They're Lares. House gods." "House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but larger than apartment gods?

If a person cast no shadow at all, he couldn't be alive. His existence became meaningless.Execrating Apophis by destroying his shadow would cut his connection to the mortal world completely. He'd never be able to rise again. I finally understood why he'd been so anxious to burn Setne's scrolls, and he was afraid of this spell. (Carter Kane)

It doesn't matter! From waist down, my best friend is a donkey.

People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.

I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the level of success I've had. I was just writing stories for my own sons.

Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.

Right," she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative.