Rick Riordan, The Mark Of Athena

Quotes

• “Everyone thinks you've been kidnapped,"he said. "We've been scouring the ship. When Coach Hedge finds out- oh, gods, you...”
• “Blackjack,"Percy said, "this is Piper and Jason. They're friends."The horse nickered."Uh, maybe later,"Percy answered.Pi...”
• “Stop!"Narcissus got to his feet. "This is not right! This person is obviously not awesome, so he must be..."He struggled...”
• “Annabeth realized that if six of them went on these two quests, it would leave Percy alone on the ship with Coach Hedge,...”
• “Once the others were below, Hazel and Leo faced each other awkwardly. They were alone except for Coach Hedge, who was ba...”
• “The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious...”
• “It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say you're okay, or we're alive. After all they'd been through over the...”
• “One false step, and you’ll fall all the way to Tartarus—and believe me, unlike the Doors of Death, this would be a one-w...”
• “Frank didn’t drop you on purpose,” she said. “He’s not like that. He’s just a little clumsy sometimes.”“Oops,” Leo said,...”
• “What are you talking about?"Narcissus demanded. "I am amazing. Everyone knows this.""Amazing at pure suck,"Leo said. "If...”
• “Did someone just call me the wine dude?” he asked in a lazy drawl. “It’s Bacchus, please. Or Mr. Bacchus. Or Lord Bacchu...”
• “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. ...”
• “Hmm…” Jason snapped his fingers. “I can call a friend for a ride.”Percy raised his eyebrows. “Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's se...”
• “Hazel!” he yelled. “That box! Open it!”She hesitated, then saw the box he meant. Te label read WARNING. DO NOT OPEN. “Op...”
• “People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldn't explain how. She didn...”
• “Ceres wanted a united front in the plant war.""The plant war,"Percy said. "You're going to arm all the little grapes wit...”
• “Percy was getting tired of water.If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon’s Junior Sea Scouts...”
• “Leo couldn't help smiling. "That could be fun.""Fun"she said unhappily."Blue elephants.""Blue elephants.""Kiss me you fo...”
• “Hercules,huh? Percy frowned. "That guy was like the Starbucks of Ancient Greece. Everywhere you turn--there he is.”
• “I'm the Super-sized McShizzle, man!"Leo said. "I'm Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme. And the ladies love a bad boy.”
• “She'd secretly had a crush on him since they were twelve years old. Last summer, she'd fallen for him hard.”
• “Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—”“Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”“No!”“Me neither,” Leo admitted.”
• “Down in the water, Octavian yelled, “Get me out of here! I’ll kill you!”“Tempting,” Percy called down.”
• “Please, Percy...change your clothes. You smell like you've been run over by an electric horse.”
• “We're staying together,"he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again.”
• “Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.”
• “This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people.”
• “Delaying death is one of my favorite hobbies”