Chaos is impatient. It’s random. And above all it’s selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.
RICK RIORDANdealing with any man means dealing with multiple personalities.
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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You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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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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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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Frank stared at him. “Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it’s unfair that I can be an elephant?” Percy considered. “Okay. I guess you got a point. But the next time I say you’re totally beast-” “Just shut up,” Frank said. “Please.” Percy cracked a smile.
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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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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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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
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I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
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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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Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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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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The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.
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It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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