Carter 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.
RICK RIORDANWisdom’s daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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Great victory requires great risk. -Hera
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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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Be careful of love. It’ll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.
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Frank nodded grimly. “Well…any goddess who throws a Ding Dong at a giant can’t be all bad. Let’s go.
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Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
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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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I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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Otrera stayed dead the second time,” Kinzie said, batting her eyes. “We have to thank you for that. If you ever need a new girlfriend…well, I think you’d look great in an iron collar and an orange jumpsuit.” Percy couldn’t tell if she was kidding or not. He politely thanked her and changed seats.
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Most of Set’s forces were running towards our boat, screaming and throwing rocks (which tended to fall down and hit them, but no one says demons are bright).
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You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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It’s natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.
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Never bet against a cat.
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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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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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