“Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn’t calculate his happiness.”

“Man was designed in a way in which he must eat in order to give him a solid reason to go to work everyday. This helps to keep him out of trouble. God is wise.”

“She had the best kind of courage, or maybe the worst kind, the kind that gets you into trouble.”

“This is what comes of having a heart, even a very small and young one. It causes no end of trouble, and that’s the truth.”

“You know my name, not my story. You’ve heard what I’ve done, but not what I’ve been through.”

“My name is Percy Jackson. I’m twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.Am I a troubled kid?Yeah. You could say that.”

“I got my heart’s desire, and there my troubles began.”

“I didn’t want to kiss you goodbye — that was the trouble — I wanted to kiss you good night — and there’s a lot of difference.”