I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
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More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.
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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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I have more ideas than I’ll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.
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Great victory requires great risk. -Hera
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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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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos’s traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend you would sacrifice the world.
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Never bet against a cat.
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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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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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On the bright side,” Percy said, “both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up.
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You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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