“I want some time without you organic life forms.”

“I'm not good with children," the god confessed. "Or people. Well, any organic life forms, really.”

“I want to build some thing permanent.”

“Reyna looked at Percy without much hope. “You do have a plan?”Percy wanted to step forward bravely and say, No, I don’t!”

“Look, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways.”

“There’s nothing here,” Carter said.“What do you want?” I asked. “We’ve got wax, some toilet papyrus, an ugly statue.”

“I'll let you and Zia have some quality time," she told me. "Just the two of you and your coat.”