Book of Quotes

The Blood of Olympus

The Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

- "'For a long time,' Nico said, 'I had a crush on you.  I just wanted you to know.' Percy looked at Nico.  Then at Annabeth, as if to check that he'd heard correctly. Then back to Nico.
'You --'
'Yeah,' Nico said. 'You're a great person. But I'm over that.  I'm happy for you guys.'
'You . . . so you mean --'
'Right.'
Annabeth's grey eyes started to sparkle.  She gave Nico a sideways smile.
'Wait,' Percy said. 'So you mean --'
'Right,' Nico said again. 'But it's cool. We're cool.  I mean, I see now . . . you're cute, but you're not my type.'
'I'm not your type . . . Wait. So --'
'See you around, Percy,' Nico said."

- "'Correct.' Kekrops sounded bitter, like he regretted his decision. 'My people were the original Athenians -- the gemini.'
'Like your zodiac sign?' Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo.'
'No, stupid,' Leo said. 'I'm a Leo.  You're a Percy.'"

- "'Hey, I'm a Poseidon kid,' he said. 'I can't drown.  And neither can my pancakes.'"

- "'Legion, cuneum formate!' Reyna yelled. 'Advance!' Another cheer on Jason's right as Percy and Annabeth reunited with the forces of Camp Half-Blood.
'Greeks!' Percy yelled. 'Let's, um, giht stuff!' They yelled like cansheed and charged.
Jason grinned.  He loved the Greeks.  They had no organization whatsoever, but they made up for it with enthusiasm.'"

- "'What if we promoted, like, Adidas shoes?' Percy wondered. 'Would that make Nike mad enough to show up' Leo smiled nervously.  Maybe he and Percy did share something else -- a stupid sense of humour. 'Yeah, I bet that would totally be against her sponsorship deal.  THOSE ARE NOT THE OFFICAL SHOES OF THE OLYMPICS! YOU WILL DIE NOW!'"

- "'Oh, come on!' Percy complained. 'I get a little nosebleed and I wake up the entire earth?  That's not fair!'"

- "No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you."

- "To my wonderful readers.  Sorry about that apology for the last cliffhanger. I'll try to avoid cliffhangers in this book.  Well, except for maybe a few small ones . . . because I love you guys."

- "He forced his fists to unclench. 'Look, lady, we're not going to go all Hunger Games on each other.  Isn't going to happen.'"

- "Catch that last episode of Doctor Who?  Oh, right.  You were trudging through the Pit of Enternal Damnation!"

- "'I . . . what?  Why would you want a son of Hades in the same room with people you're trying to heal?  Why would anyone want that?'
'You can't help out a friend?  Maybe cut bandages?  Bring me a soda or a snack?  Or just a simple How's it going, Will?  You don't think I could stand to see a friendly face?'
'What . . . my face?'
The words simply didn't make sense together: Friendly face.  Nico di Angelo."

- "Some pain shouldn't be wished away so easily.  It had to be dealt with, even embraced."

- "'Atlantis?' Jason asked.
'That's a myth,' Percy said.
'Uh . . . don't we deal in myths?'
'No, I mean it's a MADE-UP myth.  Not like, an actual true myth.'
'So this is why Annabeth is the brains of the operation, huh?'"

- "Percy pulled Annabeth close and kissed her . . . long enough for it to get really awkward for Piper, though she said nothing.  She thought about the old rule of Aphrodite's cabin: that to be recognized as a daughter of the love goddess, you had to break someone's heart.  Piper had long ago decided to change that rule.  Percy and Annabeth were a perfect example of why.  You should have to make someone's heart whole; that was a much better test."

- "You can't choose your parentage.  But you can choose your legacy."

- "'Will they cower?' Kym asked.
'Tons of cowering!  Plus your name in the summer programme.  A custom-designed banner.  A cabin at Camp Half-Blood.  Two shrines.  I'll even throw in a Kymopoleia action figure.'
'No!' Polybotes wailed. 'Not merchandising rights!'"