"Maybe it's okay to still be a kid every once in a while."

Innocence, Happiness, Truth, Life, Today

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"Maybe it's okay to still be a kid every once in a while."

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"Somebody said once or wrote, once: 'We're all of us children in a vast kindergarten trying to spell God's name with the wrong alphabet blocks!"

Tennessee Williams, American Dramatist

Innocence, Humility, Faith, Childhood, Mystery

"Innocence is the ability to see things for what they are."

R. A. Delmonico, American Author

Innocence, Clarity, Perception, Truth

"When Tana was six, vampires were Muppets, endlessly counting, or cartoon villains in black cloaks with red polyester lining."

Holly Black, American Author

Innocence, Childhood, Perception, Fear

"Scarce was the verdict spoken,When that still calm was broken,A childish form hath burst into the throng;With tears and looks of sadness,That bring no news of gladness,But tell too surely something hath gone wrong!"

Lewis Carroll, English Author

Innocence, Loss, Emotion, Tragedy

"Innocence is a splendid thing, only it has the misfortune not to keep very well and to be easily misled."

Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher

Innocence, Naivety, Loss, Deception

"As children play games with imaginary things, initially a seeker indulges in little things. So simple people believe in simple things."

Fakeer Ishavardas, Indian Spiritual Leader

Innocence, Imagination, Seeker, Belief

"I like children; I like 'em, and I respect 'em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

Innocence, Children, Truth, Honesty

"That Jim Crow there in the window," answered the urchin, holding out a cent, and pointing to the gingerbread figure that had attracted his notice, as he loitered along to school; "the one that has not a broken foot."

Nathaniel Hawthorne, American Novelist

Innocence, Childhood, Observation, Desire

"And if not for the caterpillars and butterflies, who will I talk to? You'll be far away. And as for larger creatures, I'm not afraid. I have my thorns...to protect me."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Novelist

Innocence, Nature, Distance, Protection

"This woman might have a daughter, but she was as innocent and pure as newly fallen snow."

Gena Showalter, American Novelist

Innocence, Purity, Protection, Family

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"I know you'll do what's best for Annabeth.""How can you be sure?""Because she'd do the same for you."

Trust

"Unless you stop him. Perhaps next we meet.""You'll be just as annoying?" I guessed.He fixed my with those warm brown eyes. "Or perhaps you could bring me up to speed on those modern courtship rituals."I sat there stunned until he gave me a glimpse of a smile-just enough to let me know he was teasing. Then he disappeared."Oh, very funny!" I yelled."

Humor

"The plan had three phases: dangerous, really dangerous and insanely dangerous."

Danger

"Stars," she whispered. "I can see the stars again, my lady."A tear trickled down Artemis's cheek. "Yes, my brave one. They are beautiful tonight."Stars," Zoe repeated. Her eyes fixed on the night sky. And she did not move again."

Nature

"I couldn't miss Percy's fifteenth birthday, Poseidon said. "Why, if this were Sparta, Percy would be a man today!"That's true, Paul said. "I used to teach ancient history.Poseidon's eyes twinkled. "That's me. Ancient history."

History

"You'll do well, Percy. Just remember your strengths and beware your weaknesses."

Strength

"It seemed weird calling a teenager 'sir' but I'd learned to be careful with immortals. They tended to get offended easily. Then, they blew stuff up."

Respect

"Young man, names are powerful things. You don't just go around using them for no reason."

Respect

"Nico knew something about ghosts. Letting them get inside your head was dangerous. He wanted to help Reyna, but since his own strategy was to deal with his problems alone, spurning anyone who tried to get close, he couldn't exactly criticize Reyna for doing the same thing."

Isolation

"Yeah, you bet Romani.' Percy bared his forearm and showed them the brand he'd got at Camp Jupiter- the SPQR mark, with the trident of Neptune. 'You mix Greek and Roman, and you know what you get? You get BAM!' He stomped his foot, and the empousai scrambled back. One fell off the boulder where she'd been perched."

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