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"How we choose to perceive affects how we partake of reality, narrowly or completely."

"Life is an illusion which wisely prevents you from seeing yourself fully."

"Materialistic perception of life makes us spiritually shortsighted."

"Beauty is only there when you have the ability to see and appreciate it."

"Close your eyes to see the world with your imaginative mind."

"Light wears out the eyes but does not wear out the soul."

"If you look for beauty, you will find it."

"What other people think is important to them. What you think has great importance to you."

"Maya (deceit) means that one cannot see the nature of things as they are but sees them in a different form."

"What you focus on gets prettier, what you love gets closer."
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"Leo grabbed the neasrest thing he could find- a Porta-Potty seat- and threw it at the face. Leve me alone!"


"She had to go on this quest. The fate of the world might depend on it. But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didn't want to be without her."


"Flirting with random women in a tavern? That sounds like Helios. Well, it sounds like most of the gods, actually."


"To call the place an anthill would be like calling the Versailles Palace a single-family home. Earthen ramparts rose almost to the tops of the surrounding trees--a hundred feet at least. The circumference could have accommodated a Roman hippodrome. A steady stream of soldiers and drones swarmed in and out of the mound. Some carried fallen trees. One, inexplicably, was dragging a 1967 Chevy Impala."


"Percy blinked. "So your brother is a winged horse. But you're also my half brother, which means all the flying horses in the world are my. You know what? Lets' forget it."


"Poseidon held out his arms and gave me a hug. I realized, a little embarrassed, that I'd never actually hugged my dad before. He was warm-like a regular human-and he smelled of a salty beach and fresh sea air."


"What's the best part of being in Hermes cabin?Connor: You are never lonely. I mean seriously, new kids are always coming in. So you always have someone to talk to.Travis: Or prank.Connor: Or pickpocket. One big happy family."


"This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or...""Repair boy.""Very funny, Piper."


"He'd learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family."
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