My hands are shaking as I sit here on guard duty. I can’t get the horrible images out of my head.
-- Luke (Chapter 1 paragraph Page 7, Paragraph 2)

Importance: This quote establishes the premise of the adventure that will unfold in this chapter.

Thalia and I didn’t even carry phones. We’d found out the hard way that when demigods used technology, it attracted monsters like blood attracts sharks.
-- Luke (Chapter 1 paragraph Page 31, Paragraph 2)

Importance: This quote explains why Luke and Thalia had no way of calling for help when they were trapped with Halcyon Green.

But Hermes was the god of communication, roadways, and commerce. Maybe that meant he had some power over the Internet. I could really use a divine Google hit right about now.
-- Luke (Chapter 1 paragraph Page 37, Paragraph 4)

Importance: This comment captures the essence of the story of demigods in modern society.

Luke, I want you to take this diary. It has my predictions, my notes about the future, my thoughts about where I...
-- Halcyon (Chapter 1 paragraph Page 48, paragraph 3)