Quotes from book

The Lost Hero

“Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around her and dear and rabbits doing her laundry.”
“Leo, that’s Snow White,” Piper said.”

“Leo: Rainbows. Very macho.
Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the pegasi.
Leo: Rainbows, ponies…
Butch: I'm gonna toss you off this chariot.”

“What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.”

“Hold up," Leo said. "You guys lost a dragon? A Real full size dragon?”

“He pushed that thoughts away. He didn't like painful memories. Keep moving -- that was his motto. Don't dwell in things. Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of the sadness.”

“Who's the other kid in the photo?' he asked. 'The sandy-haired guy.'
Annabeth's expression tightened. Touchy subject.
'That's Luke,' she said. 'He's dead now.”

“Leo,” Jason said, “you’re weird.”
“Yeah, you tell me that a lot.” Leo grinned. “But if you don’t remember me, that means I can reuse all my old jokes…!”

“Plus, humor is a good way to hide the pain. - Leo”

“Yeah, well. I don’t try to be awesome. It just comes natural.”

“Don't dwell on things. Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of sadness.”

“Is that me?,' Leo said. 'Like me--having this dream--looking at me having a dream?”

“Great victory requires great risk.
-Hera”

“People of Earth, I come in peace!”

“Which meant his only assets were one whiny imprisoned goddess, one sort-of-girlfriend with a dagger, and Leo, who apparently thought he could defeat the armies of darkness with breath mints.”

“If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork.”

“You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.”

“That was Hera. Her Majesty, the Loose Cannon.”

“I keep forgetting about your amnesia. Heh. Forgetting about amnesia. That's funny.”

“Please excuse Jason from eternal damnation. He has had amnesia.”