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.
RICK RIORDANWhat 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?
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
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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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You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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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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Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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See you on the other side. -Percy Jackson
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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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I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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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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That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.” Which one is me?” I asked. The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested. Oh, shut up.
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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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Chaos is impatient. It’s random. And above all it’s selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.
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You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind.” -Hera, goddess of marriage
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Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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Brother,” Artemis chided. “You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
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Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
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Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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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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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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You are one freaking awesome baboon.
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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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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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Set screamed something in Ancient Egyptian. I was fairly sure it wasn’t a compliment. “I will rend your limbs from their sockets!” he shouted. “I will—” “Die?” Carter suggested.
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