“I need to talk to Clarisse," Annabeth said.
I stared at her as if she'd just said "I need to eat a large, smelly boot."
"What for?”

“I looked at her and tried to speak, but all I could think about was how shocked she'd be if I said what I was thinking.”

“I tried to talk to Annabeth, but she was acting like I'd just punched her grandmother.”

“I didn't know," he said. "I didn't know you needed me."
Her voice shook. "I always need you”

“You said go to her, and I let pride stand in my way. You said she needed me, and I didn't believe. You said love her, and I thought it would be easy.”

“Then something occurred to me.
"Get closer," I told Blackjack.
He whinnied in protest.
"Just within shouting distance," I said. "I need to talk to the statue."
Now I'm sure you've lost it, boss, Blackjack said”

“I stare at her, as dumbstruck as if she'd just admitted she's a Scientologist with an invitation to join Tom and Katie on the spaceship when it shows up.”

“She said, "Do you have more things that you need, or more that you don't need?" I said, "It depends on what it means to need.”

“I just said he (Umpire Dale Scott) needed glasses}}”

“I met Courtney Love and she said she'd like to sleep with me, but she couldn't cos of my "pop-star thing"… so I said to her I couldn't sleep with her either - cos of her 'ugly thing'…”