Carter started down the stairs, but I grabbed his arm. “Hang on. What about traps?” He frowned. “Traps?” “Didn’t Egyptian tombs have traps?” “Well…sometimes. But this isn’t a tomb. Besides, more often they had curses, like the burning curse, the donkey curse—” “Oh, lovely. That sounds so much better.
RICK RIORDANPercy looked at his friends. “I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.” “Combat time?” Piper grabbed her horn of plenty. “I hate wonder bread,” Jason said. Together, they charged.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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You do know how to play pinochle?” Mr. D eyed me suspiciously. “I’m afraid not,” I said. “I’m afraid not, sir,” he said. “Well,” he told me, “it is, along with gladiator fighting and Pac-Man, one of the greatest games ever invented by humans. I would expect all civilized young men to know the rules.
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Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
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Chaos is impatient. It’s random. And above all it’s selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.
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You began your journey here as a pup. Now you must find your way back. A new quest, a new start.
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Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.
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If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Sadie,” he said forlornly, “when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children’s.
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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
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Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.
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A person’s shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.
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Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
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