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.
RICK RIORDANPeople are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.
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What are you?” She demanded. “My dad? Osiris? Are you even alive?” Dad looked at Anubis. “What did I tell you about her? Fiercer than Ammit, I said.” “You didn’t need to tell me that.” Anubis’s face was grave. “I’ve learned to fear that sharp tongue.” Sadie looked outraged. “Excuse me?
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The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.
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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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Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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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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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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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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I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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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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Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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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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Great victory requires great risk. -Hera
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