Rick Riordan, The Titan's Curse

"Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs and grenades."

"She said this in the same way you might say Fields of Punishment or Hades's gym shorts."

"I stared at him (Dionysus). "You're...you're married? But I thought you got in trouble for chasing a wood nymph-"

"She said this in the same way you might say Fields of Punishment or Hades's gym shorts."

"Love conquers all,"Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?""Didn't they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?""Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart."

"You're a stalker with hooves.""I am not! I followed her to the Big House and hid in a bush and watched the whole thing."

"That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.”Which one is me?” I asked.The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested.Oh, shut up."

"Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand, then played his pipes. They rearranged themselves in a pattern that made no sense to me, but Grover looked concerned. "That's us,"he said. "Those five nuts right there.""Which one is me?"I asked. "The little deformed one,"Zoe suggested. "Oh, shut up."

"Wow,"Thalia muttered. "Apollo is hot.""He's the sun god,"I said."That's not what I meant."

"God alert!"Blackjack yelled. "It's the wine dude!Mr. D sighed in exasperation. "The next person, or horse, who calls me the 'wine dude' will end up in a bottle of Merlot!"

"Stars,"she whispered. "I can see the stars again, my lady."A tear trickled down Artemis's cheek. "Yes, my brave one. They are beautiful tonight."Stars,"Zoe repeated. Her eyes fixed on the night sky. And she did not move again."