It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
RICK RIORDANEgyptians 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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Love was the most savage monster of all.
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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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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.” Which one is me?” I asked. The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested. Oh, shut up.
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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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The sea does not like to be restrained.
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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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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
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Knowledge isn’t always good for you.
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Never bet against a cat.
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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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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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Chaos is impatient. It’s random. And above all it’s selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.
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Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees.
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