“We are servants of Ma’at—order and justice. We don’t kill our enemies for things they might do in the future.”

“Ma’at demands a leader.”“Yeah so I’ve heard.”

“Maybe, standing next to the obelisk of Ma’at, surrounded by the Sea of Chaos, we both realized that restraining ourselves from vengeance is what made us different from Apophis. Rules had their place. They kept us from unraveling.”

“All we can do, child, is follow our destiny.”

“Coach Hedge came pounding up the stairs with Hazel at his hooves.“Where are they?” he demanded. “Who do I kill?”“No killing!” Annabeth ordered. “Just defend the ship!”“But they interrupted a Chuck Norris movie!”

“Percy, lesser beings do many horrible things in the name of the gods. That does not mean we gods approve. The way our sons and daughters act in our names... well, it usually says more about THEM than it does about us.”

“We create order out of chaos, beauty and meaning out of ugly randomness.”