Quotes from Rick Riordan

Everyone hates clowns, Otis said. Even other clowns hate clowns.

Another yap shook the room. Broken branches tumbled to the floor. "Wh-what's up there?" I asked, my knees shaking. I thought about the Norns' prophecy, naming me a harbinger of evil. "Is it—the Wolf?" "Oh, much worse," Blitzen said. "It's the Squirrel.

If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron wouldn't let us call the place the Poop Pile, especially after it had been named for Zeus, who doesn't have much of a sense of humor.

The dead aren't scary. They are just sad.

I am the son of Hades. I go where I wish. The darkness is my birthright.

Too bad Jason wasn't a metal automaton. At least then Leo would have some idea of how to help his best friend. But with humans … Leo felt helpless. They broke way too easily.

I was glad to be with her, but it also kind of hurt, and it hurt when I wasn't with her, too.

You kidding? So many preservatives in these things, I'll live forever.

I smiled at the giant. "Actually, Cacus, I have another secret weapon." The giant's eyes lit up with greed. "Another weapon? I will steal it! I will copy it and sell the knockoffs for a profit! What is this secret weapon?" "Her name is Annabeth," I said. "And she's one of a kind.

Commander Tool Belt Jason said. Bad Boy Supreme Piper said. Chef Leo the Tofu Taco Expert. They laughed and told stories about Leo valdez, their best friend. They stayed on the roof until dawn rose, and Piper started to believe they could have a fresh start. It might even be possible to tell a new story in which Leo was still out there. Somewhere...

Annabeth smiled. "I don't know the ocean very well, but my boyfriend does. I think it's time you met Percy.

But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword. As a mortal, I was never a great fighter or athlete or poet. I only made wine. The people in my village laughed at me. They said I would never amount to anything. Look at me now. Sometimes small things can become very large indeed.

He'd gone from sixteen to seventy-five in a matter of seconds, but the old-man smell happened instantly, like boom. Congratulations! You stink!

Narcissus turned and scowled at Leo. "Who are you?" "I'm the Super-sized McShizzle, man!" Leo said. "I'm Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme. And the ladies love a bad boy.

People said the towers looked like giant salt and pepper shakers, but I'd always thought they looked like Daleks from Doctor Who.

She'd expected some backlash; it happened every time she shared her strength. But she hadn't anticipated so much raw anguish from Nico di Angelo… If this was only a portion of Nico's pain… how could he bear it?

It's been my observation I said, "that you humans are more than the sum of your history. You can choose how much of your ancestry to embrace. You can overcome the expectations of your family and your society. What you cannot do, and should never do, is try to be someone other than yourself–Piper McLean.

Are you kidding? She looked at me as if I'd just dropped from the moon. Her cheeks were bright red. What's the problem now? I demanded. Me, go with you to the...the 'Thrill Ride of Love'? How embarrassing is that? What if somebody saw me? Who's going to see you? But my face was burning now, too. Leave it to a girl to make everything complicated. Fine, I told her. I'll do it myself. But when I started down the side of the pool, she followed me, muttering about how boys always messed things up.

Question (from a reader) : Will the Wise Goddess Athena overthrow Zeus and become the ruler of Olympus? Athena's answer : What an interesting idea . . . No, just kidding, Dad. Put away the lightning bolt.

When a demigod like me comes around, bad things happen. Really bad.-Leo Maybe it's the other way around, Jason suggested. Maybe people with special gifts show up when bad things are happening because that's when they're needed most.

Thank Ra!" She exclaimed. "Yeah, I'm alive." "No, I almost jumped in after you. I hate the water!

Run!" Piper said. "We are running!" Jason picked up the speed. "Run better!" Leo shouted.

The whole crew sat on the deck, without a storm or a monster attack to worry about for the first time in days, and ate ice cream. Well, except for Frank, who was lactose intolerant. He got an apple.

Percy looked at his friends. "I'm getting tired of this guy's shirt.