Hephaestus glowered up at us. “I didn’t make you, did I?” Uh,” Annabeth said, “no, sir.” Good,” the god grumbled. “Shoddy workmanship..

It has been said that the reason we establish relationships is to assure ourselves of a witness to our lives..

In a promise, what you thought, and not what you said, is always to be considered..

In a polling conducted by the Wall Street Journal, 11 out of 12 Americans said they oppose the taking of private property, even if it is for public e….

There is no meaningful yes unless the individual could also have said no..

You seem to be clean," Terminus decided. "Do you have anything to declare?" "Yes," Percy said. "I declare this is stupid..

If you’re not in Gryffindor, we’ll disinherit you,” said Ron, “but no pressure..

I genuinely don't feel that anything that's been written or said about me has overshadowed my music, and that's the most important thing as far as I'….

It is difficult to thinkof any circumstances where learning may be said to be impossible..

The only thing history teaches us, a wise man once said, is that history doesn’t teach us anything..

He said it was artificial respiration, but now I find I am to have his child..

Because God that is immutable changes what He willed, He is said to repent, although what changes is a thing and not His counsel..

I think there is a great quote - and I feel horrible that I don't know who said this - but it was a great quote, it says, "The only difference betwee….

It is important to say all the great thoughts again, without knowing that they have already been said..

Official morality has always been oppressive and negative: it has said "thou shalt not," and has not troubled to investigate the effect of activities….

Order and disorder', said the speaker, 'they each have their beauty..

As I have often said, electrons and gerbils don't cheat. People do..

Yes, I'm alive," Mat said. "I'm usually pretty good at staying alive. I've only failed one time that I can remember, and it hardly counts..

What's the point of God making us human if He doesn't want us to act like we're human?' 'To see if we can rise above our natures,'Megan said..

Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. 'Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious.' And I said, 'Ri….

It gets harder all the time, Bev Shaw once said. Harder, yet easier. One gets used to things getting harder; one ceases to be surprised that what use….