I said hello to the poodle. - Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

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

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

"Right,"she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative."

"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes."

"She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish."