Humans see what they want to see.
RICK RIORDANHumans see what they want to see.
RICK RIORDANYou have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind.” -Hera, goddess of marriage
RICK RIORDANLife is only precious because it ends, kid.
RICK RIORDANI was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
RICK RIORDANWe were just looking at maps.
RICK RIORDANSometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
RICK RIORDANKnowledge isn’t always good for you.
RICK RIORDANCarter started down the stairs, but I grabbed his arm. “Hang on. What about traps?” He frowned. “Traps?” “Didn’t Egyptian tombs have traps?” “Well…sometimes. But this isn’t a tomb. Besides, more often they had curses, like the burning curse, the donkey curse—” “Oh, lovely. That sounds so much better.
RICK RIORDANdealing with any man means dealing with multiple personalities.
RICK RIORDANA giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
RICK RIORDANI 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.
RICK RIORDANI think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
RICK RIORDANSadie got up and kissed Amos on the forehead. “Leave it to us, Uncle. I’ve got a plan.” “That,” I said, “sounds like very bad news.
RICK RIORDANCurse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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.
RICK RIORDANLove was the most savage monster of all.
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