Why can't you place a blessing like that on us?" I asked."It only works on wild animals.""So it would only affect Percy, " Annabeth reasoned."Hey!" I protested.

He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you're my best friend and I don't want you to die!

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.

Humans see what they want to see.

Earthshaker, Stormbreaker, Father of Horses. Hail, Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God

Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.

The real world is where the monsters are.

Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.

i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants.

Spiritual growth and creativity are two sides of the same coin.

feeling means your dealing means your healing

Just because something is ubiquitous does not mean that it is innocuous.

I asked a Burmese why women, after centuries of following their men, now walk ahead. He said there were many unexploded land mines since the war.

If you always tell people why, they'll understand it better, they'll consider it more important, and they'll be more likely to comply.

The safest nuclear power or energy policy is to realize 'zero nuclear power.

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.

The best way to teach somebody something is to have them think they're learning something else.

Just as I defend myself, therefore, From all unpleasant happenings however small, Likewise, I shall act for others' sake To guard and to protect them with compassion.

Using the stratagem of defining character by what changes and what remains the same, the one constant always seems to be regret. We are defined by the objects of our regret.