Otrera stayed dead the second time,” Kinzie said, batting her eyes. “We have to thank you for that. If you ever need a new girlfriend…well, I think you’d look great in an iron collar and an orange jumpsuit.” Percy couldn’t tell if she was kidding or not. He politely thanked her and changed seats.
RICK RIORDANYoung people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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Percy looked at his friends. “I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.” “Combat time?” Piper grabbed her horn of plenty. “I hate wonder bread,” Jason said. Together, they charged.
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The 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.
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You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.
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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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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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On the bright side,” Percy said, “both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up.
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It’s natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.
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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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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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Love was the most savage monster of all.
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Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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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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People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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