“Very often the things we most desire come only after much patience and struggle.”

“To Thetis,Long overdue, I know, but every often the things we most desire come only after much patience and struggle. That is a human truth, I think. Even Peleus knew that.-Seth”

“The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows. Remember that.”

“Most good things come with the risk of something bad.”

“Because...Beacause it's so good, and there's only one chance to read a book for the first time, and I want it to last. That experience. I'd finish it in a day otherwise, and that'd be like...like eating a carton of ice cream in one sitting. Too much richness over too quickly. This way, I can draw it out. Make the book last longer. Savor it. I have to since they don't come out that often.”

“Being with him after so long, after everything we'd endured...it was like coming home.”

“God, I got lucky. If I'd hurt it, it would have put me out of practice for a while.”Smiling, he returned to his chair. "I know. You kept telling me that while I was carrying you. You were very upset.”"You...you carried me here?”"After we broke the bench apart and freed your foot.”Man. I'd missed out on a lot. The only thing better than imagining Dimitri carrying me in his arms was imagining him shirtless while carrying me in his arms.”