„Annabeth sat up and glared at her ankle.”You HAD to break,” she scolded it.The ankle did not reply.“

— Rick Riordan
„Annabeth glared at me like she was going to punch me. But she did something that surprised me even more…She kissed me.“
— Rick Riordan
„The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.“
— Stephen King
„But you'll be killed!""I'll be fine. Besides, we've got no choice."Annabeth glared at me like she was going to punch me. And then she did something that surprised me even more. She kissed me.“
— Rick Riordan
„The virtues chose Modesty to be their queen."I did not know that I was a virtue," she said. "Why did you not choose Innocence?""Because of her ignorance," they replied. "She knows nothing but that she is a virtue."“
— Ambrose Bierce