More quotes by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face."
"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."
"How did you die?""We er....drowned in a bathtub.""All three of you?""It was a big bathtub."
"i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants."