Quotes from Rick Riordan

Hazel screamed at the top of her lungs, but it was a scream of delight. For the first time in her life-in her two lives-she felt absolutely unstoppable.

Twelve minutes. I can give you that.

They [Percy and Annabeth] held the Doors shut as the elevator shuddered and the music played, while somewhere below them, a Titan and a giant sacrificed their lives for their escape.

When he pulled away, he smiled kindly at me. I felt so good, I'll admit I teared up a little. I guess until that moment I hadn't allowed myself to realize just how terrified I had been the last few days. Dad- Shhh, he said. No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero. Not even Hercules-

It wasn't exactly like talking, but it went something like this: Could you give us a ride north, Percy asked, like as close to Portland as possible? Eat seals, the whale responded. Are you seals? No, Percy admitted. I've got a man satchel full of macrobiotic beef jerky, though. The whale shuddered. Promise not to feed me this, and I will take you north. Deal.

Chiron probably wanted me to say, Heck it wa nothing. I eat hellhounds for breakfast. But I didn't feel like lying.

You've got to be kid— Well, crud, what just happened there? I ran out of syl—

Carter pulled out several lengths of brown twine, a small ebony cat statue, and a thick roll of paper. No, not paper. Papyrus. I remember Dad explaining how the Egyptians made it from a river plant because they never invented paper. The stuff was so thick and rough, it made me wonder if the poor Egyptians had had to use toilet papyrus. If so, no wonder they walked sideways.

Gods have great power, but only humans have creativity, the power to change history.

Never bet against a cat.

Their goal was in sight. They had a Titan with a very loud kitten on their side. That had to count for something.

Piper McLean, [Annabeth] grumbled, that was without a doubt the dumbest risk I've ever seen anyone take, and I date a dumb risk-taker.

Well, good news, Blitzen said. I found the bag. Bad news...I found the bag.

Without you, I doubt Percy could find a way out of a paper bag.' 'True', Annabeth agreed. 'Hey!' Percy complained.

Bad pony-men! BOO!

Excuse me, have you seen Death? Big guy with black feathery wings? Likes to reap souls?

You'd think getting chopped into a million pieces and cast into the darkest part of the Underworld would give him a subtle clue that nobody wanted him around.

No doubt Carter would describe the underground city in excruciating detail, with exact measurements of each room, boring history on every statue and hieroglyph, and background notes on the construction of the magical headquarters of the House of Life. I will spare you that pain. It's big. It's full of magic. It's underground. There. Sorted.

If it weren't for dreams, he said. I wouldn't know half the things I know about the future. They're better than Olympus tabloids. He cleared his throat then held up his hands dramatically: Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff Apollo? I guessed, because I figured nobody else could make a haiku that bad. He put his finger to his lips, [Shh] I'm incognito. Call me Fred.

My fatal flaw is hubris. The brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches? No, seaweed brain. That's hummus. Hubris is worse. What could be worse than hummus?

Two U.S. Marine skeletons guarded the doors. They grinned down at us, rocket-propelled grenade launchers held across their chests. You know, Grover mumbled, I bet Hades doesn't have trouble with door-to-door salesman.

I remembered what she'd told me in New York, about building something permanent, and I thought - just maybe - we were off to a good start.

If I were a flowerpot, I would've checked my hair. ~Carter Kane

It doesn't seem right? Another part of him wondered, Since when do I worry about what's right?