Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero

"Yeah, well. I don’t try to be awesome. It just comes natural."

"Don't die on me," she ordered. "You are not dying on me."Yes, ma'am." He felt light-headed, but she was about the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen. Her hair was smoldering. Her face was smudged with soot. She had a cut on her arm, her dress was torn, and she was missing a boot. Beautiful."

"Leo. Jason said, you're wierd. Yeah, you tell me that a lot. Leo grinned. But if you don't remember me, that means I can reuse all my old jokes. Come on!"

"Holy mother!"Hmph. More like holy father. I'd think you'd know the difference."-Hephaetus"

"If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork."

"That's it, cupcake. You're going down."

"Leo: I'm almost out of gas! Woah, that came out wrong. I meant the burning kind!"

"She wondered if it was her stupid mother, the goddess of love, messing with her thoughts. If Piper started getting urges to read fashion magazines, she was going to have to find Aphrodite and smack her."

"Leo frowned at the giant's spire. "Can't we blow it up or something"Without me, you do not have the power," Hera said. "You might as well try to destroy a mountain."Done that once today," Jason said."

"Leo lowered his screwdriver. He looked at the ceiling and shook his head like, What am I gonna do with this guy? "I try very hard to be annoying," Leo said. "Don't insult my ability to annoy. And how am I supposed to resent you if you go apologizing? I'm a lowly mechanic. You're like the prince of the sky, son of the Lord of the Universe. I'm supposed to resent you." "Lord of the Universe" (Jason) "Sure, you're all-bam! Lightning man. And 'Watch me fly. I am the eagle that soars-" (Leo) "Shut up, Valdez." (Jason) Leo managed a little smile. "Yeah, see. I do annoy you." "I apologize for apologizing." (Jason) "Thank you." He went back to work, but the tension had eased between them. Leo still looked sad and exhausted-just not quite so angry."

"What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize."

"I have lightning and wind powers," Jason reminded him. "Piper can turn beautiful and charm people into giving her BMWs. You're no more a freak than we are. And, hey, maybe you can fly, too. Like jump off a building and yell 'Flame on!'"Leo snorted. "If I did that, you would see a flaming kid falling to his death, and I would be yelling something a little stronger than 'Flame on!"

"Great victory requires great risk.-Hera"

"Don't dwell on things. Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of sadness."

"My point is that love is the most powerful motivator in the world. It spurs mortals to greatness. Their noblest, bravest acts are done for love."

"But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself --- avoid trying to be something you're not. For a goddess, that's especially hard. We can change so easily.-Aphrodite"