“But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself --- avoid trying to be something you're not. For a goddess, that's especially...”

“My point is that love is the most powerful motivator in the world. It spurs mortals to greatness. Their noblest, bravest acts are done for love.”

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

“Great victory requires great risk.-Hera”

“Humor was a good way to hide the pain.”

“I have lightning and wind powers," Jason reminded him. "Piper can turn beautiful and charm people into giving her BMWs. You're no more a freak than we are. And, hey, maybe you can fly, too. Like ju...”

“Now-whats our game plan? Coach Hedge belched. Hed already had three espressos and a plate of doughnuts, along with two napkins and another flower from the vase on the table. He wouldve eaten the si...”

“Anybody have any money?Frank checked his pockets. Three denarii from Camp Jupiter. Five dollars Canadian.Hedge patted his gym shorts and pulled out what he found. Three quarters, two dimes, a rubbe...”

“[Piper] rushed to get dressed. By the time she got up on deck, the others had already gatheredall hastily dressed except for Coach Hedge, who had pulled the night watch. Franks Vancouver Winter Oly...”

“Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.”

“Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty damn good.”

“Aside from the obvious, Francesca, what do you want in return for supplying information? Bones asked, getting back to the subject. You to take me, she replied at once. Not gonna happen! I spat, squ...”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”