Quotes from Rick Riordan

Never mind, Leo said. I'm pretty sure pi is, uh, 3.1415 blah blah blah. The number goes on forever, but the sphere has only five rings, so that should be enough, if I'm right. And if you're not? Frank asked. Well, then, Leo fall down, go boom. Let's find out!

The house of Life doesn't trust our family, especially after what Dad and Mom did. Amos said we were raised apart for a reason, so we wouldn't trigger each other's magic." "Bloody awful reason to keep us apart," I muttered.

Of course, Annabeth wouldn't be able to breathe, but at the moment, that seemed like a minor problem.

Up in my business Always burning Oracles Romans gonna hate

I'd made water shoot out of the bathroom fixtures. I didn't understand how. But the toilets responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing.

Gods tend to be selfish. Even when they're helpful, they always have their own motives. That's why you have to be careful about trusting them.

No! Amy said. Dan, you're lucky it was only concussive. You could've wiped out the whole Holt family. And that would've been bad because...?

He (Leo) forced his fists to unclench. Look, lady, we're not going all Hunger Games on each other. Isn't going to happen. But you will win a fabulous honor! Nike reached into a basket at her side and produced a wreath of thick leaves and laurels. This crown of leaves could be yours! You can wear it on your head! Think of the glory!

No good news awaits I warned you right at the start Turn away, reader

I held out my dad's magic box and let it o, sure it would smash to the floor. Instead, the box disappeared. "Cool," I said. "Sure you I can get it back?" "No," Bast said. "Now come on!

I LOVE IT when gods offer to pay for a dinner that's already free. Almost as much as I love assault squads that show up after the assault.

Annabeth hit a slippery patch of moss and her foot slipped. Fortunately, she found something else to put it against. Unfortunately, that something was my face.

Charge!' Sadie barrelled into the clearing, her staff in one hand and her Greek scroll in the other. I glanced at Annabeth. 'Your new friend is awesome.' Then I followed Sadie.

Oh, why had the Labyrinth brought me here? As soon as I thought this, I chided myself: Of course it would bring me where I least wanted to be. Austin had been wrong about the maze. It was still evil, designed to kill. It was just a little subtler about its homicides now.

Your art…" I gaped at the field of white. "There was a lovely portrait of me—right there." I get offended whenever art is damaged, especially if that art features me.

Writing is like a sport - you only get better if you practice

You're Meg McCaffrey, he decided. Yep. Cool. I'm Leo. And, uh... He pointed at me. I understand you can, like, control this guy? I cleared my throat. We merely cooperate ! I'm not controlled by anyone. Right, Meg? Slap yourself, Meg commanded. I slapped myself. Leo grinned. Oh, this is too good. I'm going to check on Calypso, but later we need to talk. He slid down the ladder railings, leaving me with a deep sense of foreboding.

But with Nico … It's hard, Persephone. I want the best for him, and he seems to disappear into his darkness, like he's hiding in a place where he doesn't want my light.' 'Then why not offer him your darkness?

To business.Tux Dude extended his hand. I am Prometheus. I was too surprised to shake.The fire-stealer guy?The chained-to-the-rock-with-the-vultures guy? Prometheus winced. He touched the scratches on his face.Please, don't mention the vultures. But yes, I stole fire from the gods and gave it to your ancestors. In return, the ever merciful Zeus had me chained to a rock and tortured for all eternity.

understand what he was saying. Nico wished the coach hadn't brought the megaphone. Not only was it loud and obnoxious, but also, for no reason Nico understood, it occasionally blurted out random Darth Vader lines from Star Wars or yelled, "THE COW GOES MOO!

This is my driver,' Nico said. 'Jules-Albert finished first in the Paris–Rouen motorcar race back in 1895, but he wasn't awarded the prize because his steam car used a stoker.

We got an expression ride back to the palace of Hades. Nico sent word ahead, thanks to some ghost he summoned out of the ground, and within a few minutes the Three Furies themselves arrived to ferry us back. They weren't thrilled about lugging Bob the Titan, too, but I didn't have the heart to leave him behind, especially after he noticed my shoulder wound, said, Owie, and healed it with a touch.

Their dad was the god of thieves, but they were about a stealthy as water buffalos.

The end of the world started when a Pegasus landed on the hood of my car.