Apparently, word of the chicken man incident hadn’t spread quite yet.

Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.

I try not to think. It interferes with being nuts" - Leo Valdez

I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.

"We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again."

Narcissus turned and scowled at Leo. “Who are you?” “I’m the Super-sized McShizzle, man!” Leo said. “I’m Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme. And the ladies love a bad boy.

This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." "Very funny, Piper.

Survive first. Figure out crayon drawing of destiny later.

You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.

Leo: Rainbows. Very macho. Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the pegasi. Leo: Rainbows, ponies... Butch: I'm gonna toss you off this chariot.

It's always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.

Thinking is simply an orderly process of asking yourself questions.

people are intimidated by people they cannot imitate.

Where justice grows, there grows eke greater grace.

It is better to be passionate than to be tolerant at the expense of one's soul.

At the simplicity of the gesture, he felt a pang: the raw nerve of his loneliness exposed.

Let us be very sincere in our dealings with each other and have the courage to accept each other as we are.

But can I tell the genuine-article Italian from the poseur Italian? No. To me they all seem like poseurs.

It is well indeed for out land that we of this generation have learned to think nationally.

Spiritually I am wherever my spirit allows me to be, and that is not necessarily in the future... Art never seems to make me peaceful or pure.

In a whisper he began begging for—and, as the sun set, received—the concession people always beg for: a little more time.