Riordan stared. “Your…media…really advertised things like, uh, canned vegetables named after mythical monsters?” Paulsen shook his head. “You wouldn’… - Charles E. Gannon

I guess that, living in a sanitized world, you’ve forgotten this basic lesson: if you want to stay free or stay alive, never play by your opponent’s rules. Particularly when your opponent is more powerful than you are. Do the unexpected. Turn on your pursuer. Attack the attacker.

Careful now: just the way you rehearsed it. Use as much truth as possible: that’s how you’ll get away with the lies.

Corporal, I'm in charge here—
"Doctor, you are in charge here. But this assault rifle has a special veto power, if you get my drift.