Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I’d known what was coming, I would’ve called in sick. I could’ve avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness. But no, I had to take my stupid English exam.
RICK RIORDANOh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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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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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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I have more ideas than I’ll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.
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Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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If anybody felt worse than I did, it was Amos. I had just enough magic to turn myself into a falcon and him into a hamster (hey, I was rushed!)
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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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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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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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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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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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The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.
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