She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the c... - Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

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

"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?"

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

"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."

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