Mallory sighed. “When I said I wanted to see you eviscerated, I didn’t mean I wanted to stand next to you. Oh, well.
Yes – that may be the title of the song: “Bacon Is Good.
So,” Beckendorf said, “I’m guessing you don’t want me to mention that little scene to Annabeth.” “Oh, gods,” I muttered. “Don’t even think about it.” Beckendorf chuckled, and together we soared out over the Atlantic.
Percy had taken his girlfriend on some romantic walks before. This wasn’t one of them.
Some days you are the ax, some days you are the decapitated head.
Jason wasn’t sure what to expect at the end – a dungeon, a mad scientist’s lab, or maybe a sewer reservoir where all Porta-Potty sludge ends up, forming an evil toilet face large enough to swallow the world.
I’d rather get into fights every day than be ignored.
You live your entire life trapped in a sack of meat, unable to enjoy simple pleasures.
After their bout with the pirates, they decided to fly the rest of the way to Rome. Jason insisted he was well enough to take sentry duty, along with Coach Hedge, who was still so charged with adrenaline that every time the ship hit turbulence, he swung his bat and yelled, “Die!
Tantalus grabbed for the glass, but it scooted away before he could touch it. A few drops of root beer spilled, and Tantalus tried to dab them up with his fingers, but the drops rolled away like quicksilver before he could touch them. He growled and turned toward the plate of barbecue. He picked up a fork and tried to stab a piece of brisket, but the plate skittered down the table and flew off the end, straight into the coals of the brazier.
How many fauns does it take to change a lightbulb?
In the engine room below, it sounded like Leo and the others were doing an Irish line dance with anvils tied to their feet.
She leaped onto the serpent’s head and scratched and growled like a really angry black wig.
Did that guy just fall on his butt on purpose? Should we laugh before we kill him? Would that be mean?
He was reading a huge book with a picture of a wizard on the front. I wasn’t much into fantasy, but the book must’ve been good, because the guard took a while to look up.
The place had probably been intact for two thousand years, but she decided she’d rather not spend too much time here. With her luck, it would collapse in the next two minutes.
Polyphemus’s throat – a beautiful three-pointer, nothing but net. The Cyclops choked, trying to swallow the unexpected pill.
Dan felt as if the air had turned to glass. He was afraid to move or he might get cut.
If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head,” I said, “I’d pick you.
Before they left, Percy had pulled him aside to tell him Hazel’s story. Percy made it sound like he was just doing Leo a favor, but there’d been an undertone like If you mess with my friend, I will personally feed you to a great white shark.