More quotes by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish."
"If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself."
"I said hello to the poodle."
"i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants."
"How did you die?""We er....drowned in a bathtub.""All three of you?""It was a big bathtub."