Never bet against a cat.

I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.

Life is only precious because it ends, kid. Take it from a god. You mortals don't know how lucky you are

Together we made our way down to the street level. Neither of us said a word. The music was awful--Neil Diamond or something. I should've made that part of my gift form the gods: better elevator tunes.

Look, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways.

I've been reading Greek mythology since I was a kid. I also taught it when I was a sixth grade teacher, so I knew a lot of mythological monsters already. Sometimes I still use books and Web sites to research, though. Every time I research Greek mythology, I learn something new!

With her braided hair and white dress, she seemed to glow in the moonlight.