I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
RICK RIORDANOur baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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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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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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I have more ideas than I’ll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.
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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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Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I’d known what was coming, I would’ve called in sick. I could’ve avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness. But no, I had to take my stupid English exam.
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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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It’s natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.
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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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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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Never bet against a cat.
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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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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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Always, Always have a plan
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