black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Rick Riordan

I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
RICK RIORDAN

Always Back Badge Country Difference Discover Hear Kids Learn Love People Wear
Sadie got up and kissed Amos on the forehead. “Leave it to us, Uncle. I’ve got a plan.” “That,” I said, “sounds like very bad news.
RICK RIORDAN

Bad Country Forhead Kiss Leave News Person Plan Source Uncle Very
Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
RICK RIORDAN

End Kid Life Only Precious
Sadie,” he said forlornly, “when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children’s.
RICK RIORDAN

Become City Father Foremost Greatest Hardest Job One Parent Understand
The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation,” she said. “Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.
RICK RIORDAN

Dangerous Easy Evil Fight Flaw Good Lack Moderation Most Wisdom
Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
RICK RIORDAN

Out Plan Thing Way Work
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.
RICK RIORDAN

Country Fatal Kronos Love Loyalty People Person Personal Trap Use
I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
RICK RIORDAN

Battle Cry Hear Odd Yell
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.
RICK RIORDAN

Doubt Know Matter Mist Much Them Through Truth
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 RIORDAN

Back Book Course Enjoy Everyone Normally Pick Raeder Reluctant Think Up
Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
RICK RIORDAN

Game Have Lose Piece Sometimes Win
Knowledge isn’t always good for you.
RICK RIORDAN

Always Good Knowledge
For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.
RICK RIORDAN

Again Feeling Hurt Life Promise Risk Trust Worth
Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
RICK RIORDAN

Baboon Completly Going Nut Say Sky
Humans see what they want to see.
RICK RIORDAN

Human Look Visible Vision Want
Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
RICK RIORDAN

Despair Expectation Hero Rarely

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Rick Riordan Quotes