You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
RICK RIORDANIt’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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On the bright side,” Percy said, “both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up.
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Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I’d known what was coming, I would’ve called in sick. I could’ve avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness. But no, I had to take my stupid English exam.
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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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Wisdom’s daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
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I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
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With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?
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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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Be careful of love. It’ll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.
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Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. It has to be dealt with, even embraced.
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What are you?” She demanded. “My dad? Osiris? Are you even alive?” Dad looked at Anubis. “What did I tell you about her? Fiercer than Ammit, I said.” “You didn’t need to tell me that.” Anubis’s face was grave. “I’ve learned to fear that sharp tongue.” Sadie looked outraged. “Excuse me?
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I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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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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