Quotes About Trust

If we oversold or underdelivered, then it wasn't a sale; it was a lie. Lying is easy; selling is hard. A great salesperson sells in a way that leads to trust and repeat business.

Never go to purchasing or legal alone. Remember, these people would buy a pacemaker from the lowest bidder.

the difference between old friends and new friends is that new friends just haven't let you down yet. She told me that everyone has let her down... ... except for me. And all I could think was, give me time.

the difference between old friends and new friends is that new friends just haven't let you down yet. She told me everyone has let her down... ...except for me. And all I could think was, give me time.

Once she was gone, I knelt next to Annabeth and felt her forehead. She was still burning up. You're cute when you're worried, she muttered. Your eyebrows get all scrunched together. You are not going to die while I owe you a favor, I said. Why did you take that knife? You would've done the same for me. It was true. I guess we both knew it. Still, I felt like somebody was poking my heart with a cold metal rod.

My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.

Rachel: They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb. Annabeth: Was it hard?

All I could think of was that the teachers must've found the illegal stash of candy I'd been selling out of my dorms room. Or maybe they'd realized I got my Essay on Tom Sawyer from the Internet without ever reading the book and now they were going to take away my grade. Or worse, they were going to make me read the book.

It's him, I said. Typhon. I was seriously hoping Chiron would say something good, like 'No, that's our huge friend Leroy! He's going to help us!

Jeez, Hazel, Percy said, tell your horse to watch his language. Hazel tried not to laugh. What did he say? With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top. Frank looked incredulous. I thought the horse couldn't fly! This time Arion whinnied so angrily, even Hazel could guess he was cursing. Dude, Percy told the horse, I've gotten suspended for saying less than that...

Piper gripped his hand and followed him, "If I fall, you're catching me." "Uh, sure." Jason hoped he wasn't blushing. Leo stepped out next. "You're catching me, too, Superman. But I ain't holding your hand.

What about a compromise? I'll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I'll apologize.

I learned a long time ago: Never bet against Annabeth.

Percy smiled. He knew the stakes were high. He knew this day could go horribly wrong. But he also knew that Annabeth was on that ship.If things went right , this would be the best day of his life. He threw one arm around Hazel and one arm around Frank. Come on, he said. Let me introduce you to my other family.

Something was wrong with Luke, Annabeth muttered, poking at the fire with her knife. Did you notice the way he was acting? He looked pretty pleased to me, I said. Like he'd spent a nice day torturing heroes. That's not true! There was something wrong with him. He looked...nervous. He told his monsters to spare me. He wanted to tell me something. Probably, 'Hi, Annabeth! Sit here with me and watch while I tear your friends apart. It'll be fun!

You speak horse? Hazel asked. Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing, Percy said. Uh, I mean a Neptune thing. Then you and Arion should get along fine, Hazel said. He's a son of Neptune too. Percy turned pale. Excuse me?

Percy (to Annabeth): If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head, I'd pick you. Silena: Awww . . . Percy, that is so sweet! Annabeth: Shut up, Silena.

Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works. I am praying. I'm talking to you, right? Oh...yes. Good point. Amphitrite - incoming!

But you'll be killed! I'll be fine. Besides, we've got no choice. Annabeth glared at me like she was going to punch me. And then she did something that surprised me even more. She kissed me.

Ever come home and found your room messed up? Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to clean it, and suddenly you can't find anything? And even if nothing is missing, you get that creepy feeling like somebody's been looking through your private stuff and dusting everything with lemon furniture polish?

Thalia's shoulders relaxed. I owe you one. Two. One and a half, Thalia said. She smiled, and for a second, I remembered that I actually liked her when she wasn't yelling at me.

Annabeth's voice caught on the word friend. Percy was a lot more than that. Even boyfriend really didn't cover it. They'd been through so much together, at this point Percy was part of her--a sometimes annoying part, sure, but definitely a part she could not live without.

Once I got over the fact that my Latin teacher was a horse, we had a nice tour, though I was careful not to walk behind him. I'd done pooper-scooper patrol in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade a few times, and, I'm sorry, I did not trust Chiron's back the the way I trusted his front.

Good fighting with you, Seaweed Brain. Ditto.