All of my characters tend to be montages of different people I've met: little bits and pieces of their personalities put together.

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.

You will never understand the real definition of insanity until the day you are told it is unreasonable for you to feel hurt by the very people that hurt you.

If you cannot be open-minded, then you do not possess your ideas, your ideas possess you.

Things are always more complicated than most people believe.

As the thought comes to me to exorcise and transform this black with a white drawing, it has already become a surface.. .Now I have lost all fear, and begin to draw on the black surface.

Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it.

I put in the work to hand Keith Thurman his first loss.

For me, personally, it is very important that the days are exactly the same, so I have routines. I do the same thing every day.

The world exists to let Man philosophize.

Two things that can never be contained? Velociraptors and zombies.

We have a responsibility to control our borders. Building a wall is not an answer, not here in America or any place.