Most of Set’s forces were running towards our boat, screaming and throwing rocks (which tended to fall down and hit them, but no one says demons are bright).
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More Rick Riordan Quotes
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No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.
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We were just looking at maps.
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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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Whathat!” Tyson gasped. “Those are the stables for the pegasi,” I replied, “You know, winged horses?” “Whasthat!” “Um… those are the toilets.
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I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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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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Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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You do know how to play pinochle?” Mr. D eyed me suspiciously. “I’m afraid not,” I said. “I’m afraid not, sir,” he said. “Well,” he told me, “it is, along with gladiator fighting and Pac-Man, one of the greatest games ever invented by humans. I would expect all civilized young men to know the rules.
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Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
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Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?
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Humans see what they want to see.
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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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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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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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I 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.
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You are one freaking awesome baboon.
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Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees.
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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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Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.
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Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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Love was the most savage monster of all.
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For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.
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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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