But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
RICK RIORDANThe most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?
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If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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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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Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
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Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
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Be careful of love. It’ll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.
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Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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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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I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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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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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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Egyptians 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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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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