So now I get the scepter?' Jason.
— Rick RiordanYou speak horse?' Hazel asked.'Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing,' Percy said. 'Uh, I mean a Neptune thing.'Then you and Arion should get along fine,' Hazel said. 'He's a son of Neptune too.'Percy turned pale. 'Excuse me?
— Rick RiordanIf you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron wouldn't let us call the place the Poop Pile, especially after it had been named for Zeus, who doesn't have much of a sense of humor.
— Rick RiordanAbout five meters ahead, Nico was swinging his black sword with one hand, holding the scepter of Diocletian aloft with the other. He kept shouting orders at the legionnaires, but they paid him no atte.
— Rick RiordanFrank, how did you do that?' Jason yelled.Frank's head swam with pain. He forced himself not to pass out. 'I'm the ranking Roman officer,' he said. 'They- uh, they don't recognize you. Sorry.'Jason grimaced, but he didn't look particularly surprised. 'How can we help?
— Rick RiordanNothing?' Favonius cried. 'The one you care for most... Plunged into Tartarus, and you still will not allow the truth?'Suddenly Jason felt like he was eavedrop.
— Rick RiordanYou’re probably wondering: why were Medusa’s kids a golden warrior and a winged horse? And how had they been stuck in Medusa’s body all those years?Heck, I dunno. I’m just telling you how it was. You want stuff to make sense, you’re in the wrong universe.
— Rick RiordanJune cackled with delight, muttering, 'Whoops!' as a car almost killed them.
— Rick RiordanNico drank from the chalice, then offered it to Jason. 'You asked me about trust, and taking a risk? Well, here you go, son of Jupiter. How much do you trust me?'Frank wasn't sure what Nico was talking about, but Jason didn't hesitate. He took the cup and drank.
— Rick RiordanIf possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork.
— Rick Riordan