Book of Quotes

The Lost Hero

The Hero's of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

“Jason scratched his head. 'You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, ‘festus’ means ‘happy’? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon?'” 

“'Rainbows. Very macho.' 'Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the pegasi.'  'Rainbows, ponies...' 'I'm gonna toss you off this chariot.'”

“'Can we just call them storm spirits?' Leo asked. 'Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.'”

“'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!'”

“'I'm the son of Jupiter, I'm a child of Rome, consul to demigods, praetor of the First Legion. I slew the Trojan sea monster, I toppled the black throne of Kronos, and destroyed Titan Krios with my own hand. And now I'm going to destroy you Porphyrion, and feed you to your own wolves.' 'Wow, dude,' Leo muttered, 'You been eating red meat?'”

“I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? You're so lucky!” 

“'It'll be dangerous,' Nyssa warned him. 'Hardship, monsters, terrible suffering. Possibly none of you will come back alive.' 'Oh.' Suddenly Leo didn't look so excited. Then he remembered everyone was watching. 'I mean... Oh, cool! Suffering? I love suffering! Let's do this.'” 

 "'So...giants who can throw mountains. Friendly wolves that will eat us if we show weakness. Evil espresso drinks. Gotcha. Maybe this isn't the best time to bring up my psycho babysitter.' 'Is that another joke?'” 

“'Gaea?' Leo shook his head. 'Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around her and dear and rabbits doing her laundry.' 'Leo, that’s Snow White,' Piper said.”

“'Piper gripped his hand and followed him, 'If I fall, you’re catching me.' 'Uh, sure.' Jason hoped he wasn’t blushing. Leo stepped out next. 'You’re catching me, too, Superman. But I ain’t holding your hand.'” 

“'I can’t believe I thought you were hot.' Khione’s face turned red. 'Hot? You dare insult me? I am cold, Leo Valdez. Very, very cold.'” 

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

“'Vulcan?' Leo demanded. 'I don't even LIKE Star Trek!'”

"'Ohh, Thalia Grace, when I get out of here, you'll be sorry you were ever born.' 'Save it! You've been nothing but a curse to every child of Zeus for ages. You sent a bunch of intestinally challenged cows after my friend Annabeth!' 'She was disrespectful!' 'You dropped a statue on my legs.' 'It was an accident!' 'AND you took my brother'”  

“Zeus looked like a really buff, really angry hippie.” 

“'Cool' Leo said. 'I always wanted a sister who could beat me up.'” 

“'I'm not good with children,' the god confessed. 'Or people. Well, any organic life forms, really.'”

“Survive first. Figure out crayon drawing of destiny later.” 

“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."

“You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.” 

“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.” 

“'Oh, and Drew, honey?' The former counselor looked back reluctantly. 'In case you think I’m not a true daughter of Aphrodite,' Piper said, 'don’t even look at Jason Grace. He may not know it yet, but he’s mine. If you even try to make a move, I will load you into a catapult and shoot you across Long Island Sound.' Drew turned around so fast, she ran into the doorframe. Then she was gone.” 

“'Cabin Fifteen does that to everyone,' Annabeth warned. 'If you ask me, this place is even more dangerous than the Ares cabin. At least with Ares, you can learn where the land mines are.' 'Land mines?'” 

“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?' 'Sure, you're all-bam! Lightning man. And 'Watch me fly. I am the eagle that soars-' 'Shut up, Valdez.' Leo managed a little smile. 'Yeah, see. I do annoy you.' 'I apologize for apologizing.' '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.”

“'Destroy it?' Leo was appalled. 'You've got a life-size bronze dragon, and you want to destroy it?' 'It breathes fire,' Nyssa explained. 'It's deadly and out of control.' 'But it's a dragon!'” 

“'Shut up, me,' Leo said aloud. 'What?' Piper asked. 'Nothing,' he said. 'Long night. I think I’m hallucinating. It’s cool.' Sitting in front, Leo couldn’t see their faces, but he assumed from their silence that his friends were not pleased to have a sleepless, hallucinating dragon driver. 'Just joking.' Leo decided it might be good to change the subject.” 

“'What's Cabin Nine?' Leo asked. 'And I'm not a Vulcan!' 'Come on, Mr. Spock, I'll explain everything.'” 

“'Hold up,' Leo said. 'You guys lost a dragon? A Real full size dragon?'” 

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

“Even little Herley, who couldn't have been more than eight, looked like he could go six rounds with Chuck Norris without breaking a sweat.”

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I've finally updated this book.  Anyway, I'll begin writing the next chapter of Mockingjay Peeta's POV.  Until then, ta-ta. 

~ Alexis