Mrs. O' Leary is my pet. I couldn't let you stick a sword in her rump, now, could I? That might've scared her.

Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.

If i'm going to survive, it won't be because i have a lion-skin cloak. I'm not Hercules.

Nothing is unfixable.

Either the kid was naturally hyper or he was hopped up on enough caffeine to give a heart attack to a water buffalo.

I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you must write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.

I need to talk to Clarisse," Annabeth said. I stared at her as if she'd just said "I need to eat a large, smelly boot." "What for?