The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
RICK RIORDANOtrera 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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The sea does not like to be restrained.
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Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
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You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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You began your journey here as a pup. Now you must find your way back. A new quest, a new start.
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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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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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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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Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. It has to be dealt with, even embraced.
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Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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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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Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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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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We were just looking at maps.
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It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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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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No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.
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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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Hope survives best at the hearth.
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I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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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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