If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
RICK RIORDANI 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.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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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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It’s natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.
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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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People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
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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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You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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Chaos is impatient. It’s random. And above all it’s selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.
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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. She couldn’t solve every problem.
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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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