My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few... - Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself."

"Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face."

"I said hello to the poodle."

"Right,"she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative."

"It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality."