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"I'd made water shoot out of the bathroom fixtures. I didn't understand how. But the toilets had responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing." - Peter Johnson' (Oh, wait, I meant Percy Jackson)
"The sea does not like to be restrained." - Poseidon
"You have evil thoughts for a goat." - Percy
""Be honored, Percy Jackson. Lord Zeus rarely allows me to test a hero with one of my brood. For I am the Mother of Monsters, the terrible Echidna!" I stared at her. All I could think to say was: "Isn't that a kind of anteater?"" - The…
""Meat!" he said scornfully. "I'm a vegetarian." "You eat cheese enchiladas and aluminium cans," I reminded him. "Those are vegetables."" - The Lightning Thief
""Another time, Athena and Poseidon competed to be the patron god for the city of Athens. Your dad created some stupid saltwater spring for his gift. My mom created the olive tree. The people saw that her gift was better, so they named the…
" If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself." - Sally Jackson
"Food...Food!" -Grover
"Look I didn't want to be a half-blood"- Percy Jackson
"Ares has strength. That's all he has. Even strength has to bow to wisdom sometimes." - Annabeth
I saw a lot out there in the world, Percy. Didn’t you feel it—the darkness gathering, the monsters growing stronger? Didn’t you realize how useless it all is? All the heroics—being pawns of the gods. They should’ve been overthrown…
" 'How did you die?' 'We er...drowned in a bathtub.' 'All three of you?' 'It was a big bathtub.' "
"It's just that if you died... aside from the fact that it would really suck for you, it would mean the quest was over. This may be my only chance to see the real world." -Annabeth
"Die, Honey!" -Mrs. Dodds
“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
A need-to read book for those who love Greek mythology and modern comedy
"You drool in your sleep" ~Annabeth
...I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music.
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I was barefoot since I gave my shoes to Grover. Better that they wonder why one of us was barefoot than why one of us had hooves.
am i a troubled kid? yeah, you could say that. - Percy Jackson
interesting and cool book to read
"Like he's 'Big Three' material,yeah right. Minotaur probably fell over laughing, he was so stupid looking." - Clarisse
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I must take some blame for that I suppose.The Sea does not like to be restrained
"How does Gladiola know all this?"I asked. "She read the signs" Grover said."Duh" "Of course" I said "Silly me"
" If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself."