More quotes by Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena

"She had to go on this quest. The fate of the world might depend on it. But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didn’t want to be without her."
"Delaying death is one of my favorite hobbies"
"Annabeth realized that if six of them went on these two quests, it would leave Percy alone on the ship with Coach Hedge, which was maybe not a situation a caring girlfriend should put him in. Nor was she eager to let Percy out of her sight again—not after they’d been apart for so many months."
"We're staying together,"he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again."
"Please, Percy...change your clothes. You smell like you've been run over by an electric horse."