Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave... - Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

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

"Getting something and having the wits to use it...those are two different things."

"You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed."

"But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword."

"I'm calm,"Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervous about?""Look,"I said. "I'm sorry about the band room. I hope they didn't kick you our or anything.""Nah. They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb.""Was it hard?"Annabeth asked."