![]() ![]() “Yes, you heard me! I was the one who made all of your lives a living nightmare! I gave monsters the ability to track demigods! I am Lamia, the butcher of the tainted! And once you are dead, our other siblings will follow me as their queen. “Maybe after a few thousand more of you die, Hera, the goddess of family, will finally understand my pain!”Īlabaster caught his breath. Using Mother’s power I crafted a very special incantation, one that allowed all the monsters in the world to sense the taint of half-bloods…” She smiled. “My life as queen may have been over, but my hatred was just beginning. Her breath smelled like freshly spilled blood. “You know what happened next, brother?” she whispered. This time Lamia did the impossible-she stopped the blade, catching the Imperial gold edge with her reptilian claw.Īlabaster tried to pull his sword free, but Lamia held it fast. But then what did Hera do? She brutally murdered them simply to punish me for accepting Zeus’s courtship! She’s the one who deserves to rot in Tartarus!”Īlabaster swung again. They both worked so hard, they both had amazing futures ahead of them. He was willing to do anything in order to prepare for the day he took his place as king of Libya. He was a wonderful and strong boy, always trying to make his mother proud. Demetrius was nine, five days from his tenth birthday. I remember the days when she apprenticed under my kingdom’s finest sculptors.…She was a child prodigy. “I can still see their lifeless bodies in front of me.…Altheia wanted to be an artist. Lamia’s right arm re-formed, and she held it in front of her, trembling with rage. She hunts down their offspring out of jealousy and spite! She killed my children! My children!” “Hera is the monster! She destroys all the women her husband falls in love with. “Monster?” she shrieked as her face mended. “I don’t bother reading about worthless monsters like you!” We hope you’ll join us.Alabaster sneered. ![]() That we have the best of both worlds at BookQuoters we read books cover-to-cover but Typical of the Information Age but is a habit disdained by some diehard readers. World conversely, gleaning the main ideas of a book via a quote or a quick summary is Books are seen by some as a throwback to a previous Submissions from our visitors and will select the quotes we feel are most appealing toįounded in 2023, BookQuoters has quickly become a large and vibrant community of people Interesting, well written and has potential to enhance the reader’s life. We thoughtfully gather quotes from our favorite books, both classic and current, andĬhoose the ones that are most thought-provoking. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a bookĪnd to carry with us the author’s best ideas. For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a More via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become ![]() Memorable and interesting quotes from great books. ― Rick Riordan, quote from The Demigod DiariesĬhangeless by Gail Carriger About BookQuotersīookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, I was tempted (briefly) to bluff my way through. Weapons in case of sudden Greek mythological apocalypse? Check. Chilled sparkling water with twist of lemon? Check. Chocolate toffee from La Maison du Chocolat? Check. Annabeth’s favorite pizza with extra olives? Check. I mentally reviewed the picnic list: Comfy blanket? Check. But now that we were dating, one frown from her and I freaked. We’d battled Titans and calmly faced death a dozen times. Together we’d faced the wrath of the gods. Sure, I’d fought monsters with Annabeth for years. It’s easy to panic when you’re a new boyfriend. “Annabeth and I were relaxing on the Great Lawn in Central Park when she ambushed me with a question.
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