More quotes by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"I said hello to the poodle."
"What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?""I don't know. But I just know that I'll be fighting next to you.""Why?""Because you're my friend, Seaweed Brain. Any more stupid questions?"
"She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish."
"Right,"she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative."
"My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.Am I a troubled kid?Yeah. You could say that."