“I don't think my moped could outrun a cheetah.""Hun," Claire says. "There are more important things you need to outrun, and a moped isn't going to help you with any of those.”

“As if you could outrun me...”

“Does moping actually help humansfeel better?”"I'm not moping."“Of course you’re not. A girl like you,spending time with a warrior demigod like me. What’s to mope about? Leaving awheelchair behind couldn’t possibly show up on the radar compared to that.”

“Instead of playing to win, I was playing not to lose. It reminds me of the story I once heard about two friends being chased by a bear, when one turned to the other and said, "I just realized that I don't need to outrun the bear; I only need to outrun you.”

“There is never a need to outrun anything you can outwit.”

“Let's have a partnership, Kate. I offer honesty, Kate. I don't have to outrun the Beast Lord I just pissed off, Kate. I only have to outrun you and hit you with my car as I hightail it out of here.”