If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
RICK RIORDANRemake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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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.
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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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Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.
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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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Knowledge isn’t always good for you.
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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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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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Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
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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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With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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Always, Always have a plan
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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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Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked. “No such thing as fair,” Frank told himself. “If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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