Quotes from Rick Riordan

Sometimes small things can become very large, indeed.

Akmon pulled a ratchet wrench from the tool belt and spun it like a noisemaker. "Oh, very nice! I'm definitely keeping this! Thanks, Blue Bottom!" Blue Bottom? Leo glanced down. His pants had slipped around his ankles again, revealing his blue undershorts. "That's it!" he shouted. "My stuff. Now. Or I'll show you how funny a flaming dwarf is." His hands caught fire.

Want to hit Leo? That is understandable Hunk muffin earned it

I excel at pulling strings!" said Arachne. "I'm a spider!

The last I saw of Percy and Annabeth, their Prius was turning the corner on First Avenue, Percy singing along with Led Zeppelin on the radio, Annabeth laughing at his bad voice. Alex crossed his arms. If those two were any cuter together, they'd cause a nuclear explosion of cuteness and destroy the Eastern Seaboard.

Don't die on me, she ordered. You are not dying on me. Yes, ma'am. He felt light-headed, but she was about the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen. Her hair was smoldering. Her face was smudged with soot. She had a cut on her arm, her dress was torn, and she was missing a boot. Beautiful.

Chiron insisted that we talk about the Labyrinth in the morning which is like 'Hey, your life's in mortal danger. Sleep tight!

He fixed his dark eyes on her. 'I am Kekrops, the first and eternal king of Athens. I would welcome you to my city.' He held up the covered platter. ' Also, I brought a Bundt cake.' Piper glanced at her friends. 'A trick?' 'Probably?' Annabeth said. 'At least he brought dessert.' Percy smiled down at the snake guys. 'Welcome aboard!

Otis, I said. Shhh, he said. I'm incognito. Call me...Otis. I'm not sure that's how incognito works, but okay. Otis, aka Otis climbed into the chair I'd reserved for Sam.

Annabeth realized that if six of them went on these two quests, it would leave Percy alone on the ship with Coach Hedge, which was maybe not a situation a caring girlfriend should put him in. Nor was she eager to let Percy out of her sight again—not after they'd been apart for so many months.

Carter, not to be unkind, I said, but the last few months you've been seeing messages about Zia everywhere . Two weeks ago, you thought she was sending you a distress call in your mashed potatoes. It was a Z! Carved right in the potatoes!

Jason muttered And I saw something...Really terrible. That was Hera, Thalia grumbled, Her Majesty, the Loose Cannon. That's it, Thalia Grace, Said the goddess. I will turn you into and aardvark, so help me- Stop it, you two, Piper said. Amazingly, they both shut up.

You must carry on my spirit. It can no longer be carried by a god. It must be taken up by all of you. - Pan

She tied her blond hair back with a strip of denim torn from her pants leg, and in the fiery light of the river, her grey eyes flickered. Despite being beat-up, sooty, and dressed like a homeless person, she looked great to Percy. So what if they were in Tartarus? So what if they stood a slim chance of surviving? He was so glad that they were together, he had the ridiculous urge to smile.

No story ever ends, does it? It just leads into others.

Keep moving. Don't get bogged down. Don't think about the bad stuff. Smile and joke even when you don't feel like it. Especially when you don't feel like it.

I won't go looking for trouble. I usually don't have too.

I hadn't seen my dad get violent since the Great Spatula Incident, and I wasn't anxious to see a repeat of that.

Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your anger rule you... well, your fate will be even sadder then mine.

The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.

Mussolini?" Leo frowned. "Wasn't he like BFFs with Hitler?

Nico was devastatingly alone. He'd lost his big sister Bianca. He'd pushed away all other demigods who'd tried to get close to him. His experiences at Camp Half-Blood, in the Labyrinth and in Tartarus had left him scarred, afraid to trust anyone.

Facinating. He broke into a wide grin. I've discovered something, Khufu. This is not Memphis, Egypt. Khufu gave me a sideways look, and I could swear his expression meant, Duh. I've also discovered a new form of magic called blues music, the man continued. And barbecue. Yes, you must try barbecue.

Wisdom's daughter walks alone—" "Ella!" Frank stood suddenly. "Maybe it's not the best time—" "The Mark of Athena burns through Rome," Ella continued, cupping her hands over her ears and raising her voice. "Twins snuff out the angel's breath, Who holds the key to endless death. Giants' bane stands gold and pale, Won with pain from a woven jail.