More quotes by Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena

"The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home."
"Percy was getting tired of water.If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon’s Junior Sea Scouts, but he didn’t care."
"Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—”“Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”“No!”“Me neither,” Leo admitted."
"Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish."
"People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldn't explain how. She didn't really want to know."