Quotes from Rick Riordan

This is the Valdezinator, of course! He puffed out his chest. It works by, um, translating your feelings into music as you manipulate the gears. It's really meant for me, a child of Hephaestus, to use, though. I don't know if you could – I am the god of music! Apollo cried. I can certainly master the Valdezinator. I must! It is my duty!

What is the glory in repeating whta others have done?

I don't recall meeting Greek demigods in any of those places. Still, when one has dealt with magical baboons, goddess cats and dwarfs in Speedos, one can't be surprised very easily.

Am I a troubled kid? Yeah, you could say that.

New lesson class... most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword.this change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you RIGHT NOW if you don't BACK OFF!.... CLASS DISMISSED!

Nico didn't respond. He'd never had anyone talk to him this openly before, except maybe for Hazel. He felt like he was watching a flock of birds settle on a field. One loud sound might startle them away.

I heard a little girl shout: "Chicken man, get the moose!" You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?

A little slower, sweetheart. Cape Cod is freezing over.

No offense, kid, but I have a strong desire to murder your uncle with extreme prejudice." "No offense taken," I said. "I'm tempted to help you.

I am the hunter. I am always the hunter. You are the prey.

Faith that you will find a way to make wine out of your sour grapes.

My mother was gone. The whole world should be black and cold. Nothing should look beautiful.

Even Phil the potato tasted great.

You need to be prepared to move." "Why?" I sat up and looked out the windshield, straight into a raging sandstorm. "Oh…

There is always a way out for those who are clever enough to find it.

I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.

Annabeth dies, trying to keep her boyfriend, the Son of Poseidon, from drowning.

My dear, I'm a cat. Everything I see is mine.

Greeks!" Percy yelled. "Let's, um, fight stuff!

You missed a pedestrian," I said. "You want to go back and hit her?

Suddenly Leo got an idea so incredible that his nose burst into flames. He patted it out as quickly as possible. Man, it was embarrassing when that happened.

Mine is a khopesh ,' Carter said. 'The original Egyptian version. What you're holding is a kopis – a Greek design adapted from the Egyptian original. It's the kind of sword Ptolemy's warriors would've used.' I looked at Sadie. 'Is he trying to confuse me?' 'No,' she said brightly. 'He's confusing without trying.

He had accepted that death meant death, the way Piper McLean had accepted that Oklahoma meant Oklahoma.

BEHOLD THE CHEDDAR! [Leo] announced. ALL HAIL THE CHEESE CONQUERORS!