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?
RICK RIORDANCarter started down the stairs, but I grabbed his arm. “Hang on. What about traps?” He frowned. “Traps?” “Didn’t Egyptian tombs have traps?” “Well…sometimes. But this isn’t a tomb. Besides, more often they had curses, like the burning curse, the donkey curse—” “Oh, lovely. That sounds so much better.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Love was the most savage monster of all.
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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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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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Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
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Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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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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See you on the other side. -Percy Jackson
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I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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We choose to believe in Ma’at. We create order out of chaos, beauty out of ugly randomness. That’s what Egypt is all about.
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It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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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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We were just looking at maps.
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