Rick Riordan Quotes

Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from a manticore. Percy's sword gleamed in the dark. He'd been the first demigod Nico had ever seen in action. He was Nico's favorite game, Mythomagic, brought to life.Jason saw the moment when Percy returned and told Nico that Bianca was dead. Nico had screamed and called him a liar. He'd felt betrayed, but still... when the skeleton warriors attacked, he couldn't let them harm Percy. Nico had called on the earth to swallow them up, and then he'd run away- terrified of his own powers, and his own emotions.

~ Rick Riordan

Frank stared at her. But you throw Ding Dongs at monsters.Iris looked horrified. Oh, they're not Ding Dongs.She rummaged under the counter and brought out a package of chocolate covered cakes that looked exactly like Ding Dongs. These are gluten-free, no-sugar-added, vitamin-enriched, soy-free, goat-milk-and-seaweed-based cupcake simulations.All natural! Fleecy chimed in.I stand corrected. Frank suddenly felt as queasy as Percy.

~ Rick Riordan

If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork.

~ Rick Riordan

Eventually, Krysomallos would be skinned for his fleece, which became known as the Golden Fleece, which means I am related to a sheepskin rug.This is why you don't want to think too hard about who you're related to in the Greek myths. It'll drive you crazy.

~ Rick Riordan

I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you MUST write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.

~ Rick Riordan

And when demigods use cell phones, the signals agitate every monster within a hundred miles. It's like sending up a flare: Here I am! Please rearrange my face!

~ Rick Riordan

Her name badge read: Hello! My name is DIE, DEMIGOD SCUM!

~ Rick Riordan

June cackled with delight, muttering, Whoops! as a car almost killed them.

~ Rick Riordan

People don’t just appear on the beach unless they’re demigods or gods or really, really lost pizza delivery guys. (It’s happened—but that’s another story.)

~ Rick Riordan

THAT'S IT! Terminus cried. That's AGAINST THE RULES!Polybotes frowned, obviously confused that he was being told off by a statue. What are you? he growled. Shut up!He pushed the statue over and turned back to Percy.Now I'm MAD! Terminus shrieked. I'm strangling you. Feel that? Those are my hands around your neck, you big bully. Get over here! I'm going to head-butt you so hard--

~ Rick Riordan

Always happens with men. They promise friendship. They promise to treat you as an equal. In the end, all they want is to possess you.

~ Rick Riordan

Your destiny grows clearer, Jason Grace. When the choice comes again- storm or fire- remember me. And do not despair.

~ Rick Riordan

Nico drank from the chalice, then offered it to Jason. You asked me about trust, and taking a risk? Well, here you go, son of Jupiter. How much do you trust me?Frank wasn't sure what Nico was talking about, but Jason didn't hesitate. He took the cup and drank.

~ Rick Riordan

He looked like an evil male model, showing off what the fashionable college-age villain was wearing to Harvard this year.

~ Rick Riordan

You’re probably wondering: why were Medusa’s kids a golden warrior and a winged horse? And how had they been stuck in Medusa’s body all those years?Heck, I dunno. I’m just telling you how it was. You want stuff to make sense, you’re in the wrong universe

~ Rick Riordan

Thats what happens to Snow in Texas, lady. It freaking MELTS!! Leo Valdez- The Lost Hero

~ Rick Riordan

To call the place an anthill would be like calling the Versailles Palace a single-family home. Earthen ramparts rose almost to the tops of the surrounding trees--a hundred feet at least. The circumference could have accommodated a Roman hippodrome. A steady stream of soldiers and drones swarmed in and out of the mound. Some carried fallen trees. One, inexplicably, was dragging a 1967 Chevy Impala.

~ Rick Riordan

Annabeth wanted to sob. She wanted someone, anyone to be here for her. She wanted Leo with his fire skills, or Jason with his lightning, or Hazel to collapse the tunnel. Most of all she wanted Percy. She always felt braver when Percy was with her.

~ Rick Riordan

But too much love is poison, especially when that love is not returned

~ Rick Riordan

Hazel frowned. Why that one?You don't see the ghost? Frank asked.Ghost? Nico asked.Okay... if Frank was seeing a ghost that the Underworld kids couldn't see, something was definitely wrong.

~ Rick Riordan

A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.

~ Rick Riordan

Swords can’t solve every problem.

~ Rick Riordan

Percy scowled. I-I know you.Nico raised his eyebrows. Do you?

~ Rick Riordan

Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon.Brother! Tyson crushed Frank in a hug.Percy stifled a laugh. Actually he's more like a great-great-...Oh, never mind. Yeah, he's your brother.Thanks. Frank mumbled through a mouthful of flannel.

~ Rick Riordan

Annabeth:My fatal flaw. That's what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubris. Percy: the brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches?Annabeth:No, Seaweed Brain. That's HUMMUS. hubris is worse.Percy: what could be worse than hummus? Annabeth: Hubris means deadly pride, Percy. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else... Even the gods.

~ Rick Riordan

Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important.'It was probably important to her.

~ Rick Riordan

Is this guy Love or Death? Jason gr

~ Rick Riordan

I know, I'm an idiot! Leo moaned. A brilliant idiot, but still an idiot.

~ Rick Riordan

Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from a manticore. Percy's sword gleamed in the dark. He'd been the first demigod Nico had ever seen in a

~ Rick Riordan

Don't you ever feel like, what if the world really IS messed up? What if we COULD Do it all over again from scratch? No more war. Nobody homeless. No more summer reading homework.'m listening. Annabeth: I mean, the West represents a lot of the best things mankind ever did--that's why the fire is still burning. That's why OlympusIs still around. But sometimes you just see the bad stuff, you know? And you start thinking the way Luke does: 'If I could tear this all down, i would do it better.'. Don't you ever feel that way? Like YOU could do a better job I'd you ran the world?Percy:Um...no. Me running the world would be kind of a nightmare. Annabeth: then you're lucky. Hubris isn't your fatal flaw.Percy: what is?Annabeth: I don't know, Percy, but every hero has one. If you don't find it and learn to control it...well, they don't call it 'fatal' for nothing. Percy(thinking to himself): I thought about that. It didn't exactly cheer me up.

~ Rick Riordan

With great power... comes need to take a nap. Wake me up later

~ Rick Riordan

Right before the game, she strolled up to me. Hey, Seaweed Brain.Will you stop calling me that?She knows I hate that name, mostly because I never have a good comeback. She's the daughter of Athena, which doesn't give me a lot of ammunition. I mean, Owl-head and Wise Girl are kind of lame insults.

~ Rick Riordan

Percy, we're going to Polyphemus' island! Polyphemus is an S-i-k...a C-y-k... She stamped her foot in frustration. As smart as she was, Annabeth was dyslexic, too. We could've been there all night while she tried to spell Cyclops. You know what I mean!

~ Rick Riordan

The thing about plummetting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter - if you realize it's a bad idea when you're halfway down, it's too late.

~ Rick Riordan

Stop! he yelled at the others. Multigrain fighting is not allowed!

~ Rick Riordan

He was making a brave attempt, but Jason could see the sadness lingering in his eyes. Something had happened to him... something to do with Calypso.

~ Rick Riordan

He scowled at Jason. And please, I don't like being touched. Don't ever grab me again.

~ Rick Riordan

If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron wouldn't let us call the place the Poop Pile, especially after it had been named for Zeus, who doesn't have much of a sense of humor.

~ Rick Riordan

They’d seen his deepest secrets. They knew who he was, what he was. But they didn’t seem to care. No … they cared more. They weren’t judging him. They were concerned.

~ Rick Riordan

Tyson put his hand on Grover´s shoulder I -I will go with him.I couldn´t believe I was hearing this. Tyson are you sure?The big guy nodded. Goat boy needs help. We will find the god person. I am not like Hephaestus. I trust friends.

~ Rick Riordan