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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More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Great victory requires great risk. -Hera
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She had to face the fact that she couldn’t protect everyone she loved. She couldn’t solve every problem.
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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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Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
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I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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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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The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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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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It isn’t easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed. -Hephaestus
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A person’s shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.
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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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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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Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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Frank stared at him. “Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it’s unfair that I can be an elephant?” Percy considered. “Okay. I guess you got a point. But the next time I say you’re totally beast-” “Just shut up,” Frank said. “Please.” Percy cracked a smile.
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