Water liked to be free. Given time, water could overcome any barrier, and it hated to be trapped, just like Percy.

You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed.

He's nuts" Bianca said "We need to jump off this cliff" i said "Oh nice idea!! Your nuts too

Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil.

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

I'm not good with children," the god confessed. "Or people. Well, any organic life forms, really.

Nico started to crawl away, groaning. Percy wanted him to move faster and groan less. He considered throwing his wonder bread at him.