He was beautiful the way an angel is beautiful - timeless, perfect, remote.

Percy’d heard stories about amputees who had phantom pains where their missing legs and arms used to be. That’s how his mind felt—like his missing memories were aching.

Knowledge of any value can't be given. It must be sought and earned

Percy, we're going to Polyphemus' island! Polyphemus is an S-i-k...a C-y-k..." She stamped her foot in frustration. As smart as she was, Annabeth was dyslexic, too. We could've been there all night while she tried to spell Cyclops. "You know what I mean!

And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.

The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise.

Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to "'clean'" it, and suddenly you can't find anything?