"You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought."

"If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up."

"How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?"

"From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!"

"Being crazy isn't enough."

"I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives."