More quotes by 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."
"She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish."
"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes."
"It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality."
"If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself."