Is that me?,' Leo said. 'Like me--having this dream--looking at me having a dream?

As we rose over the rooftops I caught my breath-well, if you can catch your breath underwater.

He was the class clown, the court jester, because he'd learn early that if you cracked jokes and pretended you weren't scared, you usually didn't get beat up. Even the baddest gangster kids would tolerate you, keep you around for laughs. Plus, humor was a good way to hide the pain

How old is she now?" he asked. "Hard to say. She was a tree for a while. Now she's immortal.

See you on the other side. -Percy Jackson

Whoa," said Nico as he climbed off the bus. "Is that a climbing wall?" "Yeah," I (Percy) said. "Why is there lava pouring down it?" "Little extra challenge..." - Percy

Many of the best traps are simple. You just have to think about it, and hope your victim doesn't.