I don’t leave her speechless very often. I have to enjoy those rare moments.

“Grover cradeled his laurel sapling in his hands. "Well . . . sure is good to be…”

“Kids are baby goats. They're cute and they have redeeming social value. You are…”

“Athena called, "Annabeth Chase, my own daughter."Annabeth squeezed my arm, then…”

“Then there was Nico di Angelo. Dang, that kid gave Leo the freaky-deakies. He s…”