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Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there

Rick Riordan

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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Dead Eye Girlfriend New Other Stay Thank Time
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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Always Escape People Pull Punishment Something Told Wonderful Young
I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
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Death Felt Fight Great Tell
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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Ask Deform Five Nuts One Said Suggest
I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you must write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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Go Know Let Matter Must Spire Subject Tell Write Writer
Most of Set’s forces were running towards our boat, screaming and throwing rocks (which tended to fall down and hit them, but no one says demons are bright).
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Boat Down Fall Force Most One Rock Run Say Scream Set Tend Throw Towards
I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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Classroom Larger Much School Still Teacher
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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Arm Country Down Frown Grab Hang People Person Start Trap
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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Again Feeling Hurt Life Promise Risk Trust Worth
Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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Just Look See Visible Vision
Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
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Hello Me Star Sun Tell
Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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Caught Deaf English Just Language Remember Speak
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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Always Back Badge Country Difference Discover Hear Kids Learn Love People Wear
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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Above Believing Chaos Keep Rise Squabbling
The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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Dangerous Flaw Good Moderation Most
The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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Choice Easy Ever Hardly Right
But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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Act Boy Kind Powerful Remember Sometimes Sword
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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Brave Enough Hero Invincible Mean Needed
Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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Done Everybody Hard Love Once Party Show Work
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.
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Back Book Course Enjoy Everyone Normally Pick Raeder Reluctant Think Up
Wisdom’s daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
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Alone Burn Country Daughter Mark People Person Walk Wisdom
She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. She couldn’t solve every problem.
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Every Everyone Face Fact Love Problem Protect Solve
Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees.
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Bring God Knee Love Powerful
See you on the other side. -Percy Jackson
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Country Other People Person See Sode
Love was the most savage monster of all.
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Expression Feeling Love Most Moster Savage
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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Ancient Compliment Country Family Limb Rend Scream Socket Something Sure
Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
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All Feeling Go Heart Lose Sorrow Tell

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