I said hello to the poodle. - Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"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."

"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."

"She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish."

"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes."