Humans see what they want to see.
RICK RIORDANIf my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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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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Set screamed something in Ancient Egyptian. I was fairly sure it wasn’t a compliment. “I will rend your limbs from their sockets!” he shouted. “I will—” “Die?” Carter suggested.
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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
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If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace
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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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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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Sadie got up and kissed Amos on the forehead. “Leave it to us, Uncle. I’ve got a plan.” “That,” I said, “sounds like very bad news.
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It’s always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.
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Love is powerful. It can bring the gods to their knees.
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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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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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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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