These two incidents in the jail could have been prevented.


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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
You’re not the only one,” he says through gritted teeth. “My twelve-year-old sister died in my...
RICK YANCEY
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...
RICK RIORDAN
The main courtyard was filled with warriors - mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human b...
RICK RIORDAN
She whirled when the monster was almost on top of her. I thought the thing in her hands was an umbre...
RICK RIORDAN
Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—”
“Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”...
RICK RIORDAN
Yours in demigodishness, and all that. Peace out!
RICK RIORDAN
She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a...
RICK RIORDAN
Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.
RICK RIORDAN
Everyone thinks you've been kidnapped," he said. "We've been scouring the ship. When Coach Hedge fin...
RICK RIORDAN
Huh," Leo said. "Well, if you ever get off this island and want a job, let me know. You're not a tot...
RICK RIORDAN
Um...is that thing tame?" Frank said.
The horse whinnied angrily.
"I don't think so...
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