You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-heade... - Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

"Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?"

"Unless you stop him. Perhaps next we meet.""You'll be just as annoying?"I guessed.He fixed my with those warm brown eyes. "Or perhaps you could bring me up to speed on those modern courtship rituals."I sat there stunned until he gave me a glimpse of a smile-just enough to let me know he was teasing. Then he disappeared."Oh, very funny!"I yelled."

"Right,"Sadie said. "And Set will just stand there calmly while I read him to death."

"Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself."

"Why did adults have to be so thick? They always say “tell the truth,” and when you do, they don’t believe you. What’s the point?"