Be careful of love. It’ll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.
We’re staying together,” he promised. “You’re not getting away from me. Never again.
The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.
Annabeth pressed her lips to Percy’s ear. “I love you.”She wasn’t sure he could hear her—but if they died, she wanted those to be her last words.
But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself — avoid trying to be something you’re not. For a goddess, that’s especially hard. We can change so easily.-Aphrodite
My point is that love is the most powerful motivator in the world. It spurs mortals to greatness. Their noblest, bravest acts are done for love.
She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn’t help thinking there was nothing hotter than a girl who didn’t mind getting her hands dirty. But of course, that was just a general comment. Didn’t apply to Calypso. Obviously.
You promised, Seaweed Brain. We would not get separated! Ever again!” “You’re impossible!” “Love you too!
Love is on every side, and no one’s side. Don’t ask what Love can do for you.
Fear can’t be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They’re like love. They’re almost identical emotions. That’s why Ares and Aphrodite like each other. Their twin sons – Fear and Panic – were spawned from both war and love.
Nico studied his face – his sea-green eyes, his grin, his ruffled black hair. Somehow Percy Jackson seemed like a regular guy now, not a mythical figure. Not someone to idolize or crush on.
She had to go on this quest. The fate of the world might depend on it. But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didn’t want to be without her.
If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought.
Life is only precious because it ends, kid. Take it from a god. You mortals don’t know how lucky you are
No,’ Nico said. ‘Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that’s the trick.’ As soon as he said it, Nico realized he could’ve been talking about himself. He decided not to bring that up.
Don’t dwell on things. Don’t stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of sadness.
Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.
Sometimes small things can become very large, indeed.
Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind.” -Hera, goddess of marriage
Deadlines just aren’t real to me until I’m staring one in the face.
Love conquers all,” Aphrodite promised. “Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?””Didn’t they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?””Pfft. That’s not the point. Follow your heart.
Dreams like a podcast,Downloading truth in my ears.They tell me cool stuff.””Apollo?” I guess, because I figured nobody else could make a haiku that bad.He put his finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.””A god named Fred?
You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed.
It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
Rachel: You’re a half-blood, too?Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about?Rachel: Okay. Hey, everybody! These two aren’t human! They’re half Greek god!…They don’t seem to care.
It seemed weird calling a teenager ‘sir’ but I’d learned to be careful with immortals. They tended to get offended easily. Then, they blew stuff up.
She’d also called me brave…unless she was talking to the catfish.
Hercules,huh? Percy frowned. “That guy was like the Starbucks of Ancient Greece. Everywhere you turn–there he is.
[My mom’s] funny that way, celebrating special occasions with blue food. I think it’s her way of saying anything is possible. Percy can pass seventh grade. Waffles can be blue. Little miracles like that.
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.
She said this in the same way you might say Fields of Punishment or Hades’s gym shorts.
Before I could figure out how to apologize for being such an idiot, she tackled me with a hug, then pulled away just as quickly. “I’m glad you’re not a guinea pig.””Me, too.” I hoped my face wasn’t as red as it felt.
This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn’t judo-flip people.
I turned to Dionysus. “You cured him?””Madness is my specialty. It was quite simple.””But…you did something nice. Why?”He raised and eyebrow. “I am nice! I simple ooze niceness, Perry Johansson. Haven’t you noticed?
I felt like one of Apollo’s sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red.
You’re a stalker with hooves.””I am not! I followed her to the Big House and hid in a bush and watched the whole thing.
Poison!” Grover yelped. “Don’t let those things touch you or…””Or we’ll die?” I guessed.”Well…after you shrivel slowly to dust, yes.””Let’s avoid the swords,” I decided.
What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.
Reyna sent me to get Percy,” Frank said. “Did Octavian accept you?””Yeah,” Percy said. “He slaughtered my panda.
This is Leo. I’m the… What’s my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or…””Repair boy.””Very funny, Piper.
Erre es korakas, Blinky!” Dionysus cursed. “I will have your soul!
Leo couldn’t help smiling. “That could be fun.””Fun” she said unhappily.”Blue elephants.””Blue elephants.””Kiss me you fool.””You fool.
I’ve met plenty of embarrassing parents, but Kronos, the evil Titan Lord who wanted to destroy Western Civilization? Not the kind of dad you invited toschool for Career Day.
Five syllables,” Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. “That would be real bad.
Right,” she said, “We’re going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn’t think negative.
Hmm…” Jason snapped his fingers. “I can call a friend for a ride.”Percy raised his eyebrows. “Oh, yeah? Me too. Let’s see whose friend gets here first.
Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days–that was sad.
Please, Percy…change your clothes. You smell like you’ve been run over by an electric horse.
What are you talking about?” Narcissus demanded. “I am amazing. Everyone knows this.””Amazing at pure suck,” Leo said. “If I was as suck as you, I’d drown myself. Oh wait, you already did that.
Right,” Sadie said. “And Set will just stand there calmly while I read him to death.
Down in the water, Octavian yelled, “Get me out of here! I’ll kill you!”“Tempting,” Percy called down.
We’d spent maybe ten minutes together, during which time I’d accidentally swung a sword at her, she’d saved my life, and I’d run away chased by a band of supernatural killing machines. You know, your typical chance meeting.
Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—”“Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”“No!”“Me neither,” Leo admitted.
Hazel!” he yelled. “That box! Open it!”She hesitated, then saw the box he meant. Te label read WARNING. DO NOT OPEN. “Open it!” Leo yelled again.
The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.
Frank didn’t drop you on purpose,” she said. “He’s not like that. He’s just a little clumsy sometimes.”“Oops,” Leo said, in his best Frank Zhang voice. “Dropped Leo into a squad of enemy soldiers. Dang it!
Percy was getting tired of water.If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon’s Junior Sea Scouts, but he didn’t care.
People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldn’t explain how. She didn’t really want to know.
Leo frowned at the giant’s spire. “Can’t we blow it up or something?””Without me, you do not have the power,” Hera said. “You might as well try to destroy a mountain.””Done that once today,” Jason said.
Are you guys busy?” Juniper asked. “Well,” I said, “we’re in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we’re trying not to die.” “We’re not busy,” Annabeth said.
I stared at him (Dionysus). “You’re…you’re married? But I thought you got in trouble for chasing a wood nymph-
Leo had seen Tia Callida in action; she liked knives, snakes and putting babies in roaring fires. Yeah, definitely let’s unleash her rage. Great idea.
She wondered if it was her stupid mother, the goddess of love, messing with her thoughts. If Piper started getting urges to read fashion magazines, she was going to have to find Aphrodite and smack her.
Ceres wanted a united front in the plant war.””The plant war,” Percy said. “You’re going to arm all the little grapes with tiny assault rifles?
You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you “chicken man”?
I past another telkhine, who was so startled he dropped his Lil’ Demons lunch box. I left him alive – partly because he had a cool lunch box…
She led the way. Eyeless sockets of the dead seemed to stare at them as they passed. “These are cool,” Dan decided. “Maybe I could-“”No, Dan,” Amy said. “You can’t collect human bones.””Awww.
Fortunately, we did most of our athletic stuff inside, so we didn’t have to jog through Tribeca looking like a bunch of boot-camp hippie children.
Leo: I’m almost out of gas! Woah, that came out wrong. I meant the burning kind!
But Grover’s voice was already growing fainter. ‘Sweet dreams. Don’t let me die!
It was beautiful in a harsh I’m-going-to-gut-you-like-a-fish kind of way.
If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork.
Holy mother!””Hmph. More like holy father. I’d think you’d know the difference.”-Hephaetus
Leo. Jason said, you’re wierd. Yeah, you tell me that a lot. Leo grinned. But if you don’t remember me, that means I can reuse all my old jokes. Come on!
Oh, Hazel is awesome,” Don Said. “She’s so nice! All the other campers are like ‘Go away Don.’ But she’s like ‘Please go away, Don.’ I love her!
Percy looked at his friends. “I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.
He was dressed just like on TV, with lots of silver chains and bracelets, ripped jeans, and a black muscle shirt (Which was kind of stupid, since he didn’t have any muscles).
Hope does not leave without being given permission.
It is a costly thing, looking on the true face of Love.
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?
So,’ Nico said, ‘since we’re going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air.’ Percy’s smile wavered. ‘What do you mean?
We’re fine.’ A few feet away, Aurum snarled quietly, which meant Nico was lying.
But magic is neither good nor evil. It is a tool, like a knife. Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil.
Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.
Nothing lasts forever. But the thing is, you can reuse some. Use your mind. – Leo’s Mother, The Lost Hero
She’d secretly had a crush on him since they were twelve years old. Last summer, she’d fallen for him hard.
He understood how dangerous oaths could be. But Leo didn’t care. “I’m coming back for you, Calypso,” he said to the night wind. “I swear it on the River Styx.
I tried to think of something to say. Excuse me? Hello? Marry me? Anything would have done.
Two farewell gifts,” Sadie muttered, “from two gorgeous guys. I hate my life.
[Iris] squeezed his hand. “Don’t lose hope, Frank. Rainbows always stand for hope.
Hope,” Frank grumbled. “I’d rather have a few good weasels.
That’s what makes heroes so special. You carry the hopes of humanity into the realm of the eternal.
Stars,” she whispered. “I can see the stars again, my lady.”A tear trickled down Artemis’s cheek. “Yes, my brave one. They are beautiful tonight.”Stars,” Zoe repeated. Her eyes fixed on the night sky. And she did not move again.
Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father’s throne.
Then Thalia Grace became their leader and started recruiting even more young women to their cause, which grated on Nico – as if Bianca’s death could be forgotten. As if she could be replaced.
Flirting with random women in a tavern? That sounds like Helios. Well, it sounds like most of the gods, actually.
You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear thorough the search.
And please God, grant me the wisdom to remember that I am writing for children, not golden stickers.
Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?
dealing with any man means dealing with multiple personalities.
Dear Meg,” I said. “I can’t be sure about Lityerses. But I think we must try. We only fail when we stop trying.
Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.
Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler?
The Friday before winter break, my mom packed me an overnight bag and a few deadly weapons and took me to a new boarding school.
That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.”Which one is me?” I asked.The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested.Oh, shut up.
We’ve all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. I’m tragically funny and good-looking.
When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.”“Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler?
And when demigods use cell phones, the signals agitate every monster within a hundred miles. It’s like sending up a flare: Here I am! Please rearrange my face!
Her name badge read: Hello! My name is DIE, DEMIGOD SCUM!
Otis,” I said.”Shhh,” he said. “I’m incognito. Call me…Otis.””I’m not sure that’s how incognito works, but okay.”Otis, aka Otis climbed into the chair I’d reserved for Sam.
Yeah, well. I don’t try to be awesome. It just comes natural.
Scrawny? Baby, I invented scrawny. Scrawny is the new sizzling hot.
You know how teachers tell you the magic word is ‘please’? That’s not true. The magic word is ‘puke’. It will get you out of class faster than anything else.
He’d gone from sixteen to seventy-five in a matter of seconds, but the old-man smell happened instantly, like boom. Congratulations! You stink!
That really was NOT fun, though. Well, the hitting-her-with-a-stick part, that was fun. But crashing into a concrete bear? NOT fun.
June cackled with delight, muttering, “Whoops!” as a car almost killed them.
Percy: I thought I’d lost my mom forever, and I was stuck on a hill in a thunderstorm fighting this huge bull dude while Grover was passed out wailing. “Food!” It was terrifying, man.
What’s the best part of being in Hermes cabin?Connor: You are never lonely. I mean seriously, new kids are always coming in. So you always have someone to talk to.Travis: Or prank.Connor: Or pickpocket. One big happy family.
Travis: The Aphrodite kids were ripping each other’s clothes and throwing lipstick and jewellery. It was like a rabid herd of wild Bratz.
Travis: I didn’t know they made permanent makeup. I looked like a clown for a month.Connor: Yeah. They put a curse on me so that no matter what I wore, my clothes were two sizes too small and I felt like a geek.Travis: You are a geek.
Grover: It’s a very sweet love story. I get misty-eyed every time I play it. So does Percy, but I think that’s because he’s laughing at me.
Silena appeared out of the woods, her sword drawn. Her Aphrodite armour was pink and red, colour coordinated to match her clothes and makeup. She looked like Guerilla Warfare Barbie.
Our problems started in Dallas, when the fire-breathing sheep destroyed the King Tut exhibit.
You are amazing,” she said. “And you make a very handsome elephant.
I try very hard to be annoying! Don’t insult my ability to annoy!
Ever since my famous battle with Python, I’ve had a phobia of scaly reptilian creatures. (Especially if you include my stepmother, Hera. BOOM!)
Four different kinds of Tater Tots?” I felt overwhelmed by culinary confusion. “Why would anyone need so many? Chili. Sweet potato. Blue?
People don’t just appear on the beach unless they’re demigods or gods or really, really lost pizza delivery guys. (It’s happened—but that’s another story.)
And of course I’m in the press all the time. So many books have been written about me; Into thin air, up in the air,Gone with the wind-
To all my librarian friends, champions of books, true magicians in the House of Life. Without you, this writer would be lost in the Dust.
He hated being filled with terror. It was embarrassing.
Nothing is more tragic than loving someone to the depths of your soul and knowing they cannot and will not ever love you back.
Once she was gone, I knelt next to Annabeth and felt her forehead. She was still burning up.”You’re cute when you’re worried,” she muttered. “Your eyebrows get all scrunched toge
Jason’s heart lifted when he saw Nico di Angelo on the front lines with the Greeks, slashing his way through a crowd of two-headed men.
Nico didn’t respond. He’d never had anyone talk to him this openly before, except maybe for Hazel. He felt like he was watching a flock of birds settle on a field. One loud sound might startle them away.
Too bad Jason wasn’t a metal automaton. At least then Leo would have some idea of how to help his best friend. But with humans … Leo felt helpless. They broke way too easily.
What I’m saying… I hate it when people let me down, when things are temporary.
People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
Is that me?,’ Leo said. ‘Like me–having this dream–looking at me having a dream?
Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat.
Like water leaking through a dam,” said Piper.”Yeah,” smiled Percy. “We’ve got a dam hole.””What?” Piper asked.”Nothing,” he said. “Inside joke.
The eidolons started pounding on the door. ‘Who is it?’ Leo called. ‘Valdez!”Valdez who?
So, great. This is Camp…what do you call it? Camp Fish-Blood?”Aphros frowned. “I hope that was a joke. This is Camp __________.” He made a sound that was a series of sonar pings and hisses.
my sword reappeared in my pocket.yeah,great timing.now i could attack the walls all i wanted.my cell had no bar,no window,not even a door
Mr. D,” Grover asked timidly, “if you’re not going to eat it, could I have your Diet Coke can?
Even from far away, I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music.
Grover and Nico came back from their walk, and Grover helped me fix up my wounded arm.”It’s green!” Nico said with delight.
As for Percy, he held his magic ballpoint pen like he was trying to decide whether to bust out some sword moves or autograph Nike’s chariot.
Hmph. Yes. Him. He had the nerve to turn down our offer of immortality and tell us to pay better attention to our children. Er, no offense.” “Oh, how could I take offense? Please, go on ignoring me.
So…we’ll start by boasting, will we? Just like old times! Very well, demigod.
Should I get you a shovel so youcan dig that hole a little deeper?
You’re sure?’ I asked. ‘I mean, the Lord of the Sword is great. But you could also be, I don’t know, the Slammer of the Hammer’.
Just follow my lead,’ I said. ‘It’ll be fun.’‘Please,’ Sam begged, ‘don’t let those words be carved on my tombstone.
The guy had literally been through hell and back. Even when he wasn’t trying, he made the toilets explode. What would Percy be like if he wanted to act scary?
A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.
Your art…” I gaped at the field of white. “There was a lovely portrait of me—right there.”I get offended whenever art is damaged, especially if that art features me.
It’s funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.
Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.
Things can turn out differently Apollo. That’s the nice thing about being human. We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it’s going to be.
You must carry on my spirit. It can no longer be carried by a god. It must be taken up by all of you. – Pan
Nico’s anger turned as cold and dark as his blade. He’d been morphed into a few plants himself, and he didn’t appreciate it. He hated people like Bryce Lawrence, who inflicted pain just for fun.
She’d felt more pain from Nico in their brief connection than she had from her entire legion during the battle against the giant Polybotes.
The two of them looked so comfortable together it made Nico glad. But it also it caused an ache in his heart – a ghostly pain, like an old war wound throbbing in bad weather.
Percy,” my father said, “what exactly do you mean?” “Kronos couldn’t have risen if it hadn’t been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their parents,” I said. “They felt angry, resentful, and unloved, and they had a good reason.
But remember: what belongs to the sea will always return to the sea.–Nereid
Go on with what your heart tells you, or you’ll lose it all
Chiron looked surprised. “I thought that would be obvious enough. The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles.
Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related for better or for worse…and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.
My dear young cousin, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.
Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say.
Percy blinked. “So your brother is a winged horse. But you’re also my half brother, which means all the flying horses in the world are my…You know what? Lets’ forget it.
He’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family.
Getting some redecorating ideas?’ Nico asked. ‘Maybe you could do your dining room in mediaeval monk skulls.’ Hades arched an eyebrow. ‘I can never tell when you’re joking.
Sadie,” he said forlornly, “when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children’s.
You can’t just abandon your family because they did something horrible. You’ve done horrible things to them too.
But family connections are weird. Even if your relatives aren’t good to you, they’re still your blood. You can’t lose that connection completely. And believe me, I’ve got a few relatives on my dad’s side I’d love to lose.
She thought about her cousins in Oklahoma, which was odd, since she’d never spent much time with them. She didn’t even know them very well. Now she was sorry about that.
The wolf Lupa had told him that mortal minds could believe just about anything—except the truth.
Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding. -Hestia
Young man, names are powerful things. You don’t just go around using them for no reason.
Fear can’t be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They’re like love. They’re almost identical emotions.
Victory must be real. It must be earned. That means it must be rare and difficult, against steep odds, and defeat must be the other.
Keep moving. Don’t get bogged down. Don’t think about the bad stuff. Smile and joke even when you don’t feel like it.
Why would you come to Italy to see Spanish steps? That’s like going to China for Mexican food, isn’t it?
I mean, I can understand not being as pricey as Percy or Jason, maybe… but am I worth, like, two Franks, or three Franks?
i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants.
Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
Always happens with men. They promise friendship. They promise to treat you as an equal. In the end, all they want is to possess you.
Immortals are constrained by ancient rules. But a hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.-Chiron
Out of every tragedy, ” he said, “comes new strength.
She let the fear burn inside her like fuel, making her voice even stronger.
The thing about fate, Magnus: even if we can’t change the big picture, our choices can alter the details. That’s how we rebel against destiny, how we make our mark. What will you choose to do?
Frank heard a laugh behind him. He glanced back and couldn’t believe what he saw. Nico di Angelo was actually smiling.”That’s more like it,” Nico said. “Let’s turn this tide!
Your destiny grows clearer, Jason Grace. When the choice comes again- storm or fire- remember me. And do not despair.
We were surrounded by thirty-foot-tall giants who were about to kill us. Then the sky opened up, and the gods descended.””Grandad,” the kids said, “you are full of schist.” “I’m not kidding!” he protested.
That wasn’t my future I destroyed,’ she assured herself. ‘I make my own future.
A big sacrifice is coming, and you won’t have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It will cost the world dearly.
Wisdom’s daughter walks alone—”“Ella!” Frank stood suddenly. “Maybe it’s not the best time
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?
A steely look of anger flared in my mother’s eyes, and I thought, just maybe, I was leaving her in good hands after all. Her own.
Must’ve been hard on your mom,” Frank said. “I guess we’ll do anything for someone we love.”Hazel squeezed his hand appreciatively. Nico stared at the cobblestones. “Yeah,” he said bitterly. “I guess we will.
Water liked to be free. Given time, water could overcome any barrier, and it hated to be trapped, just like Percy.
Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven.
people can be creul,people can be mean, what they say about us is not true it makes it there opinion, and it doesnt mean thats how the rest of the world see’s it.
He looked at the silver pocketknife in his hand. An idea came to him – possibly the stupidest, craziest idea he’d had since he thought, Hey, I’ll get Percy to swim in the River Styx! He’ll love me for that!
Piper: it looks like we have hole. Percy: Yeah we’ve got a dam hole! (LOL-ing) Piper: What! Percy: Inside joke. (still LOL-ing) Piper: Whatever.
My understanding of magic is fairly straightforward. Hit enemies with a sword until they’re dead. If they rise again, hit them again. Repeat as necessary. It worked against Set.
She deserved at least one person who saw her and knew how good she was.
I’m Dylan. I’m so cool. I want to date myself, but I don’t know how! You want to date me instead? You’re so lucky!
Eventually we all must return home, Praetor. We must embrace our past, no matter how bitter and dark.” — Orion
You’ll do well, Percy. Just remember your strengths and beware your weaknesses.
Leo,” Jason said, “you’re weird.”“Yeah, you tell me that a lot.” Leo grinned. “But if you don’t remember me, that means I can reuse all my old jokes…!
A weapon, I told Horus. I need a weapon.I reached into the Duat and pulled out an ostrich feather.“Really?” I yelled.Horus didn’t answer
Otis barreled towards them empty-handed, before apparently realizing that a) he was empty-handed and b) charging towards a large body of water to fight a son of Poseidon was maybe not a good idea.
Oh you two look delicious,” Bast said, licking her lips. “No, no-er, I mean wonderful. Now, off you go!
You are not going to loot a candy shop in the middle of a war!
don’t know what demi means but i’m not feeling to godly you guys feeling godly?
I let loose a guttural roar-the cry of a man who has been deprived of his rightful kibbeh. I drew my sword and smacked the eagle with flat of the blade
But you will win a fabulous honor!” Nike reached into a basket at her side and produced a wreath of thick green laurels. “This crown of leaves could be yours! You can wear it on your head! Think of the glory!
You hit the Lord of The Titans with a blue plastic hairbrush.
I sailed on the cold air currents above the rooftops of Paris. I could see the river, the Louvre Museum, the gardens and palaces. And a mouse-yum. Hang on, Carter, I thought. not hunting mice.
Tyson dropped the two warriors he was about to tie into a knot and jogged after us. He jumped on the centaur’s back. ‘Dude!’ the centaur groaned, almost buckling under Tyson’s weight. ‘Do the words “low-carb diet” mean anything to you?
I am the son of Hades. I go where I wish. The darkness is my birthright.
Strange things conspire when one tries to cheat fate
Jason decided there was nothing in the world scarier than a gang of bat-wielding grannies.
No one should know his entire fate. It’s too dangerous and too depressing. Just keep going, do your best, and hope it’s good enough. That’s all any of us can do.
I have brought you a hero’s fate, and a hero’s fate is never happy. It is never anything but tragic.
He looked like an evil male model, showing off what the fashionable college-age villain was wearing to Harvard this year.
Scene: Darkness. Suddenly, a single spotlight illuminates Apollo standing on the front porch of the Big House. The house is a bold red colour, a stark contrast to the short white chiton Apollo wears. He clears his throat and s
Zoë threw up her hands in exasperation. “I hate this language. It changes too often!
Bob says hello,” He told the stars.The Argo II sailed into the night.
They [Percy and Annabeth] held the Doors shut as the elevator shuddered and the music played, while somewhere below them, a Titan and a giant sacrificed their lives for their escape.
Her secret fear? Maybe she didn’t tried hard enough.
I wanted to get angry, this guy pushed me so hard.
For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.
I wondered if Grover could still read my emotions, mixed up as they were.
Why did it have to be so hard? Why couldn’t there be a happily-ever-after ride-into-the-sunset feeling all the time?
I’ve been thinking.”That snapped Piper back to the present. Coming from your boyfriend, I’ve been thinking was kind of a scary line.
When he told it, I remembered. He handed me my past like… like a spear. But I do not know if I should take it. Is it still mine, if I do not want it?
They live in human memory, man. That’s what keeps them alive.
We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it’s going to be.
Remarkable, really, the lengths to which humans will go to fit things into their version of reality.
Besides, your a cat.Its your nature to think your the center of the univ
Your voice is your identity. If you don’t use it, your halfway to Asphodel already.
Then Percy let go of his tiny ledge, and together, holding hands, he and Annabeth fell into the endless darkness.
But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didn’t want to be without her.
No demigod can heal your heart.”Aphrodite to Reyna, at Charleston
That’s the nice thing about being human. We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it’s going to be.
You can’t plan for feelings. You have to accept that. Let it scare you. Trust that it’ll be okay anyway.
Oh, come on!’ Percy complained. ‘I get a little nosebleed and I wake up the entire earth? That’s not fair!
Please!’ That word didn’t make sense to Nico. The Underworld had no mercy. It only had justice. ‘You’re already dead,’ Nico said. ‘You’re a ghost with no tongue, no memory. You won’t be sharing any secrets.
Deserve better…if only…they just had…thrones…
As we got closer to Montauk, she seemed to grow younger, years of worry and work disappearing from her face. Her eyes turned the color of the sea.
Thats what happens to Snow in Texas, lady. It freaking MELTS!!” Leo Valdez- The Lost Hero
Very slowly using two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as far as she could into the w
I should’ve been very cross with Anubis. Kissing me without permission—the nerve!
I’m sorry I can’t do more. But happy birthday, Sadie.” He leaned forward and kissed me on the lips.
Percy threw his arms around her. They kissed, and for a moment nothing else mattered. An asteroid could have hit the planet and wiped out all life, and Annabeth wouldn’t have cared.
The rivalry ends here,” [Percy] said. “I love you, Wise Girl.
Also … the plan sounded exactly like the sneaky, twisted, ridiculously annoying and noble sort of thing Leo Valdez would do.
I thought about being a teacher for three thousand years. It wouldn’t have made my Top Ten Things to Wish For list.
All right,’ Nico relented. ‘Maybe a little …’ He managed to take off his aviator jacket and wad it into a pillow before he keeled over and began to snore.
With great power comes a great need to take a nap.
Fighting giants was one thing. Bacchus making into a game was something else.
Etiquette tip: If you’re looking for the right time to leave a party, when the host yells, “No one leaves here alive,” that’s your cue.
I’m gonna be percy Jackson when I grow up,” she told Hazel solemnly.Hazel Smiled and ruffled her hair. “That’s a good thing to be, Julia.””Although,” Frank said. “Frank Zhang would be good too.
The first time Calypso came to check on [Leo], it was to complain about the noise.“Smoke and fire,” she said. “Clanging on metal all day long. You’re scaring away the birds!”“Oh, no, not the birds!
She decided to make his life as terrible, tragic and complicated as possible, so that some day Percy Jackson would have a really hard time writing about it.
Normally ghosts didn’t scare him. (Assuming, of course, Gaea hadn’t encased them in shells of stone and turned them into killing machines. That had been a new one for him.)
As a general rule, I preferred not to have my soul reaped.
I haven’t devoured a soul in…What month is this? March?
Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
Now, he realized, he simply had to take what he wanted. He had to control the winds, not the other way around (p. 434).
They were startling gray, like storm clouds; pretty, but intimidating, too, as if she were analyzing the best way to take me down in a fight.
Where his eyes should’ve been, there was only fire, empty sockets glowing with miniature nuclear explosions.
Oh, yeah?” Leo growled. “Well, maybe you got the smoke, buddy, but I’ve got the fire.
Things can turn out differently, Apollo. That’s the nice thing about being human. We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it’s going to be.
Because I’m not normal,” I said.“You say that as if it’s a bad thing, Percy. But you don’t realize how important you are.
Their goal was in sight. They had a Titan with a very loud kitten on their side. That had to count for something.
lightning thief was good but the sea of monsters is better and has more action!
Brother,” Artemis chided. “You do not help my hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
This is the average age of my Hunters, and all young maidens for whom I am patron, before they go astray.””Go astray?””Grow up. Become smitten with boys. Become silly, preoccupied, insecure.
He just summoned the dead with coke and cheeseburgers
Percy (to Annabeth): If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head, I’d pick you.Silena: Awww . . . Percy, that is so sweet!Annabeth: Shut up, Silena.
Which reminded me…I still owed the gods a debt.”You’re a genius,” I (Percy) told Annabeth.
Yeah, Hera was definitely channelling her inner Wicked Witch of the West that day.
No Tyson, the guy in the story did not attract the attention of a moose. Tyson is sad now.
Wow,” Thalia muttered. “Apollo is hot.” “He’s the sun god,” I said.”That’s not what I meant.
Oh no.” I said panic rising in my chest. “No, no, no, Somebody get a can opener. I’ve got a god in my head!!
Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works.I am praying. I’m talking to you, right?Oh…yes. Good point. Amphitrite – incoming!
I still don’t understand what a sea god would be doing in Atlanta.”Leo snorted. “What’s a wine god doing in Kansas? Gods are weird.
Aretmis gripped her bow. “Let us pray I am wrong.”Can goddesses pray?
Apollo?” I guessed…He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.”A god named Fred?
But too much love is poison, especially when that love is not returned
I don’t belong here,” I said. “I don’t even believe in gods.”“Yeah,” he said. “That’s how we all started. Once you start believing in them? It doesn’t get any easier.
I’d had years of practise looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn’t know. It’s a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don’t see the need. It’s easier just to have folks explain stuff.
The pinecone is a fearsome tool of destruction!-Bacchus
Um ,sorry. I cant read the last line.””Fish. Have you stolen any fish from the holy lakes?””I lived in Kansas..So ..no
Hazel frowned. “Why that one?””You don’t see the ghost?” Frank asked.”Ghost?” Nico asked.Okay… if Frank was seeing a ghost that the Underworld kids couldn’t see, something was definitely wrong.
A father should do more – a father should give more to his children than he takes.
Sometimes you lie to deceive people. Sometimes you lie because you need the lie to become the truth.
A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
Leo grabbed the neasrest thing he could find- a Porta-Potty seat- and threw it at the face. Leve me alone!
The dead praetor raised his sword. ”Our desires reveal us. They show us for who we really are. Someone has come come for you, Jason Grace.
Then the glow grew brighter: a holographic golden sickle with a few sheaves of wheat, rotating just above Meg McCaffrey.A boy in the crowd gasped. “She’s a communist!
We could use some good luck. That doesn’t mean we’ll get it.
It was best to appreciate what you had and not yearn for more.
Bellona has answered my prayer. She doesn’t fight my battles for me. She doesn’t guarantee me easy victory. She grants me opportunities to prove myself. She gives me strong enemies and potential allies.
Kids are baby goats. They’re cute and they have redeeming social value. You are definitely not kids.
A faint smile played on his lips. “Obedience does not come naturally to you, does it””No…sir””I must take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea does not like to be restrained.
Khione’s eyes flared pure white. For once, she seemed at a loss for words. She stormed back up the stairs—literally. Halfway up, she turned into a blizzard and disappeared.
And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.
They’re Lares. House gods.””House gods,” Percy said. “Like…smaller than real gods, but larger than apartment gods?
I wasn’t aiming at the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway.
Aphrodite: Pfft. That’s not the point. Follow your heart.Percy: But… I don’t know where it’s going. My heart, I mean.
Hi, this is Ganymede, cup-bearer to Zeus, and when I’m out buying wine for the Lord of the Skies, I always buckle up!
Those movies… ridiculously inaccurate. The real gods of Asgard — Thor, Loki, Odin, and the rest — are much more powerful, much more terrifying than anything Hollywood could concoct.
Excercise is nothing more than a depressing reminder that one is not a god.
I sort of fell.””Percy! Six hundred and thirty feet?
My two greatest loves were, of course, Daphne and Hyacinthus, but when you’re a god as popular as
But like I told you guys years ago: this demigod gig is dangerous. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Some legends say that Hera’s breast milk sprayed across the sky and created the Milky Way. I don’t know. That seems like a whole lot of solar systems from just one squirt
Behold, my children!” she said. “The instrument of my revenge. I will call it a scythe!”The Titans muttered among themselves: What is that for? Why is it curved? How do you spell scythe?
Helios thought he looked pretty hot, and he had an annoying habit of calling the sun his “chick magnet.
Did you bring me a rat?””He has no time for rats, George.””No time for rats? That’s just sad.
So Beckendorf was pretty popular?” Leo asked. “I mean-before he blew up?
There’s my baby!” I cried, quite carried away, “There’s my poochiekins!”…”Sadie,” My dad said firmly, “Please do not refer to the devourer of souls as ‘poochiekins’.
It doesn’t matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don’t appreciate your genius for inventing the internet-“”You invented the inte
I nodded, looking at Rachel with respect. “You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush.
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?
God alert!” Blackjack yelled. “It’s the wine dude!Mr. D sighed in exasperation. “The next person, or horse, who calls me the ‘wine dude’ will end up in a bottle of Merlot!
Percy: Don’t I get a kiss for luck? It’s kind of a tradition, right?Annabeth: Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then we’ll see.
Why can’t you place a blessing like that on us?” I asked.”It only works on wild animals.””So it would only affect Percy,” Annabeth reasoned.”Hey!” I protested.
She raised an eyebrow. “You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?”You’d probably kick my
Behold!” Percy shouted. “The god’s chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!
Monkey bar,” Annabeth said. “I’m great at these.” She leaped onto to the first rung and start swinging her way across. She was scared of tiny spiders, but not of plummeting to her death from a set of monkey bars. Go figure.
The throne rumbled. A wave of gale-force anger slammed int
It’s him,” I said. “Typhon.”I was seriously hoping Chiron would say something good, like ‘No, that’s our huge friend Leroy! He’s going to help us!
You weren’t able to talk sense into him?”Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death.”I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.
Correct.” Kekrops sounded bitter, like he regretted his decision. “My people were the original Athenians–the gemini.””Like your zodiac sign?” Percy asked. “I’m a Leo.””No, stupid,” Leo said. “I’m a Leo. You’re a Percy.
I’d love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera.The truth? My only thought was: Aaaaggghhhhh!
He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you’re my best friend and I don’t want you to die!
You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
Percy scowled. “I-I know you.”Nico raised his eyebrows. “Do you?
We need music,” Nico said. “How’s your singing?””Um, no. Can’t you just, like, tell it to open? You’re the son of Hades and all.””It’s not so easy. We need music.”I was pretty sure if I tried to sing, all I would cause was an avalanche.
Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded.Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control traffic.”You both sound like my mother,” I said.Shut up!” they both said in union.
Save yourselves!” Percy warned. “It is too late for us!”Then he gasped and pointed to the spot where Frank was hiding. “Oh, no! Frank is turning into a crazy dolphin!”Nothing happ
Keep climbing,’ he told himself.’Cheeseburgers,’ his stomach replied.’Shut up,’ he thought.’With fries,’ his stomach complained.
I had a crush on Percy,” Nico spat. “That’s the truth. That’s the big secret.
Annabeth gripped the hilt of her dagger. “A bounty on our heads . . . as if we didn’t attract enough monsters already.”“Do we get WANTED posters?” Leo asked. “And do they have our bounties, like, broken down on a price li
Grover murmured, “Well, Percy, what have we learned today?”That three-headed dogs prefer red rubber balls over sticks?”No,” Grover told me. “We’ve learned that your plans really, really bite!
You speak horse?” Hazel asked.”Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing,” Percy said. “Uh, I mean a Neptune thing.””Then you and Arion should get along fine,” Hazel said. “He’s a son of Neptune too.”Percy turned pale. “Excuse me?
Brother,” Artemis chided. “You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
Not knowing is half the fun,” Aphrodite said, “Exquisitely painful isn’t it? Not being sure who you love and who loves you? Oh, you kids! It’s so cute I’m going to cry!
There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it.
Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decided to destroy it. He couldn’t imagine why. Maybe they hadn’t like the deep-tissue massage? Maybe they’d gotten bad manicures?
Lots of death, huh? Personally, I’m trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun!
She looked at me, like she was drinking in the fact that I was still here. And I realized I was doing the same thing. The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.
Yeah, well,” Nico said, “not giving people a second thought…that can be dangerous.
What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should’ve been named ADHD poster child of the year.
Dude! said a party pony as he unloaded his gear. Did you see that bear guy? He was all like: ‘Whoa, I have an arrow in my mouth!
Gabe scratched his double chin. “Maybe if you hurry with the seven-layer dip…And maybe if the kid apologizes for interrupting my poker game.”Maybe if I kick you in your soft spot, I thought. And make you sing Soprano for a week.
They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a little worried about the reindeer. “You think it’s okay that we’re eating Rud
I couldn’t miss Percy’s fifteenth birthday,” Poseidon said. “Why, if this were Sparta, Percy would be a man today!””That’s true,” Paul said. “I used to teach ancient history.”Poseidon’s eyes twinkled. “That’s me. Ancient history.
Percy is the most powerful demigod I’ve ever met. No offense to you guys but it’s true.
Look,” Percy continued, “I know I’m new here. I know you guys don’t like to mention the massacre in the nineteen eighties-“”He mentioned it!” one of the ghosts whimpered.
Little sister!” Apollo called. If his teeth were any whiter he could’ve blinded us without the sun car. “What’s up? You never call. You never write. I was getting wor
Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-” said Percy”Percy… Chiron’s collection!
The wood nymph instructors left me in the dust. They told me not to worry about it. They’d had centuries of practice running away from lovesick gods. But still, it was a little humiliating to be slower than a tree.
I will deny I ever said this, of course, but the gods need heroes. They always have. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around.”I feel so wanted. Thanks.
When I got across, I looked back and saw Tyson giving Grover a piggyback ride (or was it a goatyback ride?).
Husband, we talked about this,” Persephone chided. “You can’t go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he’s brave. I like that.”Hades rolled his eyes. “You liked that Orpheus fellow too. Look how well that turned out.
This is the Wilderness School. ‘Where the Kids are animals
Meat!” he said scornfully. “I’m a vegetarian.”You eat cheese enchiladas and aluminum cans,” I reminded him.Those are vegetables.
Um, dad?” I called “How’s it going?””Percy!” Annabeth whispered. “We’re in a hurry!
Since Percy’d lost his memory,his whole life was one big fillin-the-blank. He was____________________, from____________________. He felt like____________________, and if the monsterscaught him, he’d be____________________.
I know you’ll do what’s best for Annabeth.””How can you be sure?””Because she’d do the same for you.
Percy!” he bellowed. He dropped his broom and ran at me. If you’ve never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops wearing a flowered apron and rubber cleaning gloves, I’m telling you, it’ll wake you up quick.
Don’t untie me,” she said, “no matter what happens or how much I plead. I’ll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself.””Are you trying to tempt me?””Ha-ha.
So…these Pillars of Hercules. Are they dangerous?”Annabeth stayed focused on the cliffs. “For Greeks, the pillars marked the end of the known world. The Romans said the pillars were inscribed with a Latin warning
The rivalry ends here,” Percy said. “I love you, Wise Girl.
Hades smiled coldly. “Hello, Father. You’re looking…young.””Hades,” Kronos growled. “I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegi
It was like Percy had faced death before, like he knew about grief. What mattered was listening. You didn’t need to say you were sorry. The only thing that helped was moving on—moving forward.
Not all powers are spectacular.” Hestia looked at me. “Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding.
Running with a drowsy child of Hades was more like doing a 3 -legged race with a life size rag doll.
Your uncle,” Poseidon sighed, “has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would’ve done well as the god of theater.
Atlantis?’ Jason asked.’That’s a myth,’ Percy said.’Uh…don’t we deal in myths?”No, I mean it’s a MADE-UP myth. Not like, an actual true myth.”So this is why Annabeth is the brains of the operation, huh?
Hermes smiled. “I knew a boy once … oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, re
You’re pretty smug, Lord Ares, for a guy who runs from Cupid statues.
Different elevator music was playing since my last visit-that old disco song “Stayin’ Alive.” A terrifying image flashed through my mind of Apollo in bell-bottom pants and a slinky silk shirt.
Great, I thought. We just blowtorched a national monument.
Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that’s not important.’It was probably important to her.
Hephaestus glowered up at us. “I didn’t make you, did I?”Uh,” Annabeth said, “no, sir.”Good,” the god grumbled. “Shoddy workmanship.
Lord Bacchus, do you remember me? I helped you with that missing leopard in Sonoma.” Bacchus scratched his stubbly chin. “Ah… yes. John Green.” “Jason Grace.””Whatever,” the god said.
I uncapped the blade, flung open the door, and found myself face-to-face with a black pe
Yep, that pretty much describes my life: because Poseidon.
I’d missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit.
If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, itwas Thalia and me. I wondered if maybe I should’ve sent Poseidon that seashell pattern tiefor Father’s Day after all.–Percy Jackson
Silena, take the Aphrodite crew to the Queens-Midtown Tu
Hestia shook her head. “I am here because when all else fails, when all the other mighty gods have gone off to war, I am all that’s left. Home. Hearth. I am the last Olympian
I’ve been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain,” she said. “Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you’re going to save the world, I’m the best person to keep you from messing up.
But who are you?”Percy—” I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. “Gotta go!”What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go?
Dakota’s head was stuck in his toga. He staggered around olike a Kool-Aid-stained ghost.”Um,” Percy said, “should I wear my bed sheets?
The wind blowing through my ripped clothes was so cold that I felt like a Percysicle.
Nereus spun and expanded, turning into a killer whale, but I grabbed his dorsal fin as he burst out of the water.A whole bunch of tourists went, ”
I’d like to say I took the news well.The truth was, I wanted to strangle the Hunters of Artemis one eternal maiden at a time.–Percy Jackson
You assume that it has to be a male god who finds a human female attractive? How sexist is that?
I know, I’m an idiot!” Leo moaned. “A brilliant idiot, but still an idiot.
Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from a manticore. Percy’s sword gleamed in the dark. He’d been the first demigod Nico had ever seen in a
The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation,” she said. “Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.
Thanks for not freaking out,” I said.”Oh, I’m freaking out,” Paul promised, his eyes wide. “I just think it’s awesome!
Jason’s fingers itched to draw his sword. He’d met plenty of scary demigods, but he was starting to realize that Nico di Angelo–as pale and gaunt as he looked–might be more than he could handle.
But how did you know where we were?” Annabeth asked.Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami if you made it out of the Sea of Monsters alive. Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.
If the statue engulfs people in fire, we should send Leo.’ ‘I love you too, man.’ ‘You know what I mean. You’re immune. Or, heck, give me some of those nice water grenades and I’ll go. Ares and I have tangled before.
You’re cute when you’re worried,” she muttered. “Your eyebrows get all scrunched toge
This belonged to my sister-in-law,” Prometheus explained. “Pandora.”A lump formed in my throat. “As in Pandora’s
With great power… comes need to take a nap. Wake me up later
There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties. If you ever get a choice go for the Olympian.
Just for you non-sea-god types out there, don’t go swimming in New York Harbor. It may not be as filthy as it was in my mom’s day, but that water will still probably make you grow a third eye or have mutant children when you grow up.
Percy muttered. ‘I want to drown her.’ ‘Be patient, water boy.’ ‘Don’t call me water boy.
Laistry….I can’t even say that. What would you call them in English?””Canadians.
Annabeth came up to me. She was dressed in black camouflage with her Celestial bronze knife strapped to her arm and her laptop bag slung over her shoulder—ready for stabbing or surfing the Internet, whichever came first.
Bessie?” I looked down at the bull serpent. “But… he’s too cute. He couldn’t destroy the world.”-Percy Jackson
Don’t judge someone until you’ve stood at his forge and worked with his hammer, eh?
Now, if you have never been hit by a flying burrito, count yourself lucky. In terms of deadly projectiles, it’s right up there with grenades and cannonballs.
Terminus sniffed. “I guard borders. I don’t kill giants. It’s not in my job description.
There was Tyson moving into the Poseidon cabin, giggling to himself every fifteen seconds and saying, “Percy is my brother?” like he’d just won the lottery.Aw, Tyson,” I’d say. “It’s not that simple.
Yay!’ he said. ‘Now we can eat peanut butter sandwiches and ride fish ponies! We can fight monsters and see Annabeth and make things go BOOM!
One down,” Beckendorf said. “About five thousand to go.” He tossed me a jar of thick green liquid—Greek fire, one of the most dangerous magical substances in the world. Then he threw me another essential tool of demigod heroes—duct tape
There’s no point in defending camp if you guys die. All our friends are here.
Juniper: Are you guys busy? Percy: Well, we’re in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we’re trying not to die. Annabeth: We’re not busy.
That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.””Which one is me?” I asked.”The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested.”Oh, shut up.
Snake people do not drink milk,” Kekrops said. “We are lactose intolerant reptiles.””Me too!” Frank said. “I mean . . . lactose intolerant. Not a reptile. Though I can be a reptile sometimes-
I hoped I wasn’t blushing. It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles.
And I was holding someone who was destined to be my best friend, or possibly my worst enemy.
Getting eaten by a giant crocodile was bad enough.The kid with the glowing sword only made my day worse.
Whoa,” said Nico as he climbed off the bus. “Is that a climbing wall?””Yeah,” I (Percy) said.”Why is there lava pouring down it?””Little extra challenge…” – Percy
The thing about plummetting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter – if you realize it’s a bad idea when you’re halfway down, it’s too late.
So,” Annabeth said, “are you going to argue about me coming along?””Nah. You’d just beat me up.” Percy said.She managed a laugh, which was good to hear
Seven half-bloods shall answer the callTo storm or fire the world must fallAn oath to keep with a final breathand foes bear arms to the doors of death
Stop!” he yelled at the others. “Multigrain fighting is not allowed!
your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos’s traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend you would sacrifice the world.
I stared at her. Maybe I wasn’t the brightest guy in the world when it came to girls, but I was pretty sure Rachel had just dumped me, which was lame considering we’d never even been together.
Question (from a reader) : Will the Wise Goddess Athena overthrow Zeus and become the ruler of Olympus?Athena’s answer : What an interesting idea . . . No, just kidding, Dad. Put away the lightning bolt.
I turned and faced the Olympians.”We need a shroud,” I announced, my voice cracking. “A shroud for the son of Hermes.
Percy’d heard stories about amputees who had phantom pains where their missing legsand arms used to be. That’s how his mindfelt—like his missing memories were aching.
Poseidon held out his arms and gave me a hug. I realized, a little embarrassed, that I’d never actually hugged my dad before. He was warm—like a regular human—and he smelled of a salty beach and fresh sea air.
Earthshaker, Stormbreaker, Father of Horses. Hail, Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God
Tyson was still staring at Chiron in amazement. He whimpered like he wanted to pat Chiron’s flank but was afraid to come closer. “Pony?
You promised you would protect her Nico said. He might as well have stabbed me with a rusty dagger.It would’ve hurt less than reminding me of my promise.
Percy grunted. ‘Probably something to do with that creep Octavian. Maybe he was so bad at telling the future that he broke Apollo’s powers.
That is correct,” Zeus said. “The blood of Olympus was spilled. She is fully conscious.””Oh, come on!” Percy complained. “I get a little nosebleed and I wake up the entire earth? That’s not fair!
So I took her hand, and I don’t know what everybody else heard, but to me it sounded like a slow dance: a little sad, but maybe a little hopeful, too.
He was making a brave attempt, but Jason could see the sadness lingering in his eyes. Something had happened to him… something to do with Calypso.
I should throw you off this building minus the flying horse and see how heroic you sound on the way down.
Then something occurred to me.”Get closer,” I told Blackjack.He whinnied in protest.”Just within shouting distance,” I said. “I need to talk to the statue.”Now I’m sure you’ve lost it, boss, Blackjack said
If my mom told one more story about how cute I looked in the bathtub when I was three years old I was going to burrow into the snow and freeze myself to death.
Your former friend Luke ” Poseidon corrected. “He once promised things like that. He was Hermes’s pride and joy. Just bear that in mind Percy. Even the bravest can fall.
You’re cute when you’re worried, your eyebrows get all scrunched together.
My only thought was to keep him away from Annabeth.
Paul patted Mrs. O’Leary’s snout. The living room shook —BOOM, BOOM, BOOM—which either meant a SWAT team was breaking down the door or Mrs. O’Leary was wagging her tail.I couldn’t help but smile.
Grover started to sniffle and I figured if I didn’t cheer him up he’d either start bawling or chewing up my mattress. He tends to eat household objects whenever he gets upset.
Maybe it’s okay to still be a kid every once in a while.
You said your mom is the goddess of balance,” I reminded him. “The minor gods deserve better, Ethan, but total destruction isn’t balance. Kronos doesn’t build. He only destroys.
I was flying right toward him (the pig) at the speed of demigod-smashing.
It was almost enough to make me turn vegetarian, except for the pesky fact that I loved cheeseburgers.
No,” Frank said. “I’m only a centurion.”Jason cursed in Latin. “He means he can’t control a whole legion. He’s not of high enough rank.”Nico swung back his black sword at another gryphon. “Well, then, promote him!
He scowled at Jason. “And please, I don’t like being touched. Don’t ever grab me again.
If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron wouldn’t let us call the place the Poop Pile, especially after it had been named for Zeus, who doesn’t have much of a sense of humor.
Correct.” Kekrops sounded bitter, like he regretted his decision. “My people were the original Athenians–the gemini.””Like your zodiac sign?” Percy asked. “I’m a Leo.””No, stupid. “I’m a Leo. You’re a Percy.
We heard the army before we saw it.The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas.
Seriously, who curses you with their dying breath and says, I hope your eye twitches!
Percy hefted a bronze grenade. ‘I hope you labelled these right.’ He yelled, ‘Die, Romans!’ and lobbed the grenade over the wall.
Annabeth shook her head. “All these years sneaking around, and we could’ve just been ourse
We were ten feet away when we triggered the First Law of Percy Jackson
The only strange thing about Jackson was the tattoo on the inside of his forearm – a trident as dark as seared wood, with a single line underneath and the letters
Congratulations, man. What’s her name?””Estelle. It was my grandmother’s name. Um, on my mom’s side, obviously. Not Poseidon’s.””I approve,” Alex said. “Old-fashioned and elegant. Estelle Jac
Python opened his eyes. “What do you want?””To sing you songs about my awesomeness!””Oh, please. Just kill me now.””Okay!” Apollo drew his bow and shot the snake between the eyes. Then he sang a song about his awesomeness.
I imagined she was going to say, You killed a Minotaur! or Wow, you’re so awesome! or something like that. Instead she said, “You drool when you sleep.
They’d seen his deepest secrets. They knew who he was, what he was. But they didn’t seem to care. No … they cared more. They weren’t judging him. They were concerned.
I know what you’re gonna think, what you’re gonna ask. Percy Jackson, why are you hanging from a Times Square billboard without your pants on, about to fall to your death?
Tyson put his hand on Grover´s shoulder “I -I will go with him.”I couldn´t believe I was hearing this. “Tyson are you sure?”The big guy nodded. “Goat boy needs help. We will find the god person. I am not like Hephaestus. I trust friends.
They want to cook you and eat you,” she said distatefully, “which is ridiculous. You’d taste terrible.””Thank you, grandmother.
Exquisitely painful, isn’t it? Not being sure who you love and who loves you.
Percy!’ Annabeth scolded. ‘You just opened another Monster Doughnut shop somewhere!
The others were a little surprised when Piper came back on a pegasus with two unconscious demigods.
Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of thing. After all those labors I had to complete for my evil cousin Eurystheus, well…I don’t want to be that guy, you know?
Don’t destroy Half-Blood while we’re gone,” was Chiron’s parting instruction. Argus pointed two fingers at his eyes and then at us. This took a few minutes since he has one hundred eyes, but we got the message – be good, or else.
We went about our usual routines – combat practice, volleyball practice, archery practice, strawberry-picking practice (don’t ask), lava-wall-climbing practice … You’ll find we practice a lot here.
He turned to Harley, the oddly muscular eight-year-old son of Hephaestus. “Want to come with? I might need help with the projector.””A projectile! Yes!” Harley pumped his
Uh-oh,” Will muttered. “This is going to be … interes
Nosoi?” Percy planted his feet in a fighting stance. “You know, I keep thinking, I have now killed every single thing in Greek mythology. But the list never seems to end.”“You haven’t killed me yet,” I noted.“Don’t tempt me.
You’re gonna be like Aquaman?” she asked. “Get the fish to fight for you?”“Thanks,” Percy said. “I haven’t heard enough Aquaman jokes for one lifetime.
Oh, why does college have to happen to perfectly good people?
I am happy to crush my enemies underfoot, but I don’t fight without reason. I don’t want war without end.
Jason rose from his deathbed so he could drown with the rest of the crew.
Michael Varus drew his sword. ”My father is Janus, the god of two faces. I am used to seeing through masks and deceptions.
Young Cyclopes grow up alone on the streets, learn to make things out of scraps. Learn to survive…makes us appreciate blessings, not be greedy and mean and fat…
A faint smile played on his lips. “Obedience does not come naturally to you, does it?””No…sir””I must take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea does not like to be restrained.
you hit the lord of the titans in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush?
Tell me again, exactly what Dr. Thorn said.””Um, I hate middle school dances.””No,no. After that.
Ah, Senor Zhang,” Leo said, “you know how you’re always saying, ‘Leo, you are the only true genius among demigods’?””I’m pretty sure I never said that.
The whole crew sat on the deck, without a storm or a monster attack to worry about for the first time in days, and ate ice cream. Well, except for Frank, who was lactose intolerant. He got an apple.
I still don’t get it” Coach Hedge muttered as they roamed the centre aisle. “They named a whole town after Leo’s table?””I think the town was here first, Coach” Nico said.
Like your zodiac sign? Percy asked. ‘I’m a Leo.’No, stupid,’ Leo said. I’m a Leo. You’re a Percy.
You want us to fly off to save the world on Happy The Dragon?
You guys are so… dark. Even if I used flash, I’m not sure it would come out.””Y-yeah,” Percy managed. “You guys aren’t photogenic.
The plan had three phases: dangerous, really dangerous and insanely dangerous.
Okay, do not call me Aquaman. That’s even worse than waterboy.
Anyway, I’m glad you found her. (Calypso) You promised to find a way back to her, and I just wanted to say that if we do survive all this, I’ll do anything to help you. Thats a promise I will keep.
Like your zodiac sign?’ Percy asked. ‘I’m a Leo.”No, stupid,’ Leo said. ‘I’m a Leo. You’re a Percy.
I’m Crusty,” he said, with a tartar-yellow smile.I resisted the urge to say, Yes, you are.
I try to avoid teaming up with goddesses who eat roadkill. It’s one of my personal boundaries.
I was pretty sure if I tried to sing, all I would cause was an avalanche.
You’re cute when you’re worried. Your eyebrows get all scrunched together.
Like the zodiac sign?’ Percy asked. ‘I’m a Leo.”No, stupid,’ Leo said, ‘I’m a Leo. You’re a Percy.
Dude.” Jason gave Percy a bear hug.”Back from Tartarus!” Leo whooped. “That’s my peeps!
This was a few weeks ago,” Annabeth said. “Percy told me a crazy story about meeting a boy our near Moriches Bay. Apparently this kid used hieroglyphs to cast spells. He helped Percy battle a crocodile mons
Whenever he felt like giving up, plopping himself down, and dying (which was, like, every ten minutes), he reached over and took her hand, just to remember there was warmth in the world.
Don’t talk to my sister that way.” Nico said. His voice quivered, but I was impressed that he had the guts to say anything at all. — Percy
I (Percy) set Nico on guard duty with Beckendorf and the Stoll brothers, figuring he’d be safely out of the way….”What’s happening?” Nico demanded, trying to climb up next to me.
So, you invite a wild rabbit living in Italy to a party on the island of Crete. What’s it supposed to do, swim there? Its little tux would get wet.
Percy’s thoughts: I don’t recommend shadow travel if your scared of:A) The darkB) Cold shivers up your spineC) Strange noisesD) Going so fast you feel like your is peeling offIn other words I thought it was awesome
Their dad was the god of thieves, but they were about a stealthy as water buffalos.
Nico: With great power, comes the great need to take a nap.
Percy: You just hit the lord of the titans with a blue plastic hairbrush.
I had a fair idea how it felt to get spanked with a large flat surface, and my rump clenched in sympathy.
The god’s chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!
So . . . what is this fire river called?”“The Phlegethon,” [Annabeth] said. “You should concentrate on going do
Nico drew his sword. His smile was even more unsettling than his scowl.”Underground,” he said. “My favorite p
Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your anger rule you… well, your fate will be even sadder then mine.
Nico’s voice was like broken glass. “I- I wasn’t in love with Annabeth.””You were jealous of her,” Jason said. “That’s why you didn’t want to be around her. Especially why you don’t want to be around… him. It makes total sense.
About five meters ahead, Nico was swinging his black sword with one hand, holding the scepter of Diocletian aloft with the other. He kept shouting orders at the legionnaires, but they paid him no atte
Nothing?” Favonius cried. “The one you care for most… plunged into Tartarus, and you still will not allow the truth?”Suddenly Jason felt like he was eavedrop
The story of Psyche finally made sense to him- why a mortal girl would be so afraid. Why would she risk breaking the rules to look the god of love in the face, because she feared he might be a mo
Oh, he’s not like that,” said Favonius.Jason flinched. “You can read my
If Annabeth’s mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn’t Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff?
His face was gaunt, scraped and bloody, his hair dusted with cobwebs, but when he locked eyes with her, she thought he had never looked more handsome.Percy & Annabeth
New lesson class… most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword.this change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you RIGHT NOW if you don’t BACK OFF!…. CLASS DISMISSED!
hermes has threatened me with slow mail. lousy Internet service and a horrible stock market if i publish this story. I hope he is just bluffing.
Now, leave.” All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza. “Percy!” Annabeth grabbed him.
I didn’t understand how. But the toilets had responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing…
He’s nuts” Bianca said”We need to jump off this cliff” i said”Oh nice idea!! Your nuts too
Percy: Dad-Poseidon: Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works.Percy: I’m praying, I’m talking to you, right?Poseidon: Oh…yes. Good point.
You’d think getting chopped into a million pieces and cast into the darkest part of the Underworld would give him a subtle clue that nobody wanted him around.
Why won’t you drown?” he wailed, pummeling me with his fists.”I’m Poseidon’s son,” I said.”Curse that upstart! I was here first!
Oh, my dear! I’m afraid you’ve mistakenme for someone else! My name is Rhea Silvia. I was the mother to Romulus and Remus, thousands of years ago. But you’re so kind to think I look as young as the 1950s.
As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas.
The good thing is Jason and I both outrank you so we can both tell you to shut up.
I was wondering how you got all that out of a single moooooo
My mother was gone. The whole world should be black and cold. Nothing should look beautiful.
I’ve found peace here at the co-op. You could stay with us, if you want. Become a ROFLcopter.
Piper and Hazel were ready to go, but first Annabeth turned to Percy, who was leaning on the starboard rail, gazing over the bay. Annabeth took his hand. “What are you going to do while we’re go
If you ever leave me again,’ she said, her eyes stinging, ‘I swear to all the gods-‘Percy had the nerve to laugh. Suddenly the lump of heated emotions melted inside Annabeth.‘Consider me warned,’ Percy said. ‘I missed you, too.
Nico started to crawl away, groaning. Percy wanted him to move faster and groan less. He considered throwing his wonder bread at him.
Percy looked at his friends. “I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.””Combat time?” Piper grabbed her horn of plenty.”I hate wonder bread,” Jason said.Together, they charged.
No more Lastrygonians.” Ella fluttered down and landed next to them. “Six minus six is zero. Spears are good for subtraction, yep.
That’s what being a demigod was all about, not quite belonging in the mortal world or on Mount Olympus but trying to make peace with both sides of their nature.
You may choose to believe or not, but the fact is that immortal means immortal. Can you imagine that for a moment, never dying? Never fading? Existing, just as you are, for all time?
It wasn’t easy looking dignified wearing a bed sheet and a purple cape.
Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around her and dear and rabbits doing her laundry.”“Leo, that’s Snow White,” Piper said.
Ella was fluttering above him, dodging missiles and calling out advice: “The groin. The Earthborn’s groin is sensitive.”SMASH!”Good. Yes. Tyson found its groin.
I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny.
Hazel squinted. “How far?””Just over the river and through the woods.”Percy raised an eyebrow. “Seriously? To Grandmother’s house we go?”Frank cleared his throat. “Yeah, anyway.
I don’t fight without reason. I don’t want war without end.
Piper wondered if Olympian gods ever blasted their kids with lightning for being evil, or grounded them in the Underworld.
We had enough quite enough snobbery in this world without exporting it to the hereafter.
everybody-even monsters-needed a little attention once in a while.
I didn’t answer, but, please—nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling.
He looked like those paintings of baby angels – what do you call them, hubbubs? No cherubs. That’s it. He looked like a cherub who’d turned middle-aged in a trailer park.
Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn’t figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that.
Huh,” said Percy. “Never seen Jason fly before. He looks like a blond superman.
The less you knew, the fewer monsters you’d attract,
Nico wasn’t sure whether to kick himself or Will Solace. If he hadn’t been so distracted bickering with the son of Apollo, he would never have allowed the enemy to get so close.
My point,” Jason said, “is that blaming each other isn’t going to solve anything. That’s how the Romans and the Greeks got divided in the first place.
I don’t think about being famous, really. Being an author, I don’t generally get stopped as I walk down the street. It’s not like being a movie star.
I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
As a teacher, I’ve never seen anything like ‘Harry Potter.’ That’s why I smart when people talk about the ‘next’ ‘Harry Potter.’ There is no ‘next’ ‘Harry Potter.’
I tend to think of a myth and then explore how it would play out if it were happening in the modern-day world. I modify all the myths I use, but I stick very closely to their structure – it is the hidden teacher in me.
My goal in the classroom was always to make sure they were having so much fun that they didn’t realize they were learning.
I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
It’s not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and not give up. You have to do your best to practice and get better.
I love Norse mythology – Thor and Odin and Loki – amazing characters.
I think children love reading, and they will make time for it if we put the right books into their hands. And I hope I get the chance to keep being one of the people that writes them.
When I write, I’m still imagining a kid reading it on paper. I read e-books when I travel, but in general I still prefer holding an old-fashioned book in my hands. There’s a special, tactile experience.
I’ve always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist for adults.
I have a great deal of sympathy for reluctant readers because I was one. I would do anything to avoid reading. In my case, it wasn’t until I was 13 and discovered the ‘Lord of the Rings’ that I learned to love reading.
I do like to wrap things up and leave some things to the readers’ imagination.