Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
RICK RIORDANYou 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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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
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Knowledge isn’t always good for you.
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Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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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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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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Never bet against a cat.
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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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Frank stared at him. “Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it’s unfair that I can be an elephant?” Percy considered. “Okay. I guess you got a point. But the next time I say you’re totally beast-” “Just shut up,” Frank said. “Please.” Percy cracked a smile.
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Great victory requires great risk. -Hera
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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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You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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