Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
RICK RIORDANFrank nodded grimly. “Well…any goddess who throws a Ding Dong at a giant can’t be all bad. Let’s go.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Never bet against a cat.
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If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control traffic.” You both sound like my mother,” I said. Shut up!” they both said in union.
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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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The sea does not like to be restrained.
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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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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Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.
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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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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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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
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Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
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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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Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
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You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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