“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”

“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”

“Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die.”

“Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.”

“Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.”

“Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.”

“Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.”

“My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. Am I a troubled kid...”