“I learned a long time ago that you have to experience something for yourself or you never really comprehend it.”
“I learned a long time ago: Never bet against Annabeth.”
“I’d learned a long time ago that you can’t prove a negative. You can prove that you did something, but it’s the devil to prove you didn’t do something.”
“Cole says "I never believed in love, not really, just thought it was something James Bond made up a long time ago to get laid”
“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.”
“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig, you get dirty; and besides, the pig likes it.”