His face was gaunt, scraped and bloody, his hair dusted with cobwebs, but when he locked eyes with her, she thought he had never looked more handsome.Percy & Annabeth

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.

When nothing works, persistence will.

We’re all just ingredients. What matters is the grace with which you cook the meal.

We have to forgive to survive in this labyrinth [of suffering]

Are you asking because you really want an answer?

Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of the Godhead Itself through contemplation.

20,000 jobs is really not that many jobs.

Don't be anybody's follower, be a student.

I do not love a man, except I hate his vices, because those vices are the enemies, and the destruction of that friend whom I love.

No one can be a good Christian who does not with holy zeal set out to know, delight in, and live by the Word of God!

Any idiot that wants to make a couple of thousand drawings for a hundred feet of film is welcome to join the club.