She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. She couldn’t solve every problem.
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Wisdom’s daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
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That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.” Which one is me?” I asked. The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested. Oh, shut up.
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The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.
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It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
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I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you must write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Whathat!” Tyson gasped. “Those are the stables for the pegasi,” I replied, “You know, winged horses?” “Whasthat!” “Um… those are the toilets.
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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees.
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Sadie,” he said forlornly, “when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children’s.
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Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?
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No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.
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I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
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