Great," Percy said. "Seven of us against Hercules." "And a satyr!" Hedge added. "We can take him.

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.

You alone can change the world if you want to.

Concentrate on finding your goal then concentrate on reaching it.

The understanding smile of an old wife to her husband is one of the loveliest things in the world.

Isn’t making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?

I believe that writers, unless they consider themselves terribly exquisite, are at heart people who live by night, a little bit outside society, moving between delinquency and conformity

The best thing you can say about offshore investors is that they're tax cheats in their home countries.

The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?

I just give off this kind of feminine vibe which has... served me so well with women in my life.

That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.

The only people that really matter are the people that are in my inner circle.