“He was, after all, the ultimate rebel -- it takes a lot of cojones to stand up to Zeus.”

“There were a lot of answers I might've given, from "I knew that" to "LIAR!" to "Yeah right, and I'm Zeus." - Percy, after Quintus says that he is Daedalus”

“A warrior takes his lot, whatever it may be, and accepts it in ultimate humbleness. He accepts in humbleness what he is, not as a grounds for regret but as a living challenge.”

“When you forget what you ultimately stand for, you rejoice in blinding ignorance. Missing the bigger picture for the near pleasure is what humans and all living beings stand for. I guess there is no alternate way either. Because it is after all a game that all are destined to play until they end up dead.”

“Love's not for pansies. If you don't have the cojones to take what you want, then you don't deserve it.”

“Stand up and walk. Move on. After all, you have perfect legs to stand on.”