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Edith Wharton

"So close to the powers of evil she must have lived that she still breathed more freely in their air."

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"So close to the powers of evil she must have lived that she still breathed more freely in their air."

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"We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger."

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"And when demigods use cell phones, the signals agitate every monster within a hundred miles. It's like sending up a flare: Here I am! Please rearrange my face!"

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"Nico wasn't sure whether to kick himself or Will Solace. If he hadn't been so distracted bickering with the son of Apollo, he would never have allowed the enemy to get so close."

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"A killer with the manners of a rabbit - this is the most dangerous kind."

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"It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck."

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"The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger."

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"The knife is more dangerous than the hand and the knife can be in either hand."

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"Percy looked at Coach Hedge and Frank. "A trap?"Probably, Frank said. "She's not mortal, Hedge said, sniffing the air. "Probably some kind of goat-eating, demigod-destroying fiend from Tartarus."No doubt, Percy agreed. "Awesome. Hedge grinned. "Let's go."

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"What shall we do, what shall we do! Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves is like out of the frying pan and into the fire!"

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