I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don’t pick up a book are engaged with what I’m writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I’ve done my job.
RICK RIORDANIt takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Most of Set’s forces were running towards our boat, screaming and throwing rocks (which tended to fall down and hit them, but no one says demons are bright).
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If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Brother,” Artemis chided. “You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
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Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
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Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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Never bet against a cat.
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Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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