I had a fair idea how it felt to get spanked with a large flat surface, and my rump clenched in sympathy.
It’s always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.
I have more ideas than I’ll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.
I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
You began your journey here as a pup. Now you must find your way back. A new quest, a new start.
Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven.
Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
Writing is like a sport – you only get better if you practice.
Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned.
The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.
I didn’t understand how. But the toilets had responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing...
Twelve minutes. I can give you that.
But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
Great victory requires great risk. -Hera.
Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
The sea does not like to be restrained.
Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
It’s useless to lecture a human.