Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.

It seemed weird calling a teenager 'sir' but I'd learned to be careful with immortals. They tended to get offended easily. Then, they blew stuff up.

Hope survives best at the hearth.

It’s my birthday, Horus insisted. Wish me happy birthday! “Happy birthday!” I yelled. “Now shut up!

For once, I didn't look back.

Dejardins was so stunned, he momentarily forgot how to speak English. "Ce n'est pas possible. On ne pourrait pas-

"Percy, you're a brave guy," She said. "Just take the compliment. I swear, is it so hard?"