Rick Riordan Quotes

I should've blown more stuff up." -Coach Gleeson Hedge

Leo could run pretty fast when someone was trying to kill him. Sadly, he’d had a lot of practice.

sorry,no thanks,if i was going to die it could wait until tomorrow morning.

True success requires sacrifice.

She often had to remind herself that she couldn't do everything alone. She wasn't always the best person for the job. Sometimes she got tunnel vision and forgot about what other people needed.

A ruby-encrusted orb popped its top and helicopter blades unfolded. Leo was glad Buford the table wasn't here-he would've fallen in love.

Many of the best traps are simple. You just have to think about it, and hope your victim doesn't.

Her perfume was a mixture of roses and tear gas.

The eidolons started pounding on the door. 'Who is it?' Leo called. 'Valdez!' 'Valdez who?

Pizza! Hockey! Destroy!" -Cal

But this plan of yous!' Tawaret shuddered, causing a tsunami of jiggling hippo flesh.

You, sir, are a ray of sunshine. -Percy Jackson

Frank gave Leo a confused smile- like he couldn't decide whether to gloat or to thank Leo for being a doofus- but he cheerfully let Hazel drag him along.

I have some extra costumes-" "No!" Ephialtes snapped, and for once Percy was in agreement.

Gods forbid if she ever broke up with him. She'd never be able to visit the sea again without remembering her broken heart. Annabeth about Percy

Are you the cursed kid Nemesis mentioned?" Leo asked. "But you're a girl." "You're a girl," said the girl. "Excuse me?

Great. I've made a friend.

If you'd sat there any longer,' Annabeth said, 'you would have spontaneously combusted. I hope the conversation was worth it?

Sure, sis!' Then he raised his hands in a stop everything gesture. 'I feel a haiku coming on.

The Olympians were a reminder that there was always someone better than you, so you shouldn't get a big head.

Piper, you’re the strongest, most powerful beauty queen I’ve ever met. You can trust yourself. For what it’s worth, you can trust me too.

Monsters don't die. They just dissipate into smoke and dust, which saves heroes a lot of trouble cleaning up after a fight.

And in the fountain squatted a giant crab. I’m not talking ‘giant’ like $7.99 all-you-can-eat Alaskan king crab. I’m talking ‘giant’ like bigger than the fountain.

I wondered if she'd ever written on her notebook: GEB + NUT = TRUE LOVE or MRS GEB.

I am your friend Bob!

I grabbed a pair of glowing red legs.

Wha-what?" Her eyes fluttered open. "Nothing," I shouted. "We're being followed by a slaying machine. Go back to sleep.

We ran, plowing through another pile of peppers. [No, I didn't pick a peck of them, Sadie - just shut up.]

Right," Sadie said. "And Set will just stand there calmly while I read him to death.

Right.” Sadie looked dazed. “You’ve got a monkey butler. Why not?

Agh-uhh!” the baboon grunted. He turned and waddled up the stairs. Unfortunately, the Lakers jersey didn’t completely cover his multicolored rear.

Oh, god,” I said. “Sorry, sorry. Do I die now?” --Sadie to Zia

The House is in the house" Chapter 38

I have strong feelings for you, I just haven't decided if their positive or negitive yet.A

I racked my brain trying to remember the names of all of Nut’s five children. Bit difficult without my brother, the human Wikipedia, around to keep track of such trivia for me.

After my bad experience as a kite, I simply refused to go about as a glowing Sadie-headed chicken. That’s fine for Carter, but I have standards.

The wand ricocheted through the swarm, thumping six, seven, eight of the little monsters before returning to Carter’s hand. “Not bad,” I said. “Keep it up!

Honestly, I thought I was going to be a kite forever, suffocating inside a little feathery prison. And he had the nerve to make fun!

You both should feel honored.” “Right, very honored,” I said. “Always wanted to be possessed!

I thought about all the things I was suddenly able to do—like fight with a sword and summon a magical shell of armor. Those were not things I covered in home school.

I woke to a bucket of ice water in my face. “Sadie! Get up,” Zia said. “God!” I yelled. “Was that necessary?” “No,” admitted Zia.

Maybe being home schooled, Carter didn’t realize that “test” is normally a bad thing.

Keep a demon busy, I thought. Right. Maybe he fancies a game of Tiddlywinks.

Why are they so sad?” I asked. “Well, they’re dead,” Carter speculated.

The baboon is driving,” I noted. “Should I be worried?

Me? I slept like the dead, which I hoped wasn’t a sign of things to come.

But how do we even get to the land of the dead?” I asked. “I mean…without dying.

I’ll distract them,” Carter said. “You search. The Trophy room is through there.” “Carter!” But the fool ran off to protect me. I hate when he does that.

This is Graceland. Home of the most famous musician in the world.” “Michael Jackson lived here?” “No, dummy,” Carter said. “Elvis Presley.

How do you have five children in a row, each on a different say?” “They’re gods,” Carter said. “They can do stuff like that.