“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.”

“How come when you mix water and flour together you get glue… and then you add eggs and sugar and you get cake? Where does the glue go?”

“When you already believe something, how can you suddenly stop? When you are a loyal friend, how can you no longer be one?”

“Friend, when you speak this carefully I know it is because you don't know what to say.”

“You motivate us. You inspire us.
And you are the voice of so many people who are in this room because of the voice that you express around these issues.
And so I thank you for that and your strength and your sense of purpose.”

“Loyalty to a side, he said, had been instilled in him by his southern mother, but he now thought you had to be loyal to all sides, to the truth as you saw it, which, when you came down to it, meant being loyal to yourself.”

“How many friends do you really have, seriously? You people… like "I have lots of friends." You don't. You have a lot of shallow relationships with people that talk behind your back and you call that drama a life because you hate your job.”

“If you can't make yourself understood by your friends, you'll be in trouble when your enemies come for you.”

“"… good teachers are priceless. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it."
"Because they're passionate about their subjects."”

“I will come to you, my friend, when I no longer need you. Then you will find a palace, not an almshouse.”