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

It blew my mind that this stuff had survived for two thousand, three thousand years.

Turkey, Australia, and Japan are three of my top destinations.

Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language." Hazel tried not to laugh. "What did he say?" "With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top." Frank looked incredulous. "I thought the horse couldn't fly!" This time Arion whinnied so angrily, even Hazel could guess he was cursing. "Dude," Percy told the horse, "I've gotten suspended for saying less than that.

You're a Demigod Percy, half god and half mortal!

It's hard to know what [literature] will end up being timeless and what will be something that doesn't translate into the future, especially with the way we're evolving since our culture is changing so fast.

It is true that I once refused to eat haggis in Scotland and this did not sit well with the local population.