Quotes from Rick Riordan

Quer dizer que todo mundo aqui toma Bebsi quando come bizza?

You dropped this, he said, totally poker-faced.

My mouth went dry. I imagined Annabeth invoking hieroglyphs at Camp Half-Blood, blowing up chariots on the racetrack, hurling giant blue fists during capture the flag. 'So my girlfriend is a magician now, like, permanently? Because she was scary enough before.

For once you're right, brother dear,' Sadie said. 'As much as I'd love to be a literal goddess, I suppose I'll have to remain a figurative one.

Magnus, it may shock you to learn that I do not have every talent in the world. Just most of the important ones.

The tree struck him with such force it would've flattened me into a Percy pizza with extra olives.

Setne stopped chanting when he saw me. 'Awesome!' He grinned. 'You brought the vulture with you. Thanks!' Not the reaction I'd been hoping for. I keep waiting for the day when the bad guy sees me and screams, I give up! But it hasn't happened yet.

That's – that's not fair,' Sadie said, her voice trembling. 'Tempting me with destruction.

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. And if I don't know what's needed? That's what your friends are for. We've all got different strengths. Together, we'll figure it out.

I mean … we'd just passed our one-year dating anniversary. I figured I was a sort of long-term investment for her. She hoped I would pay dividends eventually; if I died now, she would've put up with all my annoying qualities for nothing.

Leo smiled nervously. Maybe he and Percy did share something else—a stupid sense of humor. "Yeah, I bet that would totally be against her sponsorship deal. THOSE ARE NOT THE OFFICIAL SHOES OF THE OLYMPICS! YOU WILL DIE NOW!" Hazel rolled her eyes. "You're both impossible." Behind Leo, a thunderous voice shook the ruins: "YOU WILL DIE NOW!

Stick with us, Magnus, and…well, you won't do fine. You'll get killed quickly. But stick with us anyway. We'll wade into battle and slaughter as many as possible!" "That's your plan?" Halfborn tilted his head. "Why would I have a plan?" "Oh, sometimes we do," said T.J. "Wednesdays are siege warfare. That's more complicated. Thursdays they bring out the dragons.

So I was officially sixteen. For my present, I got cornered by Uncle Freaky, who announced that I was marked for assassination.

The next millisecond demonstrated how much faster I can think than react. First I thought Blitzen had spotted an actual duck. Blitzen likes ducks. Then I realized he was telling me to get down, which is hard to do when you're the last in a line of three people on horseback.

With humans... Leo felt helpless. They broke way too easily.

See you on the other side. -Percy Jackson

I just wish we could move faster.' He chin-pointed to Nico. 'I don't see how this kid is going to last one more jump. How many more will it take us to get home?

I remembered how guest rights worked from our last time in Jotunheim. If you made it inside the house and claimed you were a guest, supposedly the host couldn't kill you. Of course, when we'd tried that before, we ended slaughtering an entire giant family after they attempted to squash us like bugs, but it had all been done with the utmost courtesy.

Look, Percy, I'm not as smart as Annabeth. I'm not as brave as you. But I'm pretty good at reading emotions. You're glad your dad is alive. You feel good that he's claimed you, and part of you wants to make him proud. That's why you mailed Medusa's head to Olympus. You wanted him to notice what you'd done.

The god's chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!

The strix dived at Meg. She dodged aside, whacking the flat of her blade against the bird's tail feathers as it rushed past, sending the unfortunate bird into the opposite wall, where it smacked face-first into the brick, exploding in a cloud of monster dust and feathers. Meg! I said, I told you not to kill it! You'll get cursed! I didn't kill it. It committed suicide against that wall. I don't think the Fates will see it that way. Then let's not tell them.

I am a monster. Don't say that. It is okay. I will be good monster. Then you will not have to be mad.

Wine is a new drink," Dionysus explained. "But it's more than just a drink. It's a religious experience!

Tyson put his hand on Grover´s shoulder I -I will go with him. I couldn´t believe I was hearing this. Tyson are you sure? The big guy nodded. Goat boy needs help. We will find the god person. I am not like Hephaestus. I trust friends.