Quotes from Rick Riordan

If You Understand What Happens in This Chapter, Please Tell Me, Because I Have No Clue

Big brothers are the ones who are supposed to pull their punches. Little sisters—well, we should be able to hit as hard as we like, shouldn't we?

He nodded nervously. 'He looks like a magician. I hate magicians. They usually have rabbits.' I stared at him. 'You're scared of bunnies?' 'Blah-hah-hah! They're big bullies. Always stealing celery from defenceless satyrs.

My stomach churned. The monster had mimicked Thalia perfectly. If I'd heard that voice in the dark, calling for help, I would've run straight toward it.

What's the point of being a magician if you can't wave your wand and make the people you care about feel better?

The Sword of Summer, a weapon that wasn't designed to be a weapon, a blade that is best used by letting go of it.

It knew that the earth goddess intended on razing all human civilization, and this city, which had stood ffor thousands of years, was saying back to her: You wanna dissolve this city, Dirt Face? Give it a shot.

Let's assume Lu is right,' Nico said. 'You get captured and put in this cell. She lets you out. You kill the guardian, destroy the fasces, weaken Nero, hooray. Even then, and I'm sorry to be a Debbie Downer —' 'I am calling you Debbie Downer from now on,' Will said gleefully. 'Shut up, Solace.

Percy's thoughts: I don't recommend shadow travel if your scared of: A) The dark B) Cold shivers up your spine C) Strange noises D) Going so fast you feel like your is peeling off In other words I thought it was awesome

I had a hard time looking at Freya without staring. There really wasn't anything safe to focus on – her eyes, her lips, her belly button. I silently scolded myself, This is Blitzen's mom! This is my aunt! I decided to focus on her left eyebrow. There was nothing entrancing about a left eyebrow.

Which of these tasty morsels do you think is the special bait?' Sam pointed at the bull's head. 'Go big or go home?' 'She said to the homeless kid.

Just because you don't see me doesn't mean I wasn't there

Oo! Nico raised his hand. What about Dr. Thorn? That was awesome how you shot him with arrows! Is he dead?

Like Santa's elves," Percy said. "Except evil. And metal. And really loud.

So, in the first round, we have an expandable duck versus a useless metal cylinder. Our contestants are running very close indeed. ... Judging has been difficult. We have weighed the merits of Junior's boiling sludge, slag heap and useless metal cylinder against the chain-mail waistcoat, bulletproof tie and Expando-Duck. It was a close call.

THAT AWKWARD moment when you lock eyes with two friends hanging in cages in a giant's kitchen. And one of them recognizes you and begins to shout your name, but you do not want your name shouted. Blitzen staggered to his feet, gripped the bars of his cage, and yelled, "MAG—" "—NIFICENT!" I bellowed over him. "What beautiful specimens!

Tyson charged at the Cyclops leader, Ma Gasket, her chain-mail dress spattered with mud and decorated with broken spears. She gawked at Tyson and started to say, "Who—?" 463/508 Tyson hit her in the head so hard, she spun in a circle and landed on her rump. "Bad Cyclops Lady!" he bell owed. "General Tyson says GO AWAY!" He hit her again, and Ma Gasket broke into dust.

Next to her Percy coughed. This place smells like my ex-stepfather.

You got a stubborn streak. When it comes to girl problems you're clueless.

Poseidon can come in too! We will eat you both! Seafood!

you know festus means happy in Latin right? You want us to go save the world on Happy the dragon? -Jason to Leo in the lost hero

Percy stared at his jelly donut. He had a rocky history with Nico di Angelo. The guy had once tricked him into visiting Hades's palace, and Percy had ended up in a cell. But most of the time, Nico sided with the good guys. He certainly didn't deserve slow suffocation in a bronze jar, and Percy couldn't stand seeing Hazel in pain. We'll rescue him, he promised her. We have to. The prophecy says he holds the key to endless death.

Leo scratched his head. Well, I dunno about enchiladas- Enceladus Piper corrected. Whatever. But Old Potty Face mentioned another name. Porpoise Fear, or something?

so mortals tend to see only what they can understand.