“No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero.- Poseidon”
“When he pulled away, he smiled kindly at me. I felt so good, I'll admit I teared up a little. I guess until that moment I hadn't allowed myself to realize just how terrified I had been the last few days."Dad-""Shhh," he said. "No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero. Not even Hercules-”
“The earth is enjoyed by heroes”—this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.”
“There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.”
“It's not the heroes don't know fear, it's that they don't let fear stop them from doing the job.”