Aşk; birine yönelik böylesi bir kaygı nöbetinden, onu tutabilecek miyim yoksa kaçıp gidecek mi belirsizliğinden doğunca kendinisini yaratan o altüst oluşun izini taşır, o kişiyi düşündüğümüzde o ana dek gözümüzde canlananların pek azı kalır hatırda.
Doğanın cansız tüm güçleri -kayasından karına ve buzuna, rüzgarından suyuna- birbiriyle savaş ederken, insana karşı birlik oluyordu. Burada hüküm sürenler onlardı.
Will laughed hard, then flashed that brilliant smile of his.
Why, oh why, did it feel like such a victory to make Will laugh? For a long time Nico had assumed he himself did not have a heart. He was the son of Hades, after all. Love didn't find people like him. But then came... Will. Will, who could melt Nico's iciness with a smile. Anyone could have guessed which god was Will's father -he radiated energy and light. Sometimes literally, as they had learned in the troglodytes' caverns earlier that year. Will was Apollo's son, through and through.
"You're not missing classes are you?" Said Sally.
Percy's eyes went wide. "No! Definitely not. Never missed a class in my life."
"Didn't you set your high school on fire once?" said Annabeth. "I bet you missed class that day."