People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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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.
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind.” -Hera, goddess of marriage
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Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.
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It isn’t easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed. -Hephaestus
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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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Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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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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Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I’d known what was coming, I would’ve called in sick. I could’ve avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness. But no, I had to take my stupid English exam.
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We choose to believe in Ma’at. We create order out of chaos, beauty out of ugly randomness. That’s what Egypt is all about.
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It’s natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.
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She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. She couldn’t solve every problem.
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
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