"We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again."

I should throw you off this building minus the flying horse and see how heroic you sound on the way down.

Hercules,huh? Percy frowned. "That guy was like the Starbucks of Ancient Greece. Everywhere you turn--there he is.

Everyone hates clowns," Otis said. "Even other clowns hate clowns.

My eighth grade teacher, Mrs. Pabst, had done her master's thesis on Tolkien. She showed me how the trilogy was patterned after Norse mythology. She was also the first person to encourage me to submit stories for publication. The idea of writing a fantasy based on myths never left me, and many years later, this would lead me to write Percy Jackson.

When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace

It wasn’t easy looking dignified wearing a bed sheet and a purple cape.