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1 " 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. "
― Rick Riordan , The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4)
2 " 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. "
3 " Love was the most savage monster of all. "
4 " Love is on every side, and no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you. "
5 " Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days--that was sad. "
6 " It is a costly thing, looking on the true face of Love. "
7 " But magic is neither good nor evil. It is a tool, like a knife. Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil. "
8 " Your destiny grows clearer, Jason Grace. When the choice comes again- storm or fire- remember me. And do not despair. "
9 " Twelve minutes. I can give you that. "
10 " 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. "
11 " Seeing them assembled in Tartarus, Percy felt as hopeless as the spirits in the River Cocytus. So what if he was a hero? So what if he did something brave? Evil was always here, regenerating, bubbling under the surface. Percy was no more than a minor annoyance to these immortal beings. They just had to outwait him. Someday, Percy's sons or daughters might have to face them all over again. "
12 " 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. "
13 " 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? "
14 " 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! "
15 " Now, he realized, he simply had to take what he wanted. He had to control the winds, not the other way around (p. 434). "
16 " Ask me again, once we defeat Gaea. "
17 " Keep climbing,' he told himself.'Cheeseburgers,' his stomach replied.'Shut up,' he thought.'With fries,' his stomach complained. "
18 " Lots of death, huh? Personally, I'm trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun! "
19 " Yeah, well,” Nico said, “not giving people a second thought…that can be dangerous. "
20 " Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from the manticore. Percy's sword gleamed in the dark. He'd been the first demigod Nico had ever seen in action. Later at Camp Half-Blood, Percy took Nico by the arm, promising to keep his sister Bianca safe. Nico believed him. Nico looked into his sea-green eyes and though, How can he possibly fail? This is a real hero. "