“Power makes good people uneasy rather than joyful or boastful. That’s why good people so rarely rise to power.”
― The Burning Maze
― The Burning Maze
“It’s been my observation" I said, “that you humans are more than the sum of your history. You can choose how much of your ancestry to embrace. You can overcome the expectations of your family and your society. What you cannot do, and should never do, is try to be someone other than yourself–Piper McLean.”
― The Burning Maze
― The Burning Maze
“Satyrs aren't dryads, but we have roots, too. Camp Half Blood is mine.”
― The Burning Maze
― The Burning Maze
“The smallest seedlings, Demeter often told me, grow into century oaks.”
― The Burning Maze
― The Burning Maze
“The people who deserved to die took forever to do so. Those who deserved to live always went too soon.”
― The Burning Maze
― The Burning Maze
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