#clean

This won't look so good in my obituary," Schaffer said dolefully. There was a perceptible edge of strain under the lightly-spoken words."Gave his life for his country in a ladies' lavatory in Upper Bavaria. ↗

— Alistair Maclean

#maclean #life

It's easy to talk big, but the important thing is whether or not you clean up the shit. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life #shit #talking #truth #life

Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#piper-mclean #the-lost-hero #love

Mrs Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her clenliness more umcomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself. Cleanliness is next to godliness, and some people do the same by their religion. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#doctrine #exaggeration #primness #religion #art

Briefly, the nymphaeum glowed with a softer light, like a full moon. Piper smelled exotic spices and blooming roses. She heard distant music and happy voices talking and laughing. She guessed she was hearing hundreds of years of parties and celebrations that had been held at this shrine in ancient times, as if the memories had been freed along with the spirits. 'What is that?' Jason asked nervously. Piper slipped her hand into his. 'The ghosts are dancing. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#music

Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around her and dear and rabbits doing her laundry.” “Leo, that’s Snow White,” Piper said. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#gaea #leo-valdez #piper-mclean #nature

Never trust a man who dresses too well or stays too clean. It ain't natural and whatever he's up to probably ain't legal. ↗

— Sue Merrell

#legal #natural #trust #well-dressed #nature

When someone hands you a broom, get a few buckets of paint. That is how a janitor becomes an impressionist. If the 19th century French style could improve upon nature, it can make your floor look clean. ↗

— Bauvard

#brooms #cleaning #custodians #funny #humor

Piper and Hazel were ready to go, but first Annabeth turned to Percy, who was leaning on the starboard rail, gazing over the bay. Annabeth took his hand. “What are you going to do while we’re gone?” “Jump in the harbor,” he said casually, like another kid might say, I’m going to get a snack. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#hazel-levesque #percy-jackson #percy-jackson-and-the-olympians #piper-mclean #the-heroes-of-olympus

You must forge your own path for it to mean anything. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#leo-valdez #percy-jackson #piper-mclean #the-lost-hero #grace