Nice creepy reptile,” Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. “Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile.
RICK RIORDANThe most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation,” she said. “Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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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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It’s natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not.
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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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Desjardins was literally fuming. His tattered robes still smoked from battle. (Carter says I shouldn’t mention that his pink boxer shorts were showing, but they were!)
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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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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Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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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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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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Just because you don’t see me doesn’t mean I wasn’t there
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Great victory requires great risk. -Hera
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We were just looking at maps.
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Never bet against a cat.
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Hope survives best at the hearth.
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For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?
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Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I’d known what was coming, I would’ve called in sick. I could’ve avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness. But no, I had to take my stupid English exam.
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Love was the most savage monster of all.
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Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.
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You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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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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Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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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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Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
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