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I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don’t pick up a book are engaged with what I’m writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I’ve done my job.

Rick Riordan

Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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Demand Heard Leader
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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Anybody Enough Falcon Hamster Magic Myself People Rush Worse
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
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
Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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Now Sometimes Strength Wisdom
It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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Admit Outrage Strength Take Truth
Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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Game Have Lose Piece Sometimes Win
Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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Blackjack Boss Good Horse Luck Meat Turn
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
I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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Ability Annoy Hard Insult Try Very
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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Always Being Bitter Brilliant Easy Horrible Inventor Make Mistake Misunderstand
Frank nodded grimly. “Well…any goddess who throws a Ding Dong at a giant can’t be all bad. Let’s go.
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All Bad Ding Dong Giant Go Goddess People Country Throw Well
A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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Attention Attract Feet Giant Gitl Hanging Tend Virtue
Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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Earn Given Knowledge Sought Value
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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Ask Deform Five Nuts One Said Suggest
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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Above Believing Chaos Keep Rise Squabbling

I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don’t pick up a book are engaged with what I’m writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I’ve done my job.

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I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don’t pick up a book are engaged with what I’m writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I’ve done my job.

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