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 RIORDANChaos 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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Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
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Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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If anybody felt worse than I did, it was Amos. I had just enough magic to turn myself into a falcon and him into a hamster (hey, I was rushed!)
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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.
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Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked. “No such thing as fair,” Frank told himself. “If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Humans see what they want to see.
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Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
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Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
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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.
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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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The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.
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Love was the most savage monster of all.
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Hope survives best at the hearth.
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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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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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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.
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People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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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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Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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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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