But too much love is poison, especially when that love is not returned

Nico studied his face – his sea-green eyes, his grin, his ruffled black hair. Somehow Percy Jackson seemed like a regular guy now, not a mythical figure. Not someone to idolize or crush on.

You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought.

A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone.

So, ’ Nico said, ‘since we’re going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air.’ Percy’s smile wavered. ‘What do you mean?

We’re fine.’ A few feet away, Aurum snarled quietly, which meant Nico was lying.

He hated when his own advice applied to himself.

Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father’s throne.

Then Thalia Grace became their leader and started recruiting even more young women to their cause, which grated on Nico – as if Bianca’s death could be forgotten. As if she could be replaced.

He'd gone from sixteen to seventy-five in a matter of seconds, but the old-man smell happened instantly, like boom. Congratulations! You stink!

Jason hated being an old man.

Set your business plan to win raise the bar or you're not going to be prepared. You need to think that what you're doing will make you $100 million.

Always resignation and acceptance. Always prudence and honour and duty. Elinor, where is your heart?

I hate it when there's a good movie, someone overhypes it and I'm disappointed that I don't like it more.

One of my acting teachers once said that rejection is God's protection. There's something in it.

We were like farm animals compared to today's players who are treated like thoroughbreds.

My personality is that I'm a human being like everybody else, just a citizen and a blue collar guy.

When I was 17 years old, I put out an album while my mother was dying of cancer. That right there alone is a struggle. That's hard. That's tough for anybody.

Communities of every demographic (north, south, urban, rural, public animal control shelter, private shelter) have achieved No Kill success.

He had learned the worst lesson that life can teach - that it makes no sense.

The curse of ignorance is that man without being good or evil is nevertheless satisfied with himself