Because I’m not normal, ” I said.“You say that as if it’s a bad thing, Percy. But you don’t realize how important you are.

He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you're my best friend and I don't want you to die!

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

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

Humans see what they want to see.

Earthshaker, Stormbreaker, Father of Horses. Hail, Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God

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

The real world is where the monsters are.

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

i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants.

Sometimes people did this, closed their eyes for a few seconds and imagined it gave them insights into what it was like to be her. Only, at the end, they could still open their eyes and see.

Look at the people around you. Some Inspire you, some Perspire you. Be with those that build Energy in you.-RVM

Learning is a life time journey that opens flood gates of opportunities.

Little did I know that the sport I loved and the skills I learned would later play a role in my relationship with God.

I hope we left you with something to put under your pillows.

I swear I only want to hear about you, to know what you've been doing. It's a hundred years since we've met-it may be another hundred before we meet again.

A lot of innovation in language comes from poetry.

The UN is hardly democratic.

No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another.

She now knew her death was inevitable, and with that acceptance came liberation. The courage of the condemned.