black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.

Rick Riordan

Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
RICK RIORDAN

Appreciate Better Change New Something Sometimes Take
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.
RICK RIORDAN

Back Book Course Enjoy Everyone Normally Pick Raeder Reluctant Think Up
No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.
RICK RIORDAN

Anything Hate Live Mean Myself No One
Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
RICK RIORDAN

Hello Me Star Sun Tell
Whathat!” Tyson gasped. “Those are the stables for the pegasi,” I replied, “You know, winged horses?” “Whasthat!” “Um… those are the toilets.
RICK RIORDAN

Gasped Horse Pegas Reply Stable Toilet Winge
Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
RICK RIORDAN

Baboon Completly Going Nut Say Sky
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.
RICK RIORDAN

Breath Frank Freak Glacier Hurricane Share Underwater Unfair
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.
RICK RIORDAN

Combat Friend Get Grabbed Guy Look Piger Plenty Shit Time Tired
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.
RICK RIORDAN

Again Around Back Blood Camp Council Discussion Donut Half Meet Most Serious Use
Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
RICK RIORDAN

Aware Breath Coat Creepy Driftwood Fire Frank Nice Pocket Poisonous Reptile
I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
RICK RIORDAN

Ability Annoy Hard Insult Try Very
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.
RICK RIORDAN

Impact Legacy Person Shadow Stood World
People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
RICK RIORDAN

Break Difficult Fix Machine More People Person Work
Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
RICK RIORDAN

Different Get Have Something Thing Two Use Visit
A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
RICK RIORDAN

Attention Attract Feet Giant Gitl Hanging Tend Virtue
Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
RICK RIORDAN

Curse Day Make Playful Rhyme Want

You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Rick Riordan Quotes