"Hades smiled coldly. "Hello, Father. You're looking...young.""Hades," Kronos growled. "I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegi"
- Rick Riordan
"I am Persephone" she said, her voice thin and papery. "Welcome, demigods.Nico squashed a pomegranate under his boot. "Welcome? After last time, you've got the nerve to welcome me?"I shifted uneasily, ..."
"And scars will lighten, they'll pale unless you keep rubbing at them...wait long enough, they'll fade."
- C.F. Joyce