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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.

Rick Riordan

The 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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Again Around Back Blood Camp Council Discussion Donut Half Meet Most Serious Use
Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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Just Look See Visible Vision
You are one freaking awesome baboon.
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Awesome Baboon Freaking
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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Always Being Bitter Brilliant Easy Horrible Inventor Make Mistake Misunderstand
Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
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Always Escape People Pull Punishment Something Told Wonderful Young
If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Burn Going might Well
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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Anybody Enough Falcon Hamster Magic Myself People Rush Worse
Knowledge isn’t always good for you.
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Always Good Knowledge
That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.” Which one is me?” I asked. The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested. Oh, shut up.
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Ask Deform Five Nuts One Said Suggest
With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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Come Great Later Nap Need Power Take Wake
Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I’d known what was coming, I would’ve called in sick. I could’ve avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness. But no, I had to take my stupid English exam.
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Call Christmas Come Idea Known Sick Underworld
Brother,” Artemis chided. “You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
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Brother Call Chided Flirt Help Hunter Look Sweetheart Talk
It’s always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.
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Always Become Character Friend Hard Longer Series Spend Wrap
You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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Anything Forge Mean Must Own Path
Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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Curse Day Make Playful Rhyme Want
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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Dangerous Easy Evil Fight Flaw Good Lack Moderation Most Wisdom
It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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Admit Outrage Strength Take Truth
your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos’s traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend you would sacrifice the world.
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Country Fatal Kronos Love Loyalty People Person Personal Trap Use
You do know how to play pinochle?” Mr. D eyed me suspiciously. “I’m afraid not,” I said. “I’m afraid not, sir,” he said. “Well,” he told me, “it is, along with gladiator fighting and Pac-Man, one of the greatest games ever invented by humans. I would expect all civilized young men to know the rules.
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Afraid Pinochle Play Sir Suspicious Told Well
Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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Blackjack Boss Good Horse Luck Meat Turn
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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Battle Box Desjardin Fuming Literally Mention Pink Robe Short Smole Still Tatter
Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to “‘clean'” it, and suddenly you can’t find anything?
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Anything Helpful Like Mom Person Some Suddenly Try
Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
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All Feeling Go Heart Lose Sorrow Tell
Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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Now Sometimes Strength Wisdom
Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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Demand Heard Leader
Be careful of love. It’ll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.
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Around Brain Careful Down Leave Love Right Think Twist Wrong
A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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Attention Attract Feet Giant Gitl Hanging Tend Virtue

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