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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.

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
Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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Earn Given Knowledge Sought Value
Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked. “No such thing as fair,” Frank told himself. “If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Ask Bright Burn Death Fair Far Frank Himself Life Short Such Thing
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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Brave Enough Hero Invincible Mean Needed
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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Beginm Say Believe Country Morning New Power Sunrise World
Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
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Out Plan Thing Way Work
Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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Corner Each Litle Own Remake Time World
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
I’ve been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain,” she said. “Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you’re going to save the world, I’m the best person to keep you from messing up.
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Been Brain Country Long People Person Quest Save Seaweed Time Want World
Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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Curse Day Make Playful Rhyme Want
We choose to believe in Ma’at. We create order out of chaos, beauty out of ugly randomness. That’s what Egypt is all about.
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Beauty Believe Chaos Choose Country Create Order Out Randomness Ugly
You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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Compell Else Matter Mothing Write
You 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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Afraid Pinochle Play Sir Suspicious Told Well
It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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Enjoy Feel Hard Joke Like One Practical Whole
We were just looking at maps.
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Just Look Map
Can we just call them storm spirits?” Leo asked. “Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks.
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Ask Call Drink Espresso Like Make Sound Spirit Storm

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