Quotes About Survival

Beckendorf closed eyes tight and brought his hand up to his watch. from that distance, the explosion shook the world. Heat seared the back of my head. The Princess Andromeda blew up from both sides, a massive fireball of green flame roiling into the dark sky, consuming everything....I stared out the window into deep blue water. Beckendorf was supposed to go to college in the fall. He had a girlfriend, lots of friends, his whole life ahead of him. He couldn't be gone.

Look, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways.

What the creeping crud is that? [Percy] demanded. You're inside a giant glowing chicken-man! Hawk! I yelled. I decided that if I survived this day I would have to make sure this guy never met Sadie. They'd probably take turns insulting me for the rest of eternity.

You never know!" Neith snapped. "The point is, I'll survive the apocalypse. I can live off the land!" She jabbed a finger at me. "Did you know the palm tree has six different edible parts?" "Um—" "And I'll never be bored," Neith continued, "since I'm also the goddess of weaving. I have enough twine for a millennium of macramé!" I had no reply, as I wasn't sure what macramé was.

Even from far away, I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music.

One of these days, I would love to exit a world without being pursued by an angry mob.

If i'm going to survive, it won't be because i have a lion-skin cloak. I'm not Hercules.

Thalia had gotten herself turned into a pine tree when she was twelve. Me ... Well, I was doing my best not to follow her example. I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me into if I were ever on the verge of death--plankton, maybe. Or a floating patch of kelp.

Do yourself a favor,' I said. Forget it. Forget you ever saw me. Forget that you tried to kill me too? Yeah. That, too. But who are you? Percy- I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. Gotta go! What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go? I bolted for the exit.

Taken together, it's almost a sure sign. The letters float off the page when you read, right? That's because your mind is hardwired for ancient Greek. And the ADHD-you're impulsive, can't sit still in the classroom. That's your battlefield reflexes. In a real fight, they'd keep you alive. As for the attention problems, that's because you see too much, Percy, not too little. Your senses are better than a regular mortal's.

Anyway, I'm glad you found her. (Calypso) You promised to find a way back to her, and I just wanted to say that if we do survive all this, I'll do anything to help you. Thats a promise I will keep.

The end of the world made gelato taste a lot better

Eating next to a twenty-foot-long crocodile took some getting used to, but Philip was well trained. He only ate bacon, stray waterfowl, and the occasional invading monster.

I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me into if I were on the verge of death-plankton maybe. -Percy Jackson

Oh, lord. I was beginning to think like Neith. Soon I'd be huddled in an underground bunker eating army rations and cackling as I sewed together the pockets of all the boys who'd jilted me.

That is exactly how people beat Chinese handcuffs. They turn into iguanas.

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

I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals (Chapter 2)

Plus, humor ws a good way to hide the pain. And if that didn't work, there was always Plan B. Run aaway. Over and over.

I was proud that the four of us responded as a team. In perfect unison, like a well-oiled combat machine, we turned and ran for our lives.

I tried to smile like I wasn't about to die.

Now, wait a second,' said Annabeth. 'That's not what either of us said. In fact, I would say that you and Nico have one big advantage.' Percy nodded. 'You two have each other.' Nico squinted at him. 'Um … okay? What does that mean? Besides sounding like a cheesy Hallmark card.' 'It's exactly what it sounds like,' said Annabeth. 'Because that cheesiness is what's going to make the journey survivable.

You didn't believe I was dead Never

Somewhere behind me, Zia yelled, Hippo! Which I thought was a little late. She stumbled toward me over the rocking deck, the tip of her staff on fire. Our ghostly pal Setne floated behind her, grinning with delight. There is it! Setne shook his diamond pink rings. Told ya Apophis would send a monster to kill you. You're so smart! I shouted. Now, how do we stop it?