The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, #4)

by Rick Riordan

She’d never understood why her friends were so willing to let a god take away their responsibility for choosing.

white, yes or no, in or out. In fact, it’s not that simple. Whenever you reach the crossroads, there are always at least three ways to go…four, if you count going backward.

“All the choices are bad.” “All choices have risks,”

Another cosmic joke for Gaea to laugh at: Annabeth dies trying to keep her boyfriend, the son of Poseidon, from drowning.

“I knew you were as smart as Hercules! I will call you Black Bottom, the Sequel!”

“All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.

The dead saw what they believed they would see. So did the living.

Except Death is sometimes kinder.

Psyche had been right. Cupid was a monster. Love was the most savage monster of all.

couldn’t help but think what a regal and amazing monster it was that was about to kill her.

I have a feeling the war will end with us too.

When in doubt, talk some more.

In the end, misery overtakes all of you.

Misery is eternal. Existence is misery.

Now their only guide was an emaciated corpse lady with serious self-esteem issues.

He’d settle for a bottle of Evian.

Their goal was in sight. They had a Titan with a broom and a very loud kitten on their side. That had to count for something.

A wind that blows aimlessly is of no use to anyone.”

You cannot control your parentage, but you can choose your legacy.

Nobody could be ready for anything all the time.

From this point on, the dead are stronger than the living.”

“Scary room ahead,” she warned. “Don’t panic.” “Those two things don’t go together,”

She couldn’t solve every problem.

She’d burdened him with emotional baggage he didn’t need, and left him so dazed they had almost gotten killed by a giant shrimp monster.

Gale the weasel paced across Hazel’s shoulders and farted with anxiety.