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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

Rick Riordan

You do know how to play pinochle?” Mr. D eyed me suspiciously. “I’m afraid not,” I said. “I’m afraid not, sir,” he said. “Well,” he told me, “it is, along with gladiator fighting and Pac-Man, one of the greatest games ever invented by humans. I would expect all civilized young men to know the rules.
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Afraid Pinochle Play Sir Suspicious Told Well
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
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
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
Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?
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Embraces Ever Form Must Notice Parent People Second
Hope survives best at the hearth.
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Best Hearth Hope Survive
Love was the most savage monster of all.
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Expression Feeling Love Most Moster Savage
Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
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Always Escape People Pull Punishment Something Told Wonderful Young
You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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Compell Else Matter Mothing Write
Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
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Different Get Have Something Thing Two Use Visit
Whathat!” Tyson gasped. “Those are the stables for the pegasi,” I replied, “You know, winged horses?” “Whasthat!” “Um… those are the toilets.
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Gasped Horse Pegas Reply Stable Toilet Winge
Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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Despair Expectation Hero Rarely
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
Be careful of love. It’ll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.
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Around Brain Careful Down Leave Love Right Think Twist Wrong
They know they’ve won,” Carter guessed. “They’re making a show of it.” “Yes,” Amos said. “Well, let’s blow up the boats or something!” I said. Amos looked at me. “Is that your strategy, honestly?
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Boat Country Gues Know Make Person Show Something Well Won
On the bright side,” Percy said, “both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up.
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Both Bright Country Outrank People Shut Side Tell Up

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