But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as power... - Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

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

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

"Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die."

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

"I turned to Dionysus. "You cured him?""Madness is my specialty. It was quite simple.""But...you did something nice. Why?"He raised and eyebrow. "I am nice! I simple ooze niceness, Perry Johansson. Haven't you noticed?"