But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
RICK RIORDANI always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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Wisdom’s daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
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Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
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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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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
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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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Be careful of love. It’ll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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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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Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
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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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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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I do not know how much they see through the Mist. I doubt it would matter to them if they knew the truth. Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.
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Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace
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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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The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.
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You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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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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Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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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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Knowledge isn’t always good for you.
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Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
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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.
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