But if she'd realized that nine desiccated zombie nymphs would be waiting for her, she never would have come down here.

back from when they watched black and white TV and hunted dinosaurs.

Nico's voice was like broken glass. "I- I wasn't in love with Annabeth." "You were jealous of her," Jason said. "That's why you didn't want to be around her. Especially why you don't want to be around... him. It makes total sense.

There will be guards,” Bast said. “And traps. And alarms. You can bet the house is heavily charmed to keep out gods.” “Magicians can do that?” I asked. I imagined a big can of pesticide labeled God-Away.

Curse us eh/I'll make you pay!/I don't want to rhyme all day!

That is exactly how people beat Chinese handcuffs. They turn into iguanas.

Coach Hedge grumbled as he tended their wounds. “How come I never get invited on these violent trips?