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Knowledge isn’t always good for you.

Rick Riordan

I’ve been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain,” she said. “Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you’re going to save the world, I’m the best person to keep you from messing up.
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Been Brain Country Long People Person Quest Save Seaweed Time Want World
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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Afraid Pinochle Play Sir Suspicious Told Well
Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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Despair Expectation Hero Rarely
I don’t care what your nose says! The last time you smelled half-blood, it turned out to be a meatloaf sandwich!” “Meatloaf sandwiches are good! But this is a half-blood scent, I swear. They are on board!” “Bah, your brain isn’t on board!
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Blood Care Half Last Meatboat Nose Sandwich Say Smell Time
Wisdom’s daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
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Alone Burn Country Daughter Mark People Person Walk Wisdom
When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace
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Country Doubt Famous Peron Popular Start Top
People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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Break Difficult Fix Machine More People Person Work
Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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Demand Heard Leader
Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?
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Embraces Ever Form Must Notice Parent People Second
Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
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Appreciate Better Change New Something Sometimes Take
You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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Compell Else Matter Mothing Write
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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Always Become Character Friend Hard Longer Series Spend Wrap
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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Ancient Compliment Country Family Limb Rend Scream Socket Something Sure
Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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Just Look See Visible Vision
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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Control Country Demand Faster Glare Mother People Person Sound Thing Traffic
With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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Come Great Later Nap Need Power Take Wake

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