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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

Rick Riordan

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
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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Both Bright Country Outrank People Shut Side Tell Up
Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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Curse Day Make Playful Rhyme Want
Whathat!” Tyson gasped. “Those are the stables for the pegasi,” I replied, “You know, winged horses?” “Whasthat!” “Um… those are the toilets.
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Gasped Horse Pegas Reply Stable Toilet Winge
Desjardins was literally fuming. His tattered robes still smoked from battle. (Carter says I shouldn’t mention that his pink boxer shorts were showing, but they were!)
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Battle Box Desjardin Fuming Literally Mention Pink Robe Short Smole Still Tatter
Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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Now Sometimes Strength Wisdom
Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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Baboon Completly Going Nut Say Sky
Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?
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Apollo Call Finger Good Guess Incognito Lip Name People
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
your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos’s traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend you would sacrifice the world.
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Country Fatal Kronos Love Loyalty People Person Personal Trap Use
I do not know how much they see through the Mist. I doubt it would matter to them if they knew the truth. Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.
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Doubt Know Matter Mist Much Them Through Truth
Humans see what they want to see.
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Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. It has to be dealt with, even embraced.
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Away Detail Easily Embrace Some Pain Wish
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
Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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Blackjack Boss Good Horse Luck Meat Turn
Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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Everyone Fairness Get Mean Need Same

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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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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