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.
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More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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dealing with any man means dealing with multiple personalities.
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We choose to believe in Ma’at. We create order out of chaos, beauty out of ugly randomness. That’s what Egypt is all about.
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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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I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
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Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?
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I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
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I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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They know they’ve won,” Carter guessed. “They’re making a show of it.” “Yes,” Amos said. “Well, let’s blow up the boats or something!” I said. Amos looked at me. “Is that your strategy, honestly?
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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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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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It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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I have more ideas than I’ll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.
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