The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.
RICK RIORDANEven strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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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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Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
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You are one freaking awesome baboon.
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We choose to believe in Ma’at. We create order out of chaos, beauty out of ugly randomness. That’s what Egypt is all about.
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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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Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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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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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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We were just looking at maps.
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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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It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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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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It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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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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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
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