"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."
"Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face."
"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."
"i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants."
"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes."