Quotes from Rick Riordan

Right," I said. "So the baboon, the crocodile…any other pets I should know about?" Amos thought for a moment. "Visible ones? No, I think that's it.

Hope does not leave without being given permission.

Fear can't be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They're like love. They're almost identical emotions.

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.

Think positive girl, or the world ends.

Right," she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative.

Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.

With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.

I still don't understand what a sea god would be doing in Atlanta." Leo snorted. "What's a wine god doing in Kansas? Gods are weird.

Wow," Thalia muttered. "Apollo is hot." "He's the sun god," I said. "That's not what I meant.

Rachel: You're a half-blood, too? Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about? Rachel: Okay. Hey, everybody! These two aren't human! They're half Greek god!...They don't seem to care.

Hephaestus glowered up at us. "I didn't make you, did I?" Uh," Annabeth said, "no, sir." Good," the god grumbled. "Shoddy workmanship.

God alert!" Blackjack yelled. "It's the wine dude! Mr. D sighed in exasperation. "The next person, or horse, who calls me the 'wine dude' will end up in a bottle of Merlot!

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.

Lord Bacchus, do you remember me? I helped you with that missing leopard in Sonoma." Bacchus scratched his stubbly chin. "Ah... yes. John Green." "Jason Grace." "Whatever," the god said.

Apollo?" I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. "I'm incognito. Call me Fred." A god named Fred?

may the gods be with you

You're a Demigod Percy, half god and half mortal!

I imagined loading the God of the Sea into a taxi and taking him to the Upper East Side.

Ptah? son of ptooey? What is he god of spitting? i asked

You assume that it has to be a male god who finds a human female attractive? How sexist is that?

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

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.

If I've got the powers of a god, then why am I so..." "Lame?" Sadie suggested. "Shut up," I said.