Many of the best traps are simple. You just have to think about it, and hope your victim doesn't.

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.

Sometimes not getting what you want is a brilliant stroke of luck.

If it is logical, it’s not love.

It's just that instead of erupting and annihilating our tormentors, we destroy ourselves instead.

Verbal representations of such places or scenes may, or may not, have the merit of accuracy; but photographic presentments of them will be accepted by posterity with an undoubting faith.

Eats first, morals after.

It's always lovely to be part of a project that, on a creative level, is done for all the right reasons.

I've learned how to stay humble. I don't want to get in over my head because when you do that it takes you off your game.

You can't be considered a great player unless you win Wimbledon. That's the way it is.

This Medal of Honor does not belong to me. This medal belongs to every man and woman who has ever served their country. We were doing what we were trained to do. We were doing our job.

Those who speak most of illness have illness, those who speak most of prosperity have it..etc.