More quotes by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish."
"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?"
"Right,"she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative."
"Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face."
"If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself."