Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"I said hello to the poodle."

"My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.Am I a troubled kid?Yeah. You could say that."

"If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself."

"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes."

"What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?""I don't know. But I just know that I'll be fighting next to you.""Why?""Because you're my friend, Seaweed Brain. Any more stupid questions?"

"She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish."

"How did you die?""We er....drowned in a bathtub.""All three of you?""It was a big bathtub."

"It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality."

"i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants."

"Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face."

"Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing."

"If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself."

"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes."

"Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all."

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