Quotes from Rick Riordan

YEAH, I KNOW. You guys are going to read about how I died in agony, and you're going be like, "Wow! That sounds cool, Magnus! Can I die in agony too?" No. Just no. Don't go jumping off any rooftops. Don't run into the highway or set yourself on fire. It doesn't work that way. You will not end up where I ended up.

THE ONLY REASON FOR A MAN TO LIVE IS TO DIE

This is the Propylon. He waved toward a stone path lined with crumbling columns. One of the main gates into the Olympic valley. Rubble! said Leo And over there - Frank pointed to a square foundation that looked like the patio for a Mexican restaurant - is the Temple of Hera, one of the oldest structures here. More rubble! Leo said. And that round bandstand-looking thing - that's the Philipeon, dedicated to Philip of Macedonia. Even more rubble! First rate rubble!

You will not believe me, but I am proud of your strength. Sometimes. . . sometimes the only way I can care for my children is to keep my distance.

Percy yelled. What's going- Gah! Shrimpzilla!

Most of the time, Alex identified as female, but today he was definitely male. Sometimes I slipped up and used the wrong pronouns for him/ her, so Alex liked to return the favor by teasing me mercilessly. Because friendship.

I started to dream, which was weird not only because I was dead, but because I never dream. People have tried to argue with me about that. They say everybody dreams and I just don't remember mine. But, I'm telling you, I always slept like the dead. Until I was dead. Then I dreamed like a normal person.

Think positive girl, or the world ends.

So for Magic Problem-Solving 101, we headed to the training room and blew stuff up.

You remind me of myself " Bes continued "back when I was a young dwarf. You got a stubborn streak. When it comes to girl problems you're clueless.

Percy hated tests. Since he'd lost his memory, his whole life was one big fill-in-the-blank. He was _____, from _____. He felt like _____, and if the monsters caught him, he'd be _____.

Piper: it looks like we have hole. Percy: Yeah we've got a dam hole! (LOL-ing) Piper: What! Percy: Inside joke. (still LOL-ing) Piper: Whatever.

I kind of liked that, actually. You couldn't multitask while talking to him. The dialogue required one hundred percent focus. If all conversations were like that, I imagined people wouldn't say so much stupid garbage.

It was the heaviest thing I'd ever felt, as if I were being crushed under a thousand trucks. I wanted to black out from the pain, but I breathed deeply. I can do this.

Good luck, boss. Don't let'em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)

Knowledge isn't always good for you.

Besides," I said, "you don't want my soul. It's really small. I don't use it much. I doubt it even works anymore.

That's great. Except for the fact that it's completely unimportant.

Being turned into a lizard can really mess up your day.

Khufu carefully picked out everything that ended with-o—Doritos, Oreos, and some chunks of meat. Buffalo? Armadillo? I was scared to even ask.

If you don't like it you can kiss my quiver

I'm not choosing one of your paths, I'm making one of my own.

Rachel pulled out a blue plastic hairbrush and threw it at the nearest barbarian, beaning him in the eye and making him howl. Sorry I underestimated you, Rachel, I thought distantly. You're actually kind of a hairbrush ninja.

Lord Th– I mean, Thor,' said Sam, 'Won't you come with us? This is an important battle – the fire lord Surt, Fenris Wolf. Surely that's worthy of your attention.' Thor's right eye twitched. 'That's a fine offer. Really. I'd love to, but I have another pressing appointment –' 'Game of Thrones,' Marvin explained.