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
RICK RIORDANThe most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Knowledge isn’t always good for you.
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Hope survives best at the hearth.
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Sadie 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.
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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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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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The sea does not like to be restrained.
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It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.” Which one is me?” I asked. The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested. Oh, shut up.
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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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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.
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A person’s shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.
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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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