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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

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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Become City Father Foremost Greatest Hardest Job One Parent Understand
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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All Bad Ding Dong Giant Go Goddess People Country Throw Well
Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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Done Everybody Hard Love Once Party Show Work
Wisdom’s daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
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Alone Burn Country Daughter Mark People Person Walk Wisdom
Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. It has to be dealt with, even embraced.
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Away Detail Easily Embrace Some Pain Wish
Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
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Hello Me Star Sun Tell
But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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Act Boy Kind Powerful Remember Sometimes Sword
Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
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Future Good Know Much never Thing
We were just looking at maps.
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Just Look Map
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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Blood Care Half Last Meatboat Nose Sandwich Say Smell Time
Love was the most savage monster of all.
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Expression Feeling Love Most Moster Savage
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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Both Bright Country Outrank People Shut Side Tell Up
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
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
Humans see what they want to see.
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Human Look Visible Vision Want
You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind.” -Hera, goddess of marriage
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Above Believing Chaos Keep Rise Squabbling
Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to “‘clean'” it, and suddenly you can’t find anything?
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Anything Helpful Like Mom Person Some Suddenly Try
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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Dead Eye Girlfriend New Other Stay Thank Time
Desjardins was literally fuming. His tattered robes still smoked from battle. (Carter says I shouldn’t mention that his pink boxer shorts were showing, but they were!)
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Battle Box Desjardin Fuming Literally Mention Pink Robe Short Smole Still Tatter
With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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Come Great Later Nap Need Power Take Wake
No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.
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Anything Hate Live Mean Myself No One
Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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Game Have Lose Piece Sometimes Win
Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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Everyone Fairness Get Mean Need Same
Think positive girl, or the world ends.
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Calm End Girl Positive Relax Think World
Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
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Out Plan Thing Way Work
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
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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Back Began Find Journey Must New Now Pup Quest Start Way

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