The Battle of the Labyrinth Quotes

“I smelled barbecue before I reached the house, and that made me madder than ever, because I really love barbecue.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“New lesson class... most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword.this change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you RIGHT NOW if you don't BACK OFF!.... CLASS DISMISSED!”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“It hasn't been easy, you know. Having the dead for company. Knowing that I'll never be accepted by the living. Only the dead respects me, and they only do that out of fear.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“I hoped they couldn't run very fast with those stubby little legs and flippers, but they waddled along pretty well.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?' Annabeth interrupted, shoving aside the other campers. I thought she was going to punch me, but instead she hugged me so fiercely she nearly cracked my ribs. The other campers fell silent. Annabeth seemed to realize she was making a scene and pushed me away. 'I - we thought you were dead, Seaweed Brain!”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze,” I remembered. “The dead, the traitor, and the lost one raise. We raised a lot of the dead. We saved Ethan Nakamura, who turned out to be a traitor. We raised the spirit of Pan, the lost one.” Annabeth shook her head like she wanted me to stop. “You shall rise or fall by the ghost king’s hand,” I pressed on. “That wasn’t Minos, like I’d thought. It was Nico. By choosing to be on our side, he saved us. And the child of Athena’s final stand—that was Daedalus.” “Percy—” “Destroy with a hero’s final breath. That makes sense now. Daedalus died to destroy the Labyrinth. But what was the last—” “And lose a love to worse than death.” Annabeth”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“When Athena falls in love, it's purely intellectual. It's a meeting of minds. The purest kind of love.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Blowfish, did you say?" "Ah, no. Blofis, actually." "Oh, I see," Poseidon said. "A shame. I quite like blowfish.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“He turned it upside down and shook the fries and hamburger into the grave. "In my day, we used animal blood," the ghost mumbled. "It's perfectly good enough. They can't taste the difference." "I will treat them with respect," Nico said. "At least let me keep the toy," the ghost said.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Tyson put his hand on Grover´s shoulder "I -I will go with him."
I couldn´t believe I was hearing this. "Tyson are you sure?"
The big guy nodded. "Goat boy needs help. We will find the god person. I am not like Hephaestus. I trust friends.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Behind me, somebody cleared his throat. It was one of Annabeth’s half-brothers, Malcolm. His face was bright red. “Um, sorry,” he said. “Archery practice is starting, Annabeth. Chiron said to come find you.” I stepped away from Annabeth. “We were just looking at maps,” I said stupidly. Malcolm stared at me. “Okay.” “Tell Chiron I’ll be right there,” Annabeth said, and Malcolm left in a hurry.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“I'm a child of Athena," she insisted. "And this is an insult to my intelligence”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Have you always been a swordsman?’ I asked.
He parried my overhead cut. ‘I’ve been many things.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“I’ve done some exploring,” he said. “Thought you’d like to know, Daedalus got his punishment.” “You saw him?” Nico nodded. “Minos wanted to boil him in cheese fondue for eternity, but my father had other ideas. Daedalus will be building overpasses and exit ramps in Asphodel for all time. It’ll help ease the traffic congestion. Truthfully, I think the old guy is pretty happy with that. He’s still building. Still creating. And he gets to see his son and Perdix on the weekends.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“A good artist must be good at many things.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Hey, we’re your friends. We wouldn’t miss it.” “But . . .” She stopped herself. “What is it?” I asked. “The prophecy?” “I’m sure it’s fine,” she said in a small voice. “What was the last line?” Then she did something that really surprised me. She blinked back tears and put out her arms. I stepped forward and hugged her. Butterflies started turning my stomach into a mosh pit. “Hey, it’s . . . it’s okay.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“As I sailed into the lake I realized the Fates really were cruel. They sent Calypso someone she couldn't help but love. But it worked both ways. For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Minos laughed. "You have no power over me. I am the god of spirits! The ghost king!"

"No." Nico drew his sword. "I am.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Yeah, well. Sometimes things go wrong. Heroes get hurt. They…they die, and the monsters just keep coming back.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“They said I would never amount to anything. Look at me now. Sometimes small things can become very large indeed.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“We won't dwell on your choices. You came back. That is what matters.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Wait a second,” I said. “If we’re worried about an attack, why not just blow up the entrance? Seal the tunnel?” “Great idea!” Grover said. “I’ll get the dynamite!”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“We sat in silence, listening to strange creaks and groans in the maze, the echo of stones grinding together as tunnels changed, grew, and expanded. The dark made me think about the visions I’d seen of Nico di Angelo, and suddenly I realized something.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“My prison may be my only sanctuary.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“But do you support the gods because they are good, or because they are your family?”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“I'm sorry about that. I thought you were going to die.'
'Hey, I'm usually about to die. Don't feel bad.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth

“The spirit of the wild must pass to all of you now. You must tell each one you meet: if you would find Pan, take up Pan's spirit. Remake the wild, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. You cannot wait for anyone else, even a god, to do that for you.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Clarisse demolished a whole building with a wrecking ball, and the maze entrance just shifted a few feet.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“She kissed me.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth