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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

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
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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Always Become Character Friend Hard Longer Series Spend Wrap
your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos’s traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend you would sacrifice the world.
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Country Fatal Kronos Love Loyalty People Person Personal Trap Use
But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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Act Boy Kind Powerful Remember Sometimes Sword
Humans see what they want to see.
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Human Look Visible Vision Want
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
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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Back Book Course Enjoy Everyone Normally Pick Raeder Reluctant Think Up
Great victory requires great risk. -Hera
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Great Need Require Risk Victor
You began your journey here as a pup. Now you must find your way back. A new quest, a new start.
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Back Began Find Journey Must New Now Pup Quest Start Way
With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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Come Great Later Nap Need Power Take Wake
Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
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Future Good Know Much never Thing
Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?
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Apollo Call Finger Good Guess Incognito Lip Name People
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
What are you?” She demanded. “My dad? Osiris? Are you even alive?” Dad looked at Anubis. “What did I tell you about her? Fiercer than Ammit, I said.” “You didn’t need to tell me that.” Anubis’s face was grave. “I’ve learned to fear that sharp tongue.” Sadie looked outraged. “Excuse me?
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Alive Dad Demand Fierce Look Osin Tell
Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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Caught Deaf English Just Language Remember Speak
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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Blood Care Half Last Meatboat Nose Sandwich Say Smell Time

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