"And when demigods use cell phones, the signals agitate every monster within a hundred miles. It's like sending up a flare: Here I am! Please rearrange my face!"
"It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one."
"Five syllables,"Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. "That would be real bad."
"Before I could lose my courage, I said, "Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right?"I figured she would punch me. Instead, she drew her knife and stared at the army marching toward us. "Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then, we'll see."
"The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive."
"I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red."