Beth

“Each time a group approached, they’d stop at the edge of the courtyard and stare in disappointment at the statue. One British tour guide announced, “Ah, scaffolding. It appears this area is undergoing restoration. Pity. Let’s move along.” And off they went. At least the statue didn’t rumble, “DIE, UNBELIEVERS!” and zap the mortals to dust. Reyna had once dealt with a statue of the goddess Diana like that. It hadn’t been her most relaxing day.”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“If a hero isn’t ready to lose everything for a greater cause, is that person really a hero?”
― Rick Riordan, The Tower of Nero

“See now, how men lay blame upon us gods for what is after all nothing but their own folly.”
― Homer, The Odyssey

“love, the desire of the hearts of dwarves. Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit