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.

Armed with my sword and wand, I was all set for a stroll through the swamp to look for a hungry monster. Oh, joy!

Good fighting with you, Seaweed Brain." Ditto.

It's natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.

I'd missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit.

The world will fall, the gods will die, and I will never achieve a perfect score on this stupid machine. -Dionysus

I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.