„Sara: “You are so brave,” I tell her, and then I smile. “When I grow up, I want to be just like you.”To my surprise, Kate shakes her head hard. Her voice is a feather, a thread. “No Mommy,” she says. “You’d be sick.“

— Jodi Picoult

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„Thalia's shoulders relaxed. "I owe you one.""Two.""One and a half," Thalia said.She smiled, and for a second, I remembered that I actually liked her when she wasn't yelling at me.“
— Rick Riordan
„She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?"You'd probably kick my butt."YouI'd kick your butt."I brushed the cake off my hands. "When I was at the River Styx, turning invulnerable… Nico said I had to concentrate on one thing that kept me anchored to the world, that made me want to stay mortal."Annabeth kept her eyes on the horizon. "Yeah?"Then up on Olympus," I said, "when they wanted to make me a god and stuff, I kept thinking-"Oh, you so wanted to."Well, maybe a little. But I didn't, because I thought-I didn't want things to stay the same for eternity, because things could always get better. And I was thinking…" My throat felt really dry.Anyone in particular?" Annabeth asked, her voice soft.I looked over and saw that she was trying not to smile.You're laughing at me," I complained.I am not!"You arenot making this easy."Then she laughed for real, and she put her handsaround my neck. "I am never, going to make things easy for you, Seaweed Brain. Get used to it.“
— Rick Riordan