Quotes from work

The Mark of Athena

“Percy looked at his friends. “I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.”

“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?”

“Percy was getting tired of water.
If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon’s Junior Sea Scouts, but he didn’t care.”

“Yes!" Narissus unslung his bow and grabbed an arrow from his dusty quiver. "The first one who get that bronze, I will like youas much as I like me. I might even kiss you, right after I kiss my reflection!"

"Oh my gods!" the nymphs squealed.”

“Frank didn’t drop you on purpose,” she said. “He’s not like that. He’s just a little clumsy sometimes.”

“Oops,” Leo said, in his best Frank Zhang voice. “Dropped Leo into a squad of enemy soldiers. Dang it!”

“Entertain me, heroes of Olympus. Give me a reason to do more."

Bacchus to Percy and Jason”

“Huh," said Percy. "Never seen Jason fly before. He looks like a blond superman.”

“Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.”

“Otis barreled towards them empty-handed, before apparently realizing that a) he was empty-handed and b) charging towards a large body of water to fight a son of Poseidon was maybe not a good idea.”

“Once the others were below, Hazel and Leo faced each other awkwardly. They were alone except for Coach Hedge, who was back on the quarterdeck singing thetheme song. The coach had changed the words to:, and Leo really didn’t want to know why.”

“Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler?”

“Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.”

“Kids are baby goats. They're cute and they have redeeming social value. You are definitely not kids.”

“But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didn't want to be without her.”

“Grand buildings made her feel better--maybe because being in a place so permanent made her feel more permanent.”

“Fighting giants was one thing. Bacchus making into a game was something else.”

“One basketball to rule them all,” Leo muttered.”

“When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.”
“Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler?”

“She often had to remind herself that she couldn't do everything alone. She wasn't always the best person for the job. Sometimes she got tunnel vision and forgot about what other people needed.”