I do not know how much they see through the Mist. I doubt it would matter to them if they knew the truth. Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.
RICK RIORDANThe 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.
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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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Desjardins was literally fuming. His tattered robes still smoked from battle. (Carter says I shouldn’t mention that his pink boxer shorts were showing, but they were!)
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
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Chaos is impatient. It’s random. And above all it’s selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.
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Whathat!” Tyson gasped. “Those are the stables for the pegasi,” I replied, “You know, winged horses?” “Whasthat!” “Um… those are the toilets.
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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.
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Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to “‘clean'” it, and suddenly you can’t find anything?
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I have more ideas than I’ll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.
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Think positive girl, or the world ends.
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Always, Always have a plan
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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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You began your journey here as a pup. Now you must find your way back. A new quest, a new start.
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Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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It isn’t easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed. -Hephaestus
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If anybody felt worse than I did, it was Amos. I had just enough magic to turn myself into a falcon and him into a hamster (hey, I was rushed!)
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Love was the most savage monster of all.
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Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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Most of Set’s forces were running towards our boat, screaming and throwing rocks (which tended to fall down and hit them, but no one says demons are bright).
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Great victory requires great risk. -Hera
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She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. She couldn’t solve every problem.
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Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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