The way Leo figured it, he spent more time crashing than he did flying. If there was a rewards card for frequent crashers, he'd be, like, double platinum level.

I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.

Good luck, boss. Don't let'em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)

Lovely. Imprisoned in a nursery school dungeon.

A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.

You both passed out,” Percy said. “I don’t know why, but Ella told me not to worry about it. She said you were…sharing?” “Sharing,” Ella agreed. She crouched in the stern, preening her wing feathers with her teeth, which didn’t look like a very effective form of personal hygiene. She spit out some red fluff. “Sharing is good. No more blackouts. Biggest American blackout, August 14, 2003. Hazel shared. No more blackouts.” Percy scratched his head. “Yeah…we’ve been having conversations like that all night. I still don’t know what she’s talking about.

Fairness means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.