Writing is like a sport. If you don't practice, you don't get any better.

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.

Always think in circles to get your ideas around

I don't do lunch. Corrupt artifact of late capitalism. Breakfast maybe?

This stream of watching made what was watched wanted.

The present no matter what I brought couldn’t change the past. The Past was set and sealed.

More like the real thing,' said the lord Digory softly. - The Last Battle

If you're going to draw a comic strip every day, you're going to have to draw on every experience in your life.

For senators to complain that they didn't know this was happening, we had many, many meetings that have been both classified and unclassified that members have been invited to.

The fact is, psychiatric help is not widely available to CIA agents - and as in the military, there is a stigma attached to admitting post-traumatic stress.

I have already exceeded the amount of work my head can bear.

A writer turns his life into material, and if you’re in his life, he uses yours, too.