Shaf 's Key Ideas from Lightning Thief, The (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
by Rick Riordan

It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.

Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.

Humans see what they want to see.

The real world is where the monsters are.

Where's the glory in repeating what others have done?

Suspecting and knowing are not the same.

Names have power.

You assume that it has to be a male god who finds a human female attractive? How sexist is that?

everybody-even monsters-needed a little attention once in a while.

So few people did good in their lives. It was depressing.