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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations

Rick Riordan

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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Anybody Enough Falcon Hamster Magic Myself People Rush Worse
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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Always Back Badge Country Difference Discover Hear Kids Learn Love People Wear
Carter 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.
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Arm Country Down Frown Grab Hang People Person Start Trap
Otrera stayed dead the second time,” Kinzie said, batting her eyes. “We have to thank you for that. If you ever need a new girlfriend…well, I think you’d look great in an iron collar and an orange jumpsuit.” Percy couldn’t tell if she was kidding or not. He politely thanked her and changed seats.
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Dead Eye Girlfriend New Other Stay Thank Time
The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation,” she said. “Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.
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Dangerous Easy Evil Fight Flaw Good Lack Moderation Most Wisdom
I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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Classroom Larger Much School Still Teacher
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
Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
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Advice Back Day Decide Decision Good People Time Until Wait
But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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Act Boy Kind Powerful Remember Sometimes Sword
Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees.
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Bring God Knee Love Powerful
We choose to believe in Ma’at. We create order out of chaos, beauty out of ugly randomness. That’s what Egypt is all about.
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Beauty Believe Chaos Choose Country Create Order Out Randomness Ugly
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
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
Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked. “No such thing as fair,” Frank told himself. “If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Ask Bright Burn Death Fair Far Frank Himself Life Short Such Thing
It’s always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.
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Always Become Character Friend Hard Longer Series Spend Wrap
Frank nodded grimly. “Well…any goddess who throws a Ding Dong at a giant can’t be all bad. Let’s go.
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All Bad Ding Dong Giant Go Goddess People Country Throw Well

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