Five syllables,"Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. "... - Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

"The Princess Andromeda?""Went ka-boom."

"The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive."

"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."

"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!"

"I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red."