The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.
RICK RIORDANAlways, Always have a plan
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
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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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Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.
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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
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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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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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Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
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I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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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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Frank nodded grimly. “Well…any goddess who throws a Ding Dong at a giant can’t be all bad. Let’s go.
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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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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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We were just looking at maps.
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It isn’t easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed. -Hephaestus
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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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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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Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control traffic.” You both sound like my mother,” I said. Shut up!” they both said in union.
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Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
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I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
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Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.
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Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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