I’m a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.
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More Rick Riordan Quotes
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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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Most of Set’s forces were running towards our boat, screaming and throwing rocks (which tended to fall down and hit them, but no one says demons are bright).
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Brother,” Artemis chided. “You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
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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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Carter started down the stairs, but I grabbed his arm. “Hang on. What about traps?” He frowned. “Traps?” “Didn’t Egyptian tombs have traps?” “Well…sometimes. But this isn’t a tomb. Besides, more often they had curses, like the burning curse, the donkey curse—” “Oh, lovely. That sounds so much better.
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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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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Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control traffic.” You both sound like my mother,” I said. Shut up!” they both said in union.
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I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
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It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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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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She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. She couldn’t solve every problem.
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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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