There is always a way for those clever enough to find it.

I wanted to argue but I found I couldn't. Athena was pretty darn smart.

Wisdom's daughter walks alone.
That didn't just mean without other people, Annabeth realized. It meant without any special powers.

When Athena falls in love, it's purely intellectual. It's a meeting of minds. The purest kind of love.

The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation," she said. "Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.

People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldn't explain how. She didn't really want to know.