Quotes About Power

The pinecone is a fearsome tool of destruction! -Bacchus

A little secret, Magnus. There is no good and evil. There's only capable and incapable. I am capable.

You're sure?' I asked. 'I mean, the Lord of the Sword is great. But you could also be, I don't know, the Slammer of the Hammer'.

How do we beat her? I asked. You pretty much don't, Horus said. She is the incarnation of the sun's wrath. Back in the day when Ra was active, she would have been much more impressive, but still. .She's unstoppable. A born killer. A slaying machine— "Okay, I get it!" I yelled.

Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father's throne.

Wonderful, Annabeth thought. Her own mother, the most levelheaded Olympian, was reduced to a raving, vicious scatterbrain in a subway station. And, of all the gods who might help them, the only ones not affected by the Greek-Roman schism seemed to be Aphrodite, Nemesis and Dionysus. Love, revenge, wine. Very helpful.

So now I get the scepter? Jason asked. Cupid laughed. Unfortunately, you could not wield it. Only a child of the Underworld can summon the dead legions. And only an officer of Rome can lead them.

She stared at me. Fly, ;ole, in an airplane, which you were warned never to do lest Zeus strike you out of the sky, AND carrying a weapon that has more destructive power than a nuclear bomb? Yeah, I said. Pretty much exactly like that.

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.

When weak, act strong.

NOW, MY BRETHREN! Poseidon's voice was so loud I wasn't sure if I was hearing it from the smoke image or from all the way across town. STRIKE FOR OLYMPUS!

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.

Hey, for a scythe, cookies, and a chance to commit murder, Kronos could hide his true feelings.

I was flying right toward him (the pig) at the speed of demigod-smashing.

I thought about all the things I was suddenly able to do—like fight with a sword and summon a magical shell of armor. Those were not things I covered in home school.

I plucked a ruby off the nearest plant and threw it at Hades.

After his experience with Minos, Nico realized that most spectres held only as much power as you allowed them to have. They pried into your mind, using fear or anger or longing to influence you. Nico had learned to shield himself. Sometimes he could even turn the tables and bend ghosts to his will.

ZEUS SUX and TYPHOEUS WUZ HERE.

The good thing is Jason and I both outrank you so we can both tell you to shut up.

Jason tried to summon more lightning. Nothing happened. If he ever met his dad, he'd have to petition for an increased daily allowance of bolts.

How do you have five children in a row, each on a different say?" "They're gods," Carter said. "They can do stuff like that.

Even the gods couldn't devise a fates so twisted.

Traitor! Hera shouted. You meddlesome, D-list goddess! You aren't worthy to pour my wine, much less rule the world.