Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
RICK RIORDANBeing a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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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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Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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You do know how to play pinochle?” Mr. D eyed me suspiciously. “I’m afraid not,” I said. “I’m afraid not, sir,” he said. “Well,” he told me, “it is, along with gladiator fighting and Pac-Man, one of the greatest games ever invented by humans. I would expect all civilized young men to know the rules.
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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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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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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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Hope survives best at the hearth.
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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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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.
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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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Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. It has to be dealt with, even embraced.
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It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
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You began your journey here as a pup. Now you must find your way back. A new quest, a new start.
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