Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil.

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.

The ones you trust are the ones who can hurt you the most.

In life, you will always find what you are looking for.

Trauma is any stressor that occurs in a sudden and forceful way and is experienced as overwhelming.

The scientific community says that if you even mention God as causes of anything scientific, you're gone.

It's the imperfections that make something beautiful, that's what makes it different and unique from everything else.

True courage, in the face of almost certain death, is the rarest quality on earth.

With some people solitariness is an escape not from others but from themselves. For they see in the eyes of others only a reflection of themselves.

The more you look at 'common knowledge', the more you realise that it is more likely to be common than it is to be knowledge. No real knowledge is common.

Men may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.