Yes I remember my sixteenth." Vitellius said "Wonderful omen! Happily chicken in my underpants." "Excuse me.

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.

Hope is a gracious expectation.

This is how it feels to die: It starts from outside and works its way in.

The secret of life is to have no fear it's the only way to function.

Global competition is about winners and losers.

And the fact that Haiti was occupied for 19 years by the United States, from 1915 to 1934.

God help England if she had no Scots to think for her.

When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.

In New York, you can just wake up and everything sorts itself out. I love that, not having a plan.

Happiness for me is when my kids are good and when my family is whole.

a culture is no better than its woods