That really was NOT fun, though. Well, the hitting-her-with-a-stick part, that was fun. But crashing into a concrete bear? NOT fun.

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.

Often it takes outer authority to send us on the path to our own inner authority.

Forget the times of your distress but never forget what they taught you.

You have a tendency, Hastings, to prefer the least likely. That, no doubt, is from reading too many detective stories.

What I wouldn't give to find a soul mate, someone else to catch this drift.

And there we all were, as invisible as you could wish to see.

The Communism of the English intellectual is something explicable enough. It is the patriotism of the deracinated.

Color, which is the poet's wealth, is so expensive that most take to mere outline sketches and become men of science.

Don't doubt me, because that's when I get stronger.

I'm a sucker for, like, an endearing man who's like standing in his authentic self.

Without Art, we should have no notion of the sacred; without Science, we should always worship false gods.