Quotes from Rick Riordan

She snorted. "Sounds like the beginning of a joke, doesn't it? An atheist and a Muslim walk into a pagan afterlife.

It wasn't Leo's finest moment. Panic seized him, and he took off. His only comfort was that his friends did, too – and they weren't the cowardly type.

Your lifeline…oh, the burning stick. Right." Leo resisted the urge to set his hand ablaze and yell: Bwah ha ha! The idea was sort of funny, but he wasn't that cruel.

I haven't devoured a soul in...What month is this? March?

So, yeah. Our cat was a goddess. What else is new?

Hey, guys! Grover yelled somewhere above us. I think she's unconscious! Roooaaarrr! Maybe not, Grover corrected.

I could hear hopefulness in her voice, but also doubt. She was waiting for me to admit the obvious: I'd forgotten. I was toast. I was boyfriend roadkill.

Promise me one thing. Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you're a god again, remember. Remember what it's like to be human.

That's what being a demigod was all about, not quite belonging in the mortal world or on Mount Olympus but trying to make peace with both sides of their nature.

Imagine jumping into a pit of boiling acid. Now multiply that pain times fifty. -Percy

We heard the army before we saw it. The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas.

Was that amazing?" she demanded. "That was amazing," I agreed. It's hard to pull off a romantic kiss when you're both drenched in muck, but we gave it our best shot.

Throwing down your staff may sound like a sign of surrender, but in Egyptian magic, it's bad news. It usually means, 'Hey, I'm going to summon a big nasty thing to kill you while I stand safely inside my circle and laugh'.

So I saved your life, and you repaid me by raising Kronos. That's fair.

We couldn't have done it without somebody else! We couldn't have won this race or got the Fleece or saved Grover or anything! We owe our lives to Tyson, Percy's…' 'Brother!' I said, loud enough for everybody to hear. 'Tyson, my baby brother.' Tyson blushed. The crowd cheered. Annabeth planted a kiss on my cheek.

I can see the stars again m'lady.

You're sure?' I asked. 'I mean, the Lord of the Sword is great. But you could also be, I don't know, the Slammer of the Hammer'.

Why didn't you sleep with the headrest?" I shrugged. "It was uncomfortable." I looked at Sadie for support. "You didn't use it, did you?" Sadie rolled her eyes. "Well, of course I did. It was obviously there for a reason.

Percy: Dad- Poseidon: Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works. Percy: I'm praying, I'm talking to you, right? Poseidon: Oh...yes. Good point.

The baby!' Nico grinned, which hurt his face muscles. He wasn't used to making that expression. 'Mellie and the kid are all right?

Theophane gave birth to a magical ram named Krysomallos, who for some reason had wool made of gold. Eventually, Krysomallos would be skinned for his fleece, which became known as the Golden Fleece, which means I am related to a sheepskin rug.

Ella is nervous," the harpy muttered from her perch on the railing. "The elephant. The elephant is watching Ella.

What if we promoted, like, Adidas shoes?" Percy wondered. "Would that make Nike mad enough to show up?

Mrs. O' Leary is my pet. I couldn't let you stick a sword in her rump, now, could I? That might've scared her.