More quotes by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself."
"It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality."
"How did you die?""We er....drowned in a bathtub.""All three of you?""It was a big bathtub."
"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes."
"I said hello to the poodle."