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

Rick Riordan

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
Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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Just Look See Visible Vision
Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
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Aware Breath Coat Creepy Driftwood Fire Frank Nice Pocket Poisonous Reptile
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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Combat Friend Get Grabbed Guy Look Piger Plenty Shit Time Tired
Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan
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Out Plan Thing Way Work
Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
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Appreciate Better Change New Something Sometimes Take
Chaos is impatient. It’s random. And above all it’s selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.
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Change Chaos Constant Everything Freedom Im[Atient Random Selfish Sky
No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.
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Anything Hate Live Mean Myself No One
Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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Curse Day Make Playful Rhyme Want
The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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Dangerous Flaw Good Moderation Most
Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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Earn Given Knowledge Sought Value
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
I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you must write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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Go Know Let Matter Must Spire Subject Tell Write Writer
The sea does not like to be restrained.
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Like Nature Restrain Sea
I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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Ability Annoy Hard Insult Try Very
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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Doubt Know Matter Mist Much Them Through Truth
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
Our baboon was going completely sky goddess – which is to say, nuts.
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Baboon Completly Going Nut Say Sky
Humans see what they want to see.
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Human Look Visible Vision Want
I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
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Death Felt Fight Great Tell
Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
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Hello Me Star Sun Tell
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
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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Boat Down Fall Force Most One Rock Run Say Scream Set Tend Throw Towards
We were just looking at maps.
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Just Look Map
Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
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End Kid Life Only Precious
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
Don’t decide yet,” Hephaestus advised. “Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.
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Advice Back Day Decide Decision Good People Time Until Wait

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