Maria

“Power makes good people uneasy rather than joyful or boastful. That’s why good people so rarely rise to power.”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“Pain is an interesting thing. You think you have reached your limit and you can’t possibly feel more tortured. Then you discover there is still another level of agony. And another level after that.”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“Have you completely made up for all the bad things you've done? No. But you keep adding to the good things column. That's all any of us can do.”
― Rick Riordan, The Tyrant’s Tomb

“Never underestimate the power of thousands of human minds all believing the same thing. They can remake reality. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not." - Apollo”
― Rick Riordan, The Tyrant’s Tomb