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.
RICK RIORDANIf I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Great victory requires great risk. -Hera
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It’s natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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I don’t care what your nose says! The last time you smelled half-blood, it turned out to be a meatloaf sandwich!” “Meatloaf sandwiches are good! But this is a half-blood scent, I swear. They are on board!” “Bah, your brain isn’t on board!
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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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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?
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When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace
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People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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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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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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It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
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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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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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