#bat

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#fight #may #more #once #than

If you will not die for us, you cannot ask us to die for you ↗

— Jacqueline Carey

#loyalty #war #loyalty

Hephaestus glowered up at us. “I didn’t make you, did I?” Uh,” Annabeth said, “no, sir.” Good,” the god grumbled. “Shoddy workmanship. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#hephaestus #percy-jackson #battle

I turned and found Dionysus standing there, still in his black suit. Walk with me,” he said. Where to?” I asked suspiciously. Just to the campfire,” he said. “I was beginning to feel better, so I thought I would talk with you a bit. You always manage to annoy me.” Uh, thanks. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#the-battle-of-the-labyrinth #battle

that's me. ancient history." [Poseidon to Paul] ↗

— Rick Riordan

#battle

Peace is the only battle worth waging. ↗

— Albert Camus

#battle

The battle cry sort of gave you away. Try not to yell next time. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#battle

When I got across, I looked back and saw Tyson giving Grover a piggyback ride (or was it a goatyback ride?). ↗

— Rick Riordan

#percy-jackson #question #tyson #battle

When I want to be lectured on strategy, I'll consult someone who's actually won battles," Amelie said. "Not one who ran away from them." "Snap," Eve said. "You know what they're talking about?" Shane asked. "Don't need to know to get that one. She smacked him so hard his momma felt it. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#eve-rosser #morganville-vampires #shane-collins #snap #battle

Percy: The Heka-what? Annabeth: The Hundred-Handed Ones. They called them that because... well, they had a hundred hands. They were the elder brothers of the Cyclopes. Tyson: Very powerful. Wonderful! As tall as the sky. So strong they can break mountains! Percy: Cool. Unless you're a mountain. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#battle