A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
RICK RIORDANThe meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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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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Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
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Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I’d known what was coming, I would’ve called in sick. I could’ve avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness. But no, I had to take my stupid English exam.
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Always, Always have a plan
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.
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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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Think positive girl, or the world ends.
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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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Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. It has to be dealt with, even embraced.
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Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees.
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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I do not know how much they see through the Mist. I doubt it would matter to them if they knew the truth. Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.
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Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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