It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
RICK RIORDANHumans see what they want to see.
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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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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I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
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We were just looking at maps.
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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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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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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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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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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
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I do not know how much they see through the Mist. I doubt it would matter to them if they knew the truth. Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.
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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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Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace
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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.
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