Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. It has to be dealt with, even embraced.
RICK RIORDANGood luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to “‘clean'” it, and suddenly you can’t find anything?
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Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
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I have more ideas than I’ll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.
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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.
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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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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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Sadie,” he said forlornly, “when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children’s.
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Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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Ma’at demands a leader.” “Yeah so I’ve heard.
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Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
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See you on the other side. -Percy Jackson
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We were just looking at maps.
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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
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If anybody felt worse than I did, it was Amos. I had just enough magic to turn myself into a falcon and him into a hamster (hey, I was rushed!)
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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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Curse us eh/I’ll make you pay!/I don’t want to rhyme all day!
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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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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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Love was the most savage monster of all.
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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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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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For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.
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Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
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