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You are one freaking awesome baboon.

Rick Riordan

I 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.
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Go Know Let Matter Must Spire Subject Tell Write Writer
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
It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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Admit Outrage Strength Take Truth
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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Back Book Course Enjoy Everyone Normally Pick Raeder Reluctant Think Up
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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Call Christmas Come Idea Known Sick Underworld
If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Burn Going might Well
Brother,” Artemis chided. “You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
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Brother Call Chided Flirt Help Hunter Look Sweetheart Talk
Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees.
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Bring God Knee Love Powerful
Oh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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Cupid Expect Fair God Laughter Love never Play
I have more ideas than I’ll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.
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Able Ever Five Idea Lifetime More Write
I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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Book Good Kid More Possibly Produce Think
A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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Anyone Anywhere Challenge Go Hero Long Nerve
your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos’s traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend you would sacrifice the world.
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Country Fatal Kronos Love Loyalty People Person Personal Trap Use
Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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Baboon Completly Going Nut Say Sky
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
Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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Curse Day Make Playful Rhyme Want

You are one freaking awesome baboon.

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