Mr. D," Grover asked timidly, "if you're not going to eat it, could I have your Diet Coke can?

“Huh," said Percy. "Never seen Jason fly before. He looks like a blond superman.”

“It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciat…”

“If my mom told one more story about how cute I looked in the bathtub when I was…”

“She whirled when the monster was almost on top of her. I thought the thing in h…”