“I gotta say"—Apollo broke the silence—"these kids did okay." He cleared his throat and began to recite: " Heroes win laurels —" Um, yes, first class," Hermes interrupted, like he was anxious to avoid Apollo's poetry.” — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Your sarcasm and general assholeness are not necessary,” Apollo remarked casually. I grinned at him. “I don’t think ‘assholeness’ is a word.” “It is if I say it is.” Apollo drew in a deep breath, a sure sign his temper… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image