“I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.”

The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.

I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.

Life is only precious because it ends, kid.

Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)

A person’s shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.

People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.

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.

your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos’s traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend you would sacrifice the world.

But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.

Humans see what they want to see.

Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations

When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace

Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.

dealing with any man means dealing with multiple personalities.

See you on the other side. -Percy Jackson

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

I’ve got kids, goats. My wife always wanted a donkey, so I bought her one.

I grew up being an artist, but also rock-climbing and traveling the world and teaching my kids.

I’ve been fascinated with Maori culture since I was a kid.

The quality an artist must have is objectivity in judging his work, plus the honesty and courage not to kid himself about it.

I took a few piano lessons as a kid, but it didn’t last; I just learned piano from doing it over and over on my own, because I didn’t have many friends, and there was always a keyboard in the house.

I’ve been doing musical theater since I was a kid. And look for a CD from me in the future. I want to write all the songs!

If I could spit out a litter of kids, I would.

Got two kids; one’s a record producer who lives just up the road from me – great guitarist and piano player, too.