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It’s natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.

Rick Riordan

The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.
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Fix May Ned Preserve World Worth
I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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Book Good Kid More Possibly Produce Think
See you on the other side. -Percy Jackson
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Country Other People Person See Sode
The sea does not like to be restrained.
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Like Nature Restrain Sea
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.
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Back Book Course Enjoy Everyone Normally Pick Raeder Reluctant Think Up
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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Afraid Pinochle Play Sir Suspicious Told Well
A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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Attention Attract Feet Giant Gitl Hanging Tend Virtue
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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Arm Country Down Frown Grab Hang People Person Start Trap
They know they’ve won,” Carter guessed. “They’re making a show of it.” “Yes,” Amos said. “Well, let’s blow up the boats or something!” I said. Amos looked at me. “Is that your strategy, honestly?
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Boat Country Gues Know Make Person Show Something Well Won
The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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Choice Easy Ever Hardly Right
It isn’t easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed. -Hephaestus
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Always Being Bitter Brilliant Easy Horrible Inventor Make Mistake Misunderstand
Knowledge isn’t always good for you.
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Always Good Knowledge
Whathat!” Tyson gasped. “Those are the stables for the pegasi,” I replied, “You know, winged horses?” “Whasthat!” “Um… those are the toilets.
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Gasped Horse Pegas Reply Stable Toilet Winge
Percy looked at his friends. “I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.” “Combat time?” Piper grabbed her horn of plenty. “I hate wonder bread,” Jason said. Together, they charged.
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Combat Friend Get Grabbed Guy Look Piger Plenty Shit Time Tired
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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Again Feeling Hurt Life Promise Risk Trust Worth
People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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Break Difficult Fix Machine More People Person Work

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