Quotes from Rick Riordan

shouldn't he pick on more interesting heroes, like the children of Thor? At least their dad had a movie franchise. Frey didn't even have his own cats. He had to borrow his sister's.

All da ladies love Leo!!

The more you know, the more you try to change them, and that can be disastrous.

Annabeth's hand slipped into mine. Under different circumstances I would've been embarrassed, but here in the dark I was glad to know where she was. It was about the only thing I was sure of.

For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest WHAT IF.

The old women only stuck around this long out of a sense of duty. Your mom was the same way. That's why I loved her. She put her duty first, ahead of evverything.

Nets can be traps. But they can also be safety nets. You just have to know when to jump in.

Who's possessing who now, Casper?

No one is like me, Sadie agreed. My amazingness is unique.

Nico enjoyed how nervous the Romans acted around him, even though they were older and bigger and more experienced fighters.

Intelligence won wars, not brute force.

Quintus…" Geryon mused. "Short gray hair, muscular, swordsman?" "Yeah." "Never heard of him

A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.

Personally, I could do without prophecies or quests for awhile.

The gods need heroes. They always have.

Nico laughed, which I didn't know he was capable of.

Thalia had gotten herself turned into a pine tree when she was twelve. Me ... Well, I was doing my best not to follow her example. I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me into if I were ever on the verge of death--plankton, maybe. Or a floating patch of kelp.

He crossed the street toward the man in the trench coat, which left me with two choices: follow my dad and see what was going on, or do what I was told. I decided on the slightly less dangerous path. I went to retrieve my sister

Me? I slept like the dead, which I hoped wasn't a sign of things to come.

So can I ask…?" I waved my hands vaguely. I didn't have the words. "How it does work?" She smirked. "As long as you don't ask me to represent every gender-fluid person for you, okay? I'm not an ambassador. I'm not a teacher or a poster child. I'm just"—she mimicked my hand-waving—" me . Trying to be me as best I can.

Chocolate must be savored, not rushed.

P.S. You'll have to meet with Dan's principal when you get back. He got in trouble for doing ninja moves in class. Don't worry. This happens all the time.

Do yourself a favor,' I said. Forget it. Forget you ever saw me. Forget that you tried to kill me too? Yeah. That, too. But who are you? Percy- I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. Gotta go! What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go? I bolted for the exit.

Let me explain: there are dragons, and then there are drakons. Drakons are several millennia older than dragons, andmuch larger. They look like giant serpents. Most don't have wings. Most don't breathe fire (though some do). All are poisonous. All are immensely strong, with scales harder than titanium. Their eyes can paralyze you; not the turn-you~to-stone Medusa-type paralysis, buttheoh~my~gods-that~big~snake~is~going~to~eat~me type of paralysis, which is just as bad.