More quotes by Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

"I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red."
"Five syllables,"Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. "That would be real bad."
"The Princess Andromeda?""Went ka-boom."
"A telkhine was hunched over a console, but he was so involved with his work, he didn't notice us. He was about five feet tall, with slick black seal fur and stubby little feet. He had the head of a Doberman, but his clawed hands were almost human. He growled and muttered as he tapped on his keyboard. Maybe he was messaging his friends on uglyface.com."
"With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later."