Quotes About Time

The people who deserved to die took forever to do so. Those who deserved to live always went too soon.

Um, Grover said. Percy? Yeah? I thought you'd want to know. Yeah? Cerberus? He's saying we've got ten seconds to pray to the god of our choice.After that...well...he's hungry.

Being productive. Ugh. It's such a human concept. It implies you have limited time (LOL) and have to work hard to make something happen (double LOL).

Kronos became the Titan of time. He couldn't pop around the time stream like Doctor Who or anything, but he could occasionally make time slow down or speed up. Whenever you're in an incredibly boring lecture that seems to take forever, blame Kronos. Or when your weekend is way too short, that's Kronos's fault, too.

I'll let you and Zia have some quality time, she told me. Just the two of you and your coat.

Twelve minutes. I can give you that.

I haven't devoured a soul in...What month is this? March?

My experience with Khonsu had taught me not be greedy about time. It was best to appreciate what you had and not yearn for more.

Jason hated being old.

Each person's grief has its own life span; it needs to follow its own path.

The smallest seedlings, Demeter often told me, grow into century oaks.

Oh, but I don't abide by your time frame, giant, Reyna said. A Roman does not wait for death. She seeks it out, and meets it on her own terms.

If you'd sat there any longer,' Annabeth said, 'you would have spontaneously combusted. I hope the conversation was worth it?

We don't have much time. Mel will be out of the restroom soon." "You've got a magician named Mel?

Did you bring me a rat? He has no time for rats, George. No time for rats? That's just sad.

sorry,no thanks,if i was going to die it could wait until tomorrow morning.

Aha, I thought. Even among the pandai there were frustrated musicians. Amax suddenly reminded me of my father, Zeus, when he came storming down the hallway on Mount Olympus (literally storming, with thunder, lightning, and torrential rain) and ordered me to stop playing my infernal zither music. A totally unfair demand. Everyone knows 2:00 a.m. is the optimal time to practice the zither.

Alex allowed herself the space of three heartbeats to grieve. I could count them, because that gross muscle between Pottery Barn's hands was still beating.

I hated visiting Hephaestus's office. His desk toys were so mesmerizing I found myself staring at them for hours, sometimes decades. I missed the entire 1480s that way

I just wish we could move faster.' He chin-pointed to Nico. 'I don't see how this kid is going to last one more jump. How many more will it take us to get home?

Look, Miss Victory..." Percy tried for a smile. "We don't want to interrupt your crazy time. Maybe you can just finish this conversation with yourself and we'll come back later, with, um, some bigger weapons, and possibly some sedatives.

In Athens, you'll save money buying the Acropolis combo-ticket, which covers a number of ancient sites (buy at a less-crowded site to save time). City transit passes (for multiple rides or all-day usage) decrease your cost per ride.

Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever.

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.