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21 " We couldn’t have done it without somebody else! We couldn’t have won this race or got the Fleece or saved Grover or anything! We owe our lives to Tyson, Percy’s…’‘Brother!’ I said, loud enough for everybody to hear. ‘Tyson, my baby brother.’Tyson blushed. The crowd cheered. Annabeth planted a kiss on my cheek. "
― Rick Riordan , The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
22 " Percy!’ Annabeth scolded. ‘You just opened another Monster Doughnut shop somewhere! "
23 " 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... "
24 " 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. "
25 " Thalia had gotten herself turned into a pine tree when she was twelve. Me ... Well, I was doingmy best not to follow her example. I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me intoif I were ever on the verge of death--plankton, maybe. Or a floating patch of kelp. "
26 " That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood. "
27 " But... you're still getting married?" Grover sounded hurt. "Who's the bride?" Ploypemus looked toward the boiling pot. Clarisse made a strangled sound. "Oh, no! You can't be serious. I'm not- "
28 " THAT Perseus always won. That's why my momhad named me after him, even if he was son of Zeus ann I was son of Posidon. The original Perseus was one of the only heros in the greek myths who got a happy ending. The others died-betrayed, mauled, mutilated, poisoned, or cursed by the gods. My mom hoped i would inherit Perseus's luck. Judging by how my life was going so far, i wasn't too optimistic. "
29 " I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to kneel or buy stamps from him or what. "
30 " In case you're wondering, the underside of a sheep doesn't smell that great. Imagine a winter sweater that's been dragged through the mud and left in the laundry hamper for a week. Something like that. "
31 " Go Chase A Donut. -Percy Jackson. "
32 " You'd think he'd ran out off rocks," I muttered "
33 " Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to "'clean'" it, and suddenly you can't find anything? "
34 " i remembered the myth about Andromeda and how she had been chained to a rock by her own parents as a sacrifice to a sea monster. Maybe she'd gotten too many F's on her report card or something. "
35 " A guy in Greek armor drew his sword and charged, but slipped in a puddle of pina colada. "
36 " Weapons are allowed. Dirty tricks are expected. But try not to kill anybody!” Tantalus smiled at us like we were all naughty children. “Any killing will result in harsh punishment. No s’mores at the campfire for a week! Now ready your chariots! "
37 " Makes us appreciate blessing, not be greedy and mean and fat like Polyphemus. "
38 " Curse Hermes and his multi-vitamins! "
39 " The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled ... with delight, because he was standing right next to us. "
40 " I guess it wasn't everyday they see a yellow lifeboat with no engine going a hundred knots an hour, manned by three kids. "