Hephaestus Quotes

• It isn’t easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed. -Hephaestus

  Rick Riordan

  Mistake, People, Misunderstood

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• People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.

  Rick Riordan

  People, Machines, Break

  "The Battle of the Labyrinth". Book by Rick Riordan, May 6, 2008.

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• Don’t judge someone until you’ve stood at his forge and worked with his hammer, eh?

  Rick Riordan

  Judging, Hammers

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• Nothing lasts forever, not even the best machines. And everything can be reused. - Hephaestus

  Rick Riordan

  Forever, Machines, Lasts

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• The will was of Zeus, the hand of Hephaestus.

  Aeschylus

  Hands, Zeus

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• Don't decide yet," Hephaestus advised. "Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.

  Rick Riordan

  Decision, Waiting, Good Times

  Rick Riordan (2009). “Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth”, p.160, Penguin UK

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• Mars and Venus are at it again. This time, Hephaestus is standing by with a private detective, a photographer, and a lawyer.

  Mason Cooley

  Mars, Venus, Detectives

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• 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

  Annabeth, Said, Workmanship

  Rick Riordan (2009). “Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth”, p.138, Penguin UK

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• Well … Zeus approves, Aeolus muttered. ―He says … he says it would be better if you could avoid saving her until after the weekend, because he has a big party planned—Ow! That‘s Aphrodite yelling at him, reminding him that the solstice starts at dawn. She says I should help you. And Hephaestus… yes. Hmm. Very rare they agree on anything. Hold on

  Rick Riordan

  Party, Weekend, Yelling

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• Is that me?,' Leo said. 'Like me--having this dream--looking at me having a dream?

  Rick Riordan

  Dream, Said, Like Me

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• Coach Hedge yelled,“Thar she blows! Kansas, ahoy!” “Holy Hephaestus,” Leo muttered. “He really needs to work on his shipspeak.

  Rick Riordan

  Blow, Kansas, Needs

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