I stared at her. Maybe I wasn't the brightest guy in the world when it came to girls, but I was pretty sure Rachel had just dumped me, which was lame considering we'd never even been together.

Percy was not feeling the love.

Kids are baby goats. They're cute and they have redeeming social value. You are definitely not kids.

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

I must admit I’m impressed, Sadie. You controlled your magic and controlled Isis. And you, Carter, did well turning into a lizard.

I know you'll do what's best for Annabeth." "How can you be sure?" "Because she'd do the same for you.

It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and not give up. You have to do your best to practice and get better.