Leo Valdez deserved a special punishment," she [Khione] said. "I have sent him to a place from which he can never return.

Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations

Americans are an odd bunch, but they grow on you.

Once I saw Desjardins’ house, I hated him even more. It was a huge mansion on the other side of the Tuileries, on the rue des Pyramids. “Pyramids Road?” Sadie said. “Obvious, much?” “Maybe he couldn’t find a place on Stupid Evil Magician Street,” I suggested.

My resolve, my anger, even my grief gave me confidence

“There’s my baby!” I cried, quite carried away. “There’s my Poochiekins!” Ammit ran at me and leaped into my arms, nuzzling me with his rough snout. “My lord Osiris!” Disturber lost the bottom of his scroll again, which unraveled around his legs. “This is an outrage!” “Sadie,” Dad said firmly, “please do not refer to the Devourer of Souls as Poochiekins.”

Stuff has become the enemy. There always seems to be more of it than I have storage in my house!