Weโre staying together,โ he promised. โYouโre not getting away from me. Never again.โ Only then did she understand what would happen. A one-way trip. A very hard fall. โAs long as weโre together,โ she said. She heard Nico and Hazel still screaming for help. She saw sunlight far, far above- maybe the last sunlight she would ever see. Then Percy let go of his ledge, and together, holding hands, he and Annabeth fell into the endless darkness.
Rick RiordanWas that amazing?โ she demanded. โThat was amazing,โ I agreed. Itโs hard to pull off a romantic kiss when youโre both drenched in muck, but we gave it our best shot.
Rick Riordanbut I felt as if Iโd just been Photoshopped out of my own book cover. And if there was one thing I wasnโt used to, it was being ignored
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 RiordanI like to remind teachers that even though they're all overwhelmed and overloaded, and it's easy to get burned out, it really is about the kids. It only takes one good teacher to change a life - one time, and one book. That's what happened when I was a kid. I had one good teacher that came in at the right time and turned me into a writer. So never lose sight - you could be that teacher.
Rick Riordan