She'd expected some backlash; it happened every time she shared her strength. But she hadn't anticipated so much raw anguish from Nico di Angelo… If this was only a portion of Nico’s pain… how could he bear it?
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Related I'm Nico di Angelo." - Nico di Angelo RICK RIORDAN She felt so much emotionally, she would say, that a physical outlet - physical pain - was the only w... RICHELLE MEAD Percy scowled. "I-I know you." Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you? RICK RIORDAN Frank heard a laugh behind him. He glanced back and couldn't believe what he saw. Nico di Angelo was... RICK RIORDAN With great power... comes need to take a nap. Wake me up later RICK RIORDAN He scowled at Jason. "And please, I don't like being touched. Don't ever grab me again. RICK RIORDAN They’d seen his deepest secrets. They knew who he was, what he was. But they didn’t seem to care... RICK RIORDAN She thought not so much of what had happened as of how she could describe it. E.M. FORSTER Bianca di Angelo shivered. "That explains Nico, you remember last summer, those guys who tried ... RICK RIORDAN Who wants us?" Bianca demanded. "Because if you think you'll get a ransom, you're wrong. We don't ha... RICK RIORDAN He was a mystery to her, and every time she tried to solve him it caused her a little more pain. But... ANNA GODBERSEN Now very much against her will, she thought of the way Jace had looked at her then, the blaze of fai... CASSANDRA CLARE Dreams and death were old friends of his. He knew how to navigate their dark borderland. RICK RIORDAN Jason's fingers itched to draw his sword. He'd met plenty of scary demigods, but he was starting to ... RICK RIORDAN I know a person who, though no poet, composed some verses in a very short time, which were full of f... TERESA OF ÁVILA The two of them looked so comfortable together it made Nico glad. But it also it caused an ache in h... RICK RIORDAN She’d felt more pain from Nico in their brief connection than she had from her entire legion durin... RICK RIORDAN Oo!" Nico raised his hand. "What about Dr. Thorn? That was awesome how you shot him with arrows... RICK RIORDAN I love Nico RICK RIORDAN Poor Nico di Angelo. The god's voice was tinged with disappointment. Do you know what ... RICK RIORDAN If she could take my strength. He put his hand on his chest, feeling his heartbeat. If she could hav... JAN HOLLY Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning bolts t... RICK RIORDAN She was a soldier, a warrior in her way as much as I. This could have happened two hundred times the... ROBERT JORDAN You could see it in her eyes, how much kill factor she has in her. Some of the shots she hit were ou... BOB FORD It doesn’t seem right? Another part of him wondered, Since when do I worry about what’s right? RICK RIORDAN He carried so much sadness and loneliness, so much heartache. Yet he put his mission first. He perse... RICK RIORDAN My son, what you are attempting – shadow-travel across the world, carrying the statue of Athena �... RICK RIORDAN He’s a restless soul, always looking for another chance to drive,’ Nico said. ‘The last few ye... RICK RIORDAN He, too, stood looking at her for a moment--and it seemed to her that it was not a look of greeting ... AYN RAND She felt it every night; a familiar pain in her loin, a gasp of air, the numbness and the nauseousne... ANONYMOUS1234 and afterward, after it was done, it was too much, and I felt like I was going to... I don't know...... RICHELLE MEAD Jason’s heart lifted when he saw Nico di Angelo on the front lines with the Greeks, slashing his w... RICK RIORDAN She saw how he was staring at it, the bright red hue beneath her bonnet. She could not bear to see t... CHARLOTTE FEATHERSTONE Stop it, she told herself. There was only so much she could control. But that ... SARAH ADDISON ALLEN She knew he’d be back. No matter how elaborate its charade, she recognized loneliness when she saw... ARUNDHATI ROY She hated that will had this effect on her. Hated it. She knew better. She knew what he thought of h... CASSANDRA CLARE In the short summer night she learned so much. She would have thought a woman would have died of sha... D.H. LAWRENCE Where are you taking us?" Nico said. "You should be honored, my boy. You will have the opportun... RICK RIORDAN I kept wondering then — I'm still wondering now — if there was a time when she realizes that som... NINA LACOUR ...this refinement and delicacy were what Cale adored; but Cale had been beaten into shape, hammered... PAUL HOFFMAN He was ruining it. Five minutes before, he’d looked at her with desire and she’d thought finally... ARIELLE HUDSON And she knows then that she was right about her brother, that it takes an unbelievable strength to f... JULIA HOBAN Kelly remained silent about her abuse. No one knew of it until after she committed suicide. If she c... JODY JOHNSON Francesca was a strong believer in fate. She assumed he picked up the habit from her therapist who w... COURTNEY CAROLA He wondered why he wasn't as in love with her as he was with...Hector had only shared enjoyment with... FRANçOIS LELORD The plan was to get it into Katie (Daly) so every time I saw her I chucked it at her. She was incred... KRISTA CLARK Either way, it could affect the reliability of her identification. If she was so impaired that she w... MARK EDWARDS Terrible thought she was brave. She remembered it now, heard his voice in her head as if he stood ne... STACIA KANE She didn't have anyone pushing her, but because she was able to pass people, it kept her going. I ne... JENNA BOND For a moment Clary thought she might fall; she felt as if something essential had been torn away fro... CASSANDRA CLARE Will Solace sighed. He was, of course, tied to Nico. He propped his elbow on Nico’s shoulder as if... RICK RIORDAN She has committed no crime, she has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code of our society, a co... HARPER LEE Unconscious. Mary Pat wanted to win this game so bad, it was written all over her face. Every inning... LAURIE MARKATOS When this happened, he said there was no pain, it happened so quick he could not believe his arm was... JOE MILLER Thirrin could be charming when she forgot to be a princess. But just recently that happened only rar... STUART HILL ….Nothing was inevitable. She had not chosen this way. It was her fate. It had been decided since ... LAURIE MATTHEW Still hiding, Cupid said, smashing another skeleton to pieces. You do not have the strengt... RICK RIORDAN Oh, he's not like that," said Favonius. Jason flinched. "You can read my mind?" RICK RIORDAN Please tell me your master isn't Aeolus." "That airhead?" Favonius snorted. "No, of cours... RICK RIORDAN Yeah, okay. But, Nico, you do choose how to live your life. You want to trust somebody? Maybe... RICK RIORDAN Those who had seen eyes like hers before understood instantly that she was a woman who had suffered,... DANIELLE STEEL He wondered how it could have taken him so long to realize how much he cared for her, and he told he... NEIL GAIMAN There was so much tree gum in her hair from where he dragged her through the woods. She told me she ... LARONDA BULLARD Really? That would be a first. I'm the son of Hades , Jason. I might as well be covered in blo... RICK RIORDAN When I was in New York, I got to see Joan Rivers do an hour of material, and it blew my mind. I don&... CHELSEA PERETTI Acceptance made her realize that she had it in her to boldly and gracefully handle her own life. She... LATIKA TEOTIA Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your ... RICK RIORDAN The shock of it was that this time, she had a lot of strength, ... Her husband and I assumed she'd o... JOAN DIDION Her eyes stung from crying for so long and having some tears dry on them. Her body was weak from the... ROXANNA ALIBA KAZIBWE She thought often of her own death, but without fear, loss having been her only belonging in this li... ESI EDUGYAN How was it that he haunted her imagination so persistently? What could it be? Why did she care for w... ELIZABETH GASKELL He was demanding. He always would be. But sometimes, he was so vulnerable and she realized she had p... CHRISTINE FEEHAN How could he convey to someone who'd never even met her the way she always smelled like rain, or how... JODI PICOULT She thrived from chaos, embraced every high and every low. It was the only way she knew how to live.... LAUREN VALENCIA It hardly mattered. She was tired of waiting for him to acknowledge who he was. Tired of donning a f... ELIZABETH HOYT This is so cool!" Nico said, jumping up and down in the driver's seat. "Is this really the sun? I th... RICK RIORDAN I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret. RICK RIORDAN Good. So you may be dense, but you’re not an idiot.’ ‘How can you even talk to me like t... RICK RIORDAN Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Perc... RICK RIORDAN Nico was devastatingly alone. He’d lost his big sister Bianca. He’d pushed away all other demigo... RICK RIORDAN He remembered Apollo, smiling and tanned and completely cool in his shades. Thalia had said, He’s ... RICK RIORDAN You know what would help this boy?" Demeter mused. "Farming." Persephone rolled her eyes. "Moth... RICK RIORDAN Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. RICK RIORDAN Dalmatia,” Nico said, making Jason jump.Holy Romulus . . . Jason wished he could put ... RICK RIORDAN At Camp Half-Blood. The Hades cabin needs a head counsellor. Have you seen the decor? It’s disgust... RICK RIORDAN Nico and Hazel exchanged looks. They both knew better, but they said nothing. RICK RIORDAN It’s not mind-reading,’ she said. ‘Not even an empathy link. Just … a temporary wave of exha... RICK RIORDAN It was once him and her, but she lost him and thought for a long time she wanted him back more then ... AMBER Yes; he had done it. She was in the carriage, and felt that he had placed her there, that his will a... JANE AUSTEN No child understands how well she knows her parents' faces, how much they tell her without speaking;... CATHERINE LACEY Don't talk to my sister that way." Nico said. His voice quivered, but I was impressed that he had th... RICK RIORDAN Nico di Angelo ran up to me with a big grin on his face. "Percy, this is awesome!" His blue-fea... RICK RIORDAN The strange thing; her face, after she hit me. She was in greater pain than I. You could see it in h... JODI PICOULT The most frightening blazing anger was alive in her now. It was not only Elizabeth that she could ha... WINSTON GRAHAM When you get to be my age," Maude said "most things were a long time ago. But in here?" She tapped h... LAURA ALDEN She was a composer, carefully orchestrating how much of herself she let people see. Some thought the... LAUREN VALENCIA I will miss her an awful lot. She is a friend and I have enjoyed working, talking and joking with he... DENISE THOMAS All I could do is lie there and think about how much her voice changed when she asked me if she was ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY If someone had told Allie that she would commit a premeditated act of murder, she would not have bel... NEAL SHUSTERMAN She tossed her towel on her dresser and turned to the bed where shed left her PJs. Only it wasn't ju... C.C. HUNTER
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RICK RIORDAN She studied me with concern. She touched the new streak of gray in my hair that matched hers exactly... RICK RIORDAN There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it. RICK RIORDAN The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never... RICK RIORDAN Not knowing is half the fun," Aphrodite said, "Exquisitely painful isn't it? Not being sure who you ... RICK RIORDAN Annabeth gripped the hilt of her dagger. “A bounty on our heads . . . as if we didn’t attract en... RICK RIORDAN The cord, a familiar voice said. Remember your lifeline, dummy! Suddenly there was a tug in my ... RICK RIORDAN You sneaked into my cabin?” Annabeth rolled her eyes. “Percy, you’ll be seventeen in two ... RICK RIORDAN I learned a long time ago: Never bet against Annabeth. RICK RIORDAN Hoover Dam," Thalia said. "It's huge." We stood at the river's edge, looking up at a curve of c... 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Could've foole... RICK RIORDAN Leo: Rainbows. Very macho. Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the... RICK RIORDAN It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say you're okay , or we're alive ... RICK RIORDAN Monkey bar," Annabeth said. "I'm great at these." She leaped onto to the first rung and start swingi... RICK RIORDAN She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?" You'd probably ki... RICK RIORDAN Once she was gone, I knelt next to Annabeth and felt her forehead. She was still burning up. "Y... RICK RIORDAN Why can't you place a blessing like that on us?" I asked. "It only works on wild animals.... RICK RIORDAN Percy: Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right? Annabeth: Come back alive,... RICK RIORDAN You are okay?" he asked. "Not eaten by monsters?" "Not even a little bit." I showed him that I ... RICK RIORDAN What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?" "I don't know. B... RICK RIORDAN The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They w... RICK RIORDAN A telkhine was hunched over a console, but he was so involved with his work, he didn't notice us. He... RICK RIORDAN Percy (to Annabeth): If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head, I'd pick yo... RICK RIORDAN Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff." "Apoll... RICK RIORDAN Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderf... RICK RIORDAN It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one. RICK RIORDAN Rachel: You're a half-blood, too? Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about? RICK RIORDAN I turned to Dionysus. "You cured him?" "Madness is my specialty. It was quite simple." "Bu... RICK RIORDAN My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding stude... RICK RIORDAN Hermes gazed up at the stars. "My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons... RICK RIORDAN Hermes smiled. "I knew a boy once ... oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, really."Her... RICK RIORDAN It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inv... RICK RIORDAN Like water leaking through a dam," said Piper. "Yeah," smiled Percy. "We've got a dam hole." RICK RIORDAN I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mor... RICK RIORDAN A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve. RICK RIORDAN Very slowly using two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as fa... RICK RIORDAN I said hello to the poodle. RICK RIORDAN Nico, you can do this," Jason said. "It might be embarrassing, but it's for the scepter." RICK RIORDAN Love is on every side, Cupid said. And no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you.<... RICK RIORDAN Is this guy Love or Death?" Jason growled.Ask your friends, Cupid said. Frank,... RICK RIORDAN Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson... RICK RIORDAN You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats th... RICK RIORDAN Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing. RICK RIORDAN The real world is where the monsters are. RICK RIORDAN It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality. RICK RIORDAN I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red. RICK RIORDAN We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again. RICK RIORDAN Hades raised an eyebrow. When he sat forward in his throne, shadowy faces appeared in the folds of h... 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RICK RIORDAN Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of wha... RICK RIORDAN Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we ... RICK RIORDAN He [Death] pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death tapped the screen a few times and all Frank... RICK RIORDAN Just his luck he was related to this grubby old dude. He hoped all sons of Neptune didn't share the ... RICK RIORDAN Look," Percy continued, "I know I'm new here. I know you guys don't like to mention the massacre in ... RICK RIORDAN Part of their problem was Percy. He fought like a demon, whirling through the defender's ranks in a ... RICK RIORDAN Juno: "All roads lead there child. You should know that." Percy: "Detention? RICK RIORDAN They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a littl... RICK RIORDAN Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decid... RICK RIORDAN That's because we keep weapons in the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time m... RICK RIORDAN Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon." "Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug. Percy ... RICK RIORDAN Elections only happen in two ways," Reyna said. "Either the legion raises someone on a shield after ... RICK RIORDAN You speak horse?" Hazel asked. "Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mea... RICK RIORDAN Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu... RICK RIORDAN They're Lares. House gods." "House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but large... RICK RIORDAN I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder. RICK RIORDAN This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." RICK RIORDAN Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. 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It'd be mu... RICK RIORDAN But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!" Chiron and Grover glanced nervously ... RICK RIORDAN Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their paren... RICK RIORDAN Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done w... RICK RIORDAN I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights." Now that we were safely down the mountain... RICK RIORDAN Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi... RICK RIORDAN The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods." I hesita... RICK RIORDAN As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ... RICK RIORDAN It's just Annabeth mom jeez! RICK RIORDAN Хей! - извика Гроувър. - Тя май припадна! - Гррр! - обади... RICK RIORDAN Той ме погледна тъжно, сякаш мислеше какви цветя да изб... RICK RIORDAN Синдром на Дефицит на Вниманието (СДВ) RICK RIORDAN You're cute when you're worried, your eyebrows get all scrunched together. RICK RIORDAN then things got even stranger. Mr. Brunner, who'd been out in front of the museum a minute befo... RICK RIORDAN There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties... RICK RIORDAN Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” ... RICK RIORDAN Percy smiled. He knew the stakes were high. He knew this day could go horribly wrong. But he also kn... RICK RIORDAN Hazel squinted. "How far?" "Just over the river and through the woods." Percy raised an ey... RICK RIORDAN Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control tr... RICK RIORDAN Erre es korakas, Blinky!" Dionysus cursed. "I will have your soul! RICK RIORDAN In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame ... RICK RIORDAN THAT'S IT!" Terminus cried. "That's AGAINST THE RULES!" Polybotes frowned, obviously confused t... RICK RIORDAN Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes. RICK RIORDAN Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all. RICK RIORDAN If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. RICK RIORDAN She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish. RICK RIORDAN A big sacrifice is coming, and you won't have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It ... RICK RIORDAN Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers ... RICK RIORDAN Humans see what they want to see. RICK RIORDAN Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. RICK RIORDAN Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. She walked up to Nico, wh... RICK RIORDAN You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought. RICK RIORDAN This is so cool!" Nico said, jumping up and down in the driver's seat. "Is this really the sun? I th... RICK RIORDAN Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I'd known what was coming, I would've called i... RICK RIORDAN I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret. RICK RIORDAN For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Percy looked a... RICK RIORDAN He turned, registering a face with blond hair, and for a split second he thought it was Will Solace.... RICK RIORDAN Good. So you may be dense, but you’re not an idiot.’ ‘How can you even talk to me like t... RICK RIORDAN Nico," I said at last, "shouldn't you be sitting at the Hades table?" He shrugged. "Techn... RICK RIORDAN Oh, did you expect me to play fair?" Cupid laughed. "I am the god of love. I am never fair. RICK RIORDAN With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later. RICK RIORDAN Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can." Grover cracked a smile.... RICK RIORDAN Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friend... RICK RIORDAN Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wro... RICK RIORDAN What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apol... RICK RIORDAN Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind... RICK RIORDAN Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die. RICK RIORDAN I nodded, looking at Rachel with respect. "You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue pla... RICK RIORDAN Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand... RICK RIORDAN Don't you ever feel like, what if the world really IS messed up? What if we COULD Do it all over aga... RICK RIORDAN She looked at me, like she was drinking in the fact that I was still here. And I realized I was doin... RICK RIORDAN The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive. RICK RIORDAN How did you die?" "We er....drowned in a bathtub." "All three of you?" "It was a big ... RICK RIORDAN Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between... RICK RIORDAN Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs a... RICK RIORDAN Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face. RICK RIORDAN I will call him Small Bob," said Bob. "He is a good monster." End of discussion.The Tita... RICK RIORDAN We’ve arrived,” Leo announced. “Time to Split.” Frank groaned. “Can we leave Valdez i... RICK RIORDAN Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days--that was sad. RICK RIORDAN Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Perc... RICK RIORDAN You promised, Seaweed brain. We would not get separated! Ever again! RICK RIORDAN Nico, I've seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest. RICK RIORDAN Annabeth?” Percy said again. “You’re planning something. You’ve got that I’m-planning-s... RICK RIORDAN