty flustered.
“I try not to think,” Leo admitted. “It interferes with being nuts. Just concentrate on moving that Celestial bronze. Echo, you ready?”

“If I'm dead," he murmured. "Why does it hurt so much?”

“You both should feel honored.”
“Right, very honored,” I said. “Always wanted to be possessed!”

“I survive all those battles," she growled, "and I get defeated by a stupid chunk of rock!”