More quotes by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"I said hello to the poodle."
"Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing."
"Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face."
"Right,"she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative."
"She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish."