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.
RICK RIORDANIt 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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She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. She couldn’t solve every problem.
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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.
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
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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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Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
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Always, Always have a plan
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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Knowledge isn’t always good for you.
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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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It’s always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.
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Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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What are you?” She demanded. “My dad? Osiris? Are you even alive?” Dad looked at Anubis. “What did I tell you about her? Fiercer than Ammit, I said.” “You didn’t need to tell me that.” Anubis’s face was grave. “I’ve learned to fear that sharp tongue.” Sadie looked outraged. “Excuse me?
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Hope survives best at the hearth.
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Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
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