“Set screamed something in Ancient Egyptian. I was fairly sure it wasn’t a compliment. “I will rend your limbs from their sockets!” he shouted. “I will—” “Die?” Carter suggested.”

Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.

No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.

Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.

Hope survives best at the hearth.

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.

You began your journey here as a pup. Now you must find your way back. A new quest, a new start.

The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation,” she said. “Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.

They know they’ve won,” Carter guessed. “They’re making a show of it.” “Yes,” Amos said. “Well, let’s blow up the boats or something!” I said. Amos looked at me. “Is that your strategy, honestly?

Sadie got up and kissed Amos on the forehead. “Leave it to us, Uncle. I’ve got a plan.” “That,” I said, “sounds like very bad news.

She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. She couldn’t solve every problem.

Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.

The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.

Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.

Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.

People complimenting us today might blame us tomorrow.

Compliment people wherever you go. Praise every single thing you see. Be a ray of sunshine to everyone you meet.

Love is appreciating, complimenting, feeling gratitude, and speaking good words to others.

I’m not here to boost your confidence with compliments. I’m here to figure out why you won’t open up. I rather see what the problem is, within the sea of broken promises.

Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.