Imagine jumping into a pit of boiling acid. Now multiply that pain times fifty." -Percy

I must admit I’m impressed, Sadie. You controlled your magic and controlled Isis. And you, Carter, did well turning into a lizard.

The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.

Getting something and having the wits to use it...those are two different things.

The wood nymph instructors left me in the dust. They told me not to worry about it. They'd had centuries of practice running away from lovesick gods. But still, it was a little humiliating to be slower than a tree.

Why are they so sad?” I asked. “Well, they’re dead,” Carter speculated.

Love was the most savage monster of all.