“Just because the world often seemed to reward ugliness was no excuse to give up on beauty.”

“The world had edges but you couldnt see them going, only when you were trying to come back.”

“There was a worm addicted to grape leaves, she continued, and suddenly it woke up. Call it a miracle, whatever, something woke it up and it wasnt a worm anymore. It was the whole vineyard, and the ...”

“...the beginning and the end of time. These are the same thing, as everybody knows who came into this universe via a wormhole.”

“A girl in a crown of stars was coming toward him, but before she could see who he was he slipped through his curtains of flesh.”

“Apes or human we all made the same mistake, tempted by shifting leaves or the smell of sex, by music or a ripe banana.”

“Knowing it and seeing it are two different things.”

“Believe me, It would be better if we didn't meet again. Go back to school. Go back to your life. And next time they ask you, say no. Killing is for grown-ups and you're still a child.”

“My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.Am I a troubled kid?Yeah. Y...”

“Nature was quick to pass the sponge of her deluges over these awkward sketches (dinosaurs), these first nightmares of Life.”

“...we haven't had any accidents for months now...Everything on that island is perfectly fine.”

“You're not allowed to call them dinosaurs any more," said Yo-less. "It's speciesist. You have to call them pre-petroleum persons.”