Look, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways.

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.

Every effort to impact someone or a generation will go a long way beyond human imaginations.

The temple of art is built in words.

You can't make an architect. But you can open the doors and windows toward the light as you see it.

Organizations need to undergo fundamental changes, both in order to adapt to the new business environment and to become ecologically sustainable.

And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse

Not only will I beat you tonight...I'll beat you this Sunday and become World Heavyweight Champion!

We know we are falling from grace, millennium.

Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.

We have, in our day, witnessed the birth of the Therapeutic State. This is perhaps the major implication of psychiatry as an institution of social control.

I have never read horror, nor do I consider The Exorcist to be such, but rather as a suspenseful supernatural detective story, or paranormal police procedural.