More quotes by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"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?"
"If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself."
"Right,"she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative."
"She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish."
"Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face."