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.
RICK RIORDANBrother,” Artemis chided. “You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
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Chaos is impatient. It’s random. And above all it’s selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.
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Never bet against a cat.
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace
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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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Think positive girl, or the world ends.
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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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I don’t care what your nose says! The last time you smelled half-blood, it turned out to be a meatloaf sandwich!” “Meatloaf sandwiches are good! But this is a half-blood scent, I swear. They are on board!” “Bah, your brain isn’t on board!
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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
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Love was the most savage monster of all.
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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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I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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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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I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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Frank stared at him. “Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it’s unfair that I can be an elephant?” Percy considered. “Okay. I guess you got a point. But the next time I say you’re totally beast-” “Just shut up,” Frank said. “Please.” Percy cracked a smile.
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Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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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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Brother,” Artemis chided. “You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
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