Rick Riordan Quotes

Um," Grover said. "Percy?" "Yeah?" "I thought you'd want to know." "Yeah?" "Cerberus? He's saying we've got ten seconds to pray to the god of our choice.After that...well...he's hungry.

Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo." Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be a tree, didn't you? Glad you're back. I hate it when pretty girls turn into trees. Man, I remember one time—

Percy’d heard stories about amputees who had phantom pains where their missing legs and arms used to be. That’s how his mind felt—like his missing memories were aching.

You are one freaking awesome baboon.

What are you talking about?" Narcissus demanded. "I am amazing. Everyone knows this." "Amazing at pure suck," Leo said. "If I was as suck as you, I'd drown myself. Oh wait, you already did that.

You mean a bad heel?" I said. "Couldn't I just, like, wear something besides sandals? No offense." -Percy

You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed.

Her name badge read: Hello! My name is DIE, DEMIGOD SCUM!

I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? You're so lucky!

Silena appeared out of the woods, her sword drawn. Her Aphrodite armour was pink and red, colour coordinated to match her clothes and makeup. She looked like Guerilla Warfare Barbie.

To all my librarian friends, champions of books, true magicians in the House of Life. Without you, this writer would be lost in the Dust.

Getting something and having the wits to use it...those are two different things.

Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say.

I should’ve been very cross with Anubis. Kissing me without permission—the nerve!

A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.

I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red.

I'll show them 'love is worthless,'" Silena Beauregard grumbled as she strapped on her armor. "I'll pulverize them!

The cafe windows wrapped all the way around the observation floor, which gave us a beautiful panoramic view of the skeleton army that had come to kill us.

So, you wrecked Alcatraz Island, made Mount St. Helens explode, and displaced half a million people, but at least you're safe." "Yep, that pretty much covers it.

The Feast of Fortuna had nothing to do with tuna, which was fine with Percy.

Wisdom's daughter walks alone. That didn't just mean without other people, Annabeth realized. It meant without any special powers.

I had weird dreams full of barnyard animals. Most of them wanted to kill me. The rest wanted food.

Waitress!" Hedge called. "Six double espressos, and whatever these guys want. Put it on the girl's tab.

Aretmis gripped her bow. “Let us pray I am wrong.” Can goddesses pray?

Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works. I am praying. I'm talking to you, right? Oh...yes. Good point. Amphitrite - incoming!

Sadie Kane here. If you're listening to this, congratulations, you survived doomsday.

They both (Thalia and Hera) glared at her, and for three long seconds, Piper wasn’t sure which one of them was going to kill her first.

Leo had recently discovered how to change the display, like the Times Square JumboTron,so now the banner read: Merry Christmas! All your presents belong to Leo!

All invincible and stuff

Laistry....I can't even say that. What would you call them in English?" "Canadians.

"Yeah, flattering." Percy raised Riptide. "But actually I'm the son of Poseidon. I'm from Camp Half-Blood."

You'd think he'd ran out off rocks," I muttered

Curse Hermes and his multi-vitamins!

Imitation is flattery

I pictured my mom, alone in our little apartment on the Upper East Side. I tried to remember the smell of her blue waffles in the kitchen. It seemed so far away.

Great," Percy said. "Seven of us against Hercules." "And a satyr!" Hedge added. "We can take him.

Frank Zhang: lumbering klutz, child of Mars, part-time pachyderm.

Dakota's head was stuck in his toga. He staggered around olike a Kool-Aid-stained ghost. "Um," Percy said, "should I wear my bed sheets?

That’s Narmer with the spoon,” I guessed. “Angry because the other bloke stole his breakfast cereal?

Entertain me, heroes of Olympus. Give me a reason to do more." Bacchus to Percy and Jason

Just remember if we get caught, you're deaf and I don't speak English.

Grand buildings made her feel better--maybe because being in a place so permanent made her feel more permanent.

You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear thorough the search.

The thing about plummetting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter - if you realize it's a bad idea when you're halfway down, it's too late.

We need a shroud. A shroud for the son of Hermes.

I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny.

Twelve minutes. I can give you that.

I didn't understand how. But the toilets had responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing.

I tried very hard. But I can't help it. The Fates are cruel. They sent you to me, my brave one, knowing that you would break my heart.

Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-" said Percy "Percy... Chiron's collection!