Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to "'clean'" it, and suddenly you can't find anything?

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.

Ambition is all very well, my lad, but you must cloak it.

I used to be a cool chick but I'm not anymore.

The fictional eye sees in, through, and around what is really there.

Almost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic expression.

Samadhi is the highest octave spiritual light. Not the best, but the highest octave.

Quiet is the element of discerning what is essential.

Like flowers scattered in a storm, a man's life is a long farewell.

There was nothing in this world that was not a con, suddenly I understood this. Nothing really mattered, and nothing could be lost.

The moment is all there is now. All there is is now. That's what God is, too. God is only now.

As long as one American is hungry... then we have unfinished business in this country.