Why does it have to be so hard? Why can't it be a happily-ever-after ride-into-the-sunset feeling all the time?
Rick RiordanGabe scratched his double chin. "Maybe if you hurry with the seven-layer dip...And maybe if the kid apologizes for interrupting my poker game." Maybe if I kick you in your soft spot, I thought. And make you sing Soprano for a week.
Rick RiordanWe'de have to get in and get out the hard way; and if we made a mistake, there was no telling what sort of curse we'de unleash: monster guardians, plagues, fires, exploding donkeys(don't laugh; they're bad news).
Rick RiordanPiper leaned toward [Jason], her caramel braid falling over her shoulder. Her multicolored eyes made it hard for him to think straight. โAnd where is this place?โ she asked. โA . . . uh, a town called Split.โ โSplit.โ She smelled really goodโlike blooming honeysuckle. โUm, yeah.โ Jason wondered if Piper was working some sort of Aphrodite magic on himโlike maybe every time he mentioned Reynaโs name, she would befuddle him so much he couldnโt think about anything but Piper. He supposed it wasnโt the worst sort of revenge.
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