I prefer to be the noisiest thing in my environment thank you very much.

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.

The dynamism of any diverse community depends not only on the diversity itself but on promoting a sense of belonging among those who formerly would have been considered and felt themselves outsiders.

Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.

I'm passionate about the fact that this world that we live on is a stunningly beautiful place we have despoiled at every level.

One of the first lessons one learns is that the mind is a powerful factor in everything you do, including those exercises that seem to require a maximum of physical strength.

In real life, I'm afraid of heights - and people who get moral convictions... Adolf Hitler in London.

I'm not a politician. I'd make a lousy politician.

Model the behavior you wish more people would display. Lead first.

Americans consume three quarters of the world's anti-depressants because materialism will never bring happiness.

I'm not really rebellious. People think I am, but I'm not.