Rick Riordan Quotes

I am happy to crush my enemies underfoot, but I don't fight without reason. I don't want war without end.

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A good artist must be good at many things.

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Jason rose from his deathbed so he could drown with the rest of the crew.

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Michael Varus drew his sword. ''My father is Janus, the god of two faces. I am used to seeing through masks and deceptions.

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Young Cyclopes grow up alone on the streets, learn to make things out of scraps. Learn to survive...makes us appreciate blessings, not be greedy and mean and fat...

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A faint smile played on his lips. Obedience does not come naturally to you, does it?No...sirI must take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea does not like to be restrained.

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Tell me again, exactly what Dr. Thorn said.Um, I hate middle school dances.No,no. After that.

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The whole crew sat on the deck, without a storm or a monster attack to worry about for the first time in days, and ate ice cream. Well, except for Frank, who was lactose intolerant. He got an apple.

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I still don't get it Coach Hedge muttered as they roamed the centre aisle. They named a whole town after Leo's table?I think the town was here first, Coach Nico said.

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Like your zodiac sign? Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo.'No, stupid,' Leo said. I'm a Leo. You're a Percy.

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It’s more than that.’ Reyna rested her hand on Nico’s. ‘While you were asleep, I did a lot ofthinking. What I told you about my father … I’d never shared that with anyone. I guess I knew youwere the right person to confide in. You lifted some of my burden. I trust you, Nico.

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You want us to fly off to save the world on Happy The Dragon?

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

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Okay, do not call me Aquaman. That's even worse than waterboy.

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Anyway, I'm glad you found her. (Calypso) You promised to find a way back to her, and I just wanted to say that if we do survive all this, I'll do anything to help you. Thats a promise I will keep.

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Like your zodiac sign?' Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo.''No, stupid,' Leo said. 'I'm a Leo. You're a Percy.

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I try to avoid teaming up with goddesses who eat roadkill. It's one of my personal boundaries.

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I was pretty sure if I tried to sing, all I would cause was an avalanche.

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A half-blood of the eldest dogs...

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Like the zodiac sign?' Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo.''No, stupid,' Leo said, 'I'm a Leo. You're a Percy.

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Dude. Jason gave Percy a bear hug.Back from Tartarus! Leo whooped. That's my peeps!

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Percy pulled Annabeth close and kissed her... long enough for it to get really awkward for Piper, though she said nothing. She thought about the old rule of Aphrodite's cabin: that to be recognized as a daughter of the love goddess, you had to break someone's heart. Piper had long ago decided to change that rule. Percy and Annabeth were a perfect example of why. You should have to make someone's heart whole. That was a much better test.When Percy pulled away, Annabeth looked like a fish gasping for air.'The Rivalry end here,' Percy said. 'I love you, Wise Girl.

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All aboard for one last trip.

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Nico di Angelo ran up to me with a big grin on his face.Percy, this is awesome! His blue-feathered bronze helmet was falling in his eyes, and his breastplate was about six sizes too big. I wondered if there was any way I'd looked that ridiculous when I'd first arrived.

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Whenever he felt like giving up, plopping himself down, and dying (which was, like, every ten minutes), he reached over and took her hand, just to remember there was warmth in the world.

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Don't talk to my sister that way. Nico said. His voice quivered, but I was impressed that he had the guts to say anything at all. — Percy

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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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I (Percy) set Nico on guard duty with Beckendorf and the Stoll brothers, figuring he'd be safely out of the way....What's happening? Nico demanded, trying to climb up next to me.

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So, you invite a wild rabbit living in Italy to a party on the island of Crete. What’s it supposed to do, swim there? Its little tux would get wet.

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Percy's thoughts: I don't recommend shadow travel if your scared of:A) The darkB) Cold shivers up your spineC) Strange noisesD) Going so fast you feel like your is peeling offIn other words I thought it was awesome

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What if we promoted, like, Adidas shoes?’ Percy wondered. ‘Would that make Nike mad enough to show up?'Leo smiled nervously. Maybe he and Percy did share something else – a stupid sense of humour.‘Yeah, I bet that would totally be against her sponsorship deal. THOSE ARE NOT THE OFFICIAL SHOES OF THE OLYMPICS! YOU WILL DIE NOW!

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Their dad was the god of thieves, but they were about a stealthy as water buffalos.

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Nico: With great power, comes the great need to take a nap.

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Percy: You just hit the lord of the titans with a blue plastic hairbrush.

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And for once i didn't look back.

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I had a fair idea how it felt to get spanked with a large flat surface, and my rump clenched in sympathy.

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The god's chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!

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Annabeth didn’t want to sleep, but her body betrayed her. Her eyelids turned to lead. “Percy, wake me for second watch. Don’t be a hero.”He gave her that smirk she’d come to love. “Who, me?”He kissed her, his lips parched and feverishly warm. “Sleep.

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So . . . what is this fire river called?”“The Phlegethon,” [Annabeth] said. “You should concentrate on going do

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Nyx’s quasar eyes burned. “Of course not. I would not let my horses eat you, any more than I would let Akhlys kill you. Such fine prizes, I will kill myself!”Annabeth didn’t feel particularly witty or courageous, but her instincts told her to take the initiative, or this would be a very short convers

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