We need music," Nico said. "How's your singing?" "Um, no. Can't you just, like, tell it to open? You're the son of Hades and all." "It's not so easy. We need music." I was pretty sure if I tried to sing, all I would cause was an avalanche.
Rick RiordanAs we rose over the rooftops I caught my breath-well, if you can catch your breath underwater.
Rick RiordanYour uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done well as the god of theater.
Rick RiordanI'm just a kid, Chiron," I said miserably. "What good is one lousy hero against something like Kronos?" Chiron managed a smile. '"What good is one lousy hero'? Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain said something like that to me once, just before he single-handedly changed the course of your Civil War.
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