Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.

Just my luck, on top of everything else I had to take baboon medicine.

Maybe being home schooled, Carter didn’t realize that “test” is normally a bad thing.

Holy mother!" "Hmph. More like holy father. I'd think you'd know the difference." -Hephaetus

To business."Tux Dude extended his hand. "I am Prometheus." I was too surprised to shake."The fire-stealer guy?The chained-to-the-rock-with-the-vultures guy?" Prometheus winced. He touched the scratches on his face."Please, don't mention the vultures. But yes, I stole fire from the gods and gave it to your ancestors. In return, the ever merciful Zeus had me chained to a rock and tortured for all eternity.

I thought maybe she'd whisk us off by magic, or at least hail a taxi. Instead, Bast borrowed a silver Lexus convertible. "Oh, yes," she purred. "I like this one! Come along, children." "But this isn't yours," I pointed out. "My dear, I'm a cat. Everything I see is mine." She touched the ignition and the keyhole sparked. The engine began to purr. [No, Sadie. Not like a cat, like an engine.]

He warned me the greediest wishes cause the greatest sorrows.