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It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.

Rick Riordan

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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Back Book Course Enjoy Everyone Normally Pick Raeder Reluctant Think Up
Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees.
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Bring God Knee Love Powerful
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
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
Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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Everyone Fairness Get Mean Need Same
Wisdom’s daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
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Alone Burn Country Daughter Mark People Person Walk Wisdom
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
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
The sea does not like to be restrained.
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Like Nature Restrain Sea
Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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Earn Given Knowledge Sought Value
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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Both Bright Country Outrank People Shut Side Tell Up
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
You began your journey here as a pup. Now you must find your way back. A new quest, a new start.
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Back Began Find Journey Must New Now Pup Quest Start Way
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
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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Again Around Back Blood Camp Council Discussion Donut Half Meet Most Serious Use
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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Doubt Know Matter Mist Much Them Through Truth

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