Tyson Quotes

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of whack-a-mole. Ella was fluttering above him, dodging missiles and calling out advice: The groin. The Earthborn's groin is sensitive.SMASH!Good. Yes. Tyson found its groin.

~ Rick Riordan

The Princess Andromeda?Went ka-boom.

~ Rick Riordan

He’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family.

~ Rick Riordan

Tyson dropped the two warriors he was about to tie into a knot and jogged after us. He jumped on the centaur's back. 'Dude!' the centaur groaned, almost buckling under Tyson's weight. 'Do the words low-carb diet mean anything to you?

~ Rick Riordan

No Tyson, the guy in the story did not attract the attention of a moose. Tyson is sad now.

~ Rick Riordan

You are okay? he asked. Not eaten by monsters?Not even a little bit. I showed him that I still had both arms and both legs, and Tyson clapped happily.Yay! he said. Now we can eat peanut butter sandwiches and ride fish ponies! We can fight monsters and see Annabeth and make things go BOOM!I hoped he didn't mean all at the same time, but I told him absolutely, we'd have a lot of fun this summer.

~ 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

When I got across, I looked back and saw Tyson giving Grover a piggyback ride (or was it a goatyback ride?).

~ Rick Riordan

Percy!” he bellowed. He dropped his broom and ran at me. If you’ve never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops wearing a flowered apron and rubber cleaning gloves, I’m telling you, it’ll wake you up quick.

~ Rick Riordan

Fish Ponies! I put them on the ceiling! -Tyson

~ Rick Riordan

I sat up in bed. What did he say?Tyson groaned, still half asleep. He was lying facedown on the couch, his feet so far over the edge they were in the bathroom. The happy man said...bowling practice?I hoped he was right, but then there was an urgent knock on the suite's interior door. Annabeth stuck her head in--her blonde hair in a rat's nest. DISEMBOWLING practice?

~ Rick Riordan

Percy: “You asked Poseidon for… me?” Tyson: For a friend, young cyclopes grow up alone on the streets, learns to make things out of scraps. Learn to survive. Percy: “But that’s so cruel!” Tyson: “Makes us appreciate blessings, not be greedy and mean and fat like Polyphemus. But I got scared. Monsters chased me so much, clawed me sometimes-- Percy: “The scars on your back?” Tyson: “Sphinx on Seventy-second Street. Big Bully. I prayed to Daddy for help. Soon the people at Meriwether found me. Mey you. Biggest blessing ever. Sorry I said Poseidon was mean. He sent me a brother.

~ Rick Riordan

We couldn’t have done it without somebody else! We couldn’t have won this race or got the Fleece or saved Grover or anything! We owe our lives to Tyson, Percy’s…’‘Brother!’ I said, loud enough for everybody to hear. ‘Tyson, my baby brother.’Tyson blushed. The crowd cheered. Annabeth planted a kiss on my cheek.

~ 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

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...

~ Rick Riordan

Ella was fluttering above him, dodging missiles and calling out advice: The groin. The Earthborn's groin is sensitive.SMASH!Good. Yes. Tyson found its groin.

~ Rick Riordan