Quotes About Risk

I can try to disable it, I said, but if I mess up, this whole apartment is going to fill with gas. We'll die. Thalia swallowed. I trust you. Just... don't mess it up.

I kissed her, because 1) when you're a demigod going into battle, every kiss might be your last, and 2) I like kissing her.

Some risks are worth taking, even if it means losing a life.

Blitzen and Hearthstone collapsed at the bow. They started arguing with each other about which of them had taken the stupider risks, but they were so tired the debate deteriorated into a half-hearted poking contest, like a couple of second-graders.

He could't have survied a hundred foot drop. I'm sorry Annabeth.

Texting, even browsing the Internet - all these things can attract monsters.

Percy's thoughts: I don't recommend shadow travel if your scared of: A) The dark B) Cold shivers up your spine C) Strange noises D) Going so fast you feel like your is peeling off In other words I thought it was awesome

Live fully and without fear.

As my vision went dark, Sam and Hearth helped me leap off the cliff. Because, you know, what are friends for?

The others strapped themselves below - except for Coach Hedge, who insisted on clinging to the forward rail, yelling, YEAH! Bring it on, Lake!

Stick with us, Magnus, and…well, you won't do fine. You'll get killed quickly. But stick with us anyway. We'll wade into battle and slaughter as many as possible!

Even the bravest can fall.

Never assume you're safe, and never, ever tempt the Fates by announcing that you think you're safe.

Don't go jumping off any rooftops. Don't run into the highway or set yourself on fire. It doesn't work that way. You won't end up where I ended up.

Days ago, when she faced Khione on the Argo II, Piper had started talking without thinking, following her heart no matter what her brain said. Now she did the same thing. She moved in front of the statue and faced the giant, though the rational part of her screamed: RUN, YOU IDIOT!

Hazel twirled her hair pensively. "I don't like the idea of you risking your life alone, but you're right. We saw what recovering the golden eagle standard did for the Roman legion. If this statue is the most powerful symbol of Athena ever created—" "It could kick some serious booty," Leo offered. Hazel frowned. "That wasn't the way I'd put it, but yes.

Don't be afraid to rock the boat if Jesus is your captain.

How deceptive that could be. One could lose everything in the blink of an eye, the slip of a foot.

See you later, pet. Don't do anything I wouldn't!," which gave Freda a pretty broad canvas to work on.

Art was dangerous—it gave you ideas.

In Jackson's experience it was often best to avoid the thing you were afraid of. Discretion really was sometimes the better part of valor.

Daddy said he would rather we were alive and cowards than dead and heroes.

What was an actuary? Juliet wondered. It sounded as if it belonged in a zoo, along with a cassowary and a dromedary.)

Lily was a Fabian, a society suffragette who risked nothing