Quotes About Challenge

You do the easy thing, the appealing thing, the peaceful thing, mostly it turns sour in the end. But if you take the hard path - ah, that's how you reap the sweet rewards. Duty. Sacrifice. They mean something.

Never bet against a cat.

Great, Percy said. Seven of us against Hercules. And a satyr! Hedge added. We can take him.

Not that my regularly scheduled life was so great, but it beat getting judged unworthy by twelve bearded guys named Erik.

You put the Set animal in your locker? Do you know how much strength that requires?" "Yeah," I said. "I was there.

Weapons are allowed. Dirty tricks are expected. But try not to kill anybody!" Tantalus smiled at us like we were all naughty children. "Any killing will result in harsh punishment. No s'mores at the campfire for a week! Now ready your chariots!

The taller they are, the longer they fall.

Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon, Frank said. Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes.

Leo felt trapped. He'd once been stuck in a cave on top of Pikes Peak, surrounded by a pack of werewolves. Another time he'd been stuck in an abandoned factory with a family of evil Cyclopes. But this—standing in an open clearing with a dozen pretty girls—was much worse.

That was one of the many reasons she loved him, even if he was an Olympian-sized pain in the podex

I don't see that we have much choice, I said, since we don't have anyone who can grow wings. I will push you off this mountain, Sam warned. All right, Blitzen decided, let's try it. I mean the rune, not pushing Magnus off the mountain.

Now, as far as I knew, he (Luke) was still sailing around on his demon-infested cruise ship while the chopped-up Lord Kronos re-formed, bit by bit, in a golden sarcophagus, biding his time until he had enough power to challenge the Olympian gods. In demigod-speak, we call this a "problem." - Percy, 'The Battle of the Labyrinth

As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas.

Fighting giants was one thing. Bacchus making into a game was something else.

I've found that when one us searching for danger, it's never hard to find.

Nico enjoyed how nervous the Romans acted around him, even though they were older and bigger and more experienced fighters.

Oh, yeah? Leo growled. Well, maybe you got the smoke, buddy, but I've got the fire.

The Set animal's jaws were pried open so fast that it yelped and let go of my arm. I stood, now encased in a magical barrier twice my normal size, and kicked Leroy into a wall. Good! said Horus. Now dispatch the beast to the netherworld! Quiet man. I'm doing all the work.

It was the heaviest thing I'd ever felt, as if I were being crushed under a thousand trucks. I wanted to black out from the pain, but I breathed deeply. I can do this.

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

Being turned into a lizard can really mess up your day.

If you don't like it you can kiss my quiver

I (Percy) set Nico on guard duty with Beckendorf and the Stoll brothers, figuring he'd be safely out of the way. ... What's happening? Nico demanded, trying to climb up next to me.

Zoë threw up her hands in exasperation. I hate this language. It changes too often!