Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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More Rick Riordan Quotes
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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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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.
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Sadie got up and kissed Amos on the forehead. “Leave it to us, Uncle. I’ve got a plan.” “That,” I said, “sounds like very bad news.
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For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.
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Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
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I’ve been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain,” she said. “Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you’re going to save the world, I’m the best person to keep you from messing up.
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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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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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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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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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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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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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She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. She couldn’t solve every problem.
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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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Never bet against a cat.
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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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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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Hope survives best at the hearth.
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You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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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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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.
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Percy looked at his friends. “I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.” “Combat time?” Piper grabbed her horn of plenty. “I hate wonder bread,” Jason said. Together, they charged.
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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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