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Hope survives best at the hearth.

Rick Riordan

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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Arm Country Down Frown Grab Hang People Person Start Trap
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
Frank nodded grimly. “Well…any goddess who throws a Ding Dong at a giant can’t be all bad. Let’s go.
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All Bad Ding Dong Giant Go Goddess People Country Throw Well
If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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Burn Going might Well
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
Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.
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Afterward Air Bottom Bubble Lake Last Laugh Made
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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Always Back Badge Country Difference Discover Hear Kids Learn Love People Wear
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
A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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Anyone Anywhere Challenge Go Hero Long Nerve
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
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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Ancient Compliment Country Family Limb Rend Scream Socket Something Sure
Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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Demand Heard Leader
your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos’s traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend you would sacrifice the world.
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Country Fatal Kronos Love Loyalty People Person Personal Trap Use
Tell the sun and stars hello for me.
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Hello Me Star Sun Tell
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
The 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.
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