Percy imagined what that would be like: getting an apartment in this tiny replica of Rome, protected by the legion and Terminus the OCD border god. He imagined holding hands with Annabeth at a cafe. Maybe when they were older, watching their own kid chase seagulls across the forum.
Rick RiordanNot knowing is half the fun," Aphrodite said, "Exquisitely painful isn't it? Not being sure who you love and who loves you? Oh, you kids! It's so cute I'm going to cry!
Rick RiordanI think that kids have a greater capacity for processing things than we give them credit for.
Rick RiordanYou wrote this right?โ he said. โIt tells how to defeat Set.โ Thoth unfolded the papyrus pages. โOh, dear. I hate reading my old work. Look at this sentence. Iโd never write it that way now.โ He patted his lab coat pockets. โRed penโdoes anyone have one?โ Isis chafed against my willpower, insisting that we blast some sense into Thoth. One fireball, she pleaded. Just one enormous magical fireball? I couldnโt say I was tempted, but I kept her under control. โSince when does drool make you powerful?
Rick RiordanFair... You'd be amazed how often I hear that word, Frank Zhang,and how meaningless it is. Is it fair your life will burn so short and bright? Was it fair when I guided your mother to the Underworld? No, not fair. And yet it was her time. There is no fairness in Death. If you free me, I will do my duty.
Rick Riordan