“People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.”

“Victory must be real. It must be earned. That means it must be rare and difficult, against steep odds, and defeat must be the other.”

“How did you die?”

“Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs and grenades.”

“Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.”

“"Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?" "Didn't they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?" "Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart."”

“"Wow," Thalia muttered. "Apollo is hot."”

“Let us find the dam snack bar. We should eat while we can.”

“With great power comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”

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

“Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.”

“A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone.”