I gave her my deluxe I'll-Kill-You-Later stare.

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

My experience with Khonsu had taught me not be greedy about time. It was best to appreciate what you had and not yearn for more.

sorry,no thanks,if i was going to die it could wait until tomorrow morning.

It was if the city knew about Percy's dream of Gaea. It knew that the earth goddess intended on razing all human civilization, and this city, which had stood for thousands if years, was saying back at her: You wanna dissolve this city, Dirt Face? Give it a shot. In other words, it was the Coach Hedge of mortal cities- only taller.

Nico di Angelo ran up to me with a big grin on his face. "Percy, this is awesome!" His blue-feathered bronze helmet was falling in his eyes, and his breastplate was about six sizes too big. I wondered if there was any way I'd looked that ridiculous when I'd first arrived.

Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.