It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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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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Set screamed something in Ancient Egyptian. I was fairly sure it wasn’t a compliment. “I will rend your limbs from their sockets!” he shouted. “I will—” “Die?” Carter suggested.
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Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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Love was the most savage monster of all.
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It’s natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.
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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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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
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I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
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Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
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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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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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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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Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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It’s always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.
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When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace
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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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It isn’t easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed. -Hephaestus
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Otrera stayed dead the second time,” Kinzie said, batting her eyes. “We have to thank you for that. If you ever need a new girlfriend…well, I think you’d look great in an iron collar and an orange jumpsuit.” Percy couldn’t tell if she was kidding or not. He politely thanked her and changed seats.
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Think positive girl, or the world ends.
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For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.
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Whathat!” Tyson gasped. “Those are the stables for the pegasi,” I replied, “You know, winged horses?” “Whasthat!” “Um… those are the toilets.
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Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control traffic.” You both sound like my mother,” I said. Shut up!” they both said in union.
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