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Quotes About Regret

The dead aren't scary. They are just sad.
~ Rick Riordan
Percy grunted. "Believe me, some days I regret the choice. Oh, you want to turn down our offer? Okay, fine! ZAP! Lose your memory! Go to Tartarus!
~ Rick Riordan
He warned me the greediest wishes cause the greatest sorrows.
~ Rick Riordan
Jason hated being an old man.
~ Rick Riordan
Oh, god," I said. "Sorry, sorry. Do I die now?" --Sadie to Zia
~ Rick Riordan
Beckendorf closed eyes tight and brought his hand up to his watch. from that distance, the explosion shook the world. Heat seared the back of my head. The Princess Andromeda blew up from both sides, a massive fireball of green flame roiling into the dark sky, consuming everything....I stared out the window into deep blue water. Beckendorf was supposed to go to college in the fall. He had a girlfriend, lots of friends, his whole life ahead of him. He couldn't be gone.
~ Rick Riordan
Correct. Kekrops sounded bitter, like he regretted his decision. My people were the original Athenians--the gemini. Like your zodiac sign? Percy asked. I'm a Leo. No, stupid. I'm a Leo. You're a Percy.
~ Rick Riordan
I missed him so much I would sometimes turn to tell him something before I forgot he was gone. In spite of all that, and all the emotion boiling around inside me, all I could think of to say was: "You're blue.
~ Rick Riordan
Yeah, my bad, Leo muttered. I should've crashed on one of the other islands. Oh, wait-there aren't any! She [Calypso] snarled and kept walking along the edge of the water.
~ Rick Riordan
A little background: Annabeth used to adventure with Hermes's son Luke. Over time, Annabeth developed a crush on Luke. As Annabeth got older, Luke developed feelings for her, too. Luke turned evil. Hermes blamed Annabeth for not preventing Luke from turning evil. Annabeth blamed Hermes for being a rotten dad and giving Luke the capacity to become evil in the first place. Luke died in war. Hermes and Annabeth blamed each other. Confused? Welcome to my world.
~ Rick Riordan
I couldn't help thinking about my dream, with Annabeth crumpled and lifeless in Luke's arms. Here I was rescuing baby monsters, but I couldn't save my friend.
~ Rick Riordan
Luke's left side was bloody. His eyes were open—blue eyes, the way they used to be. His breath was a deep rattle. Good . . . blade, he croaked.
~ Rick Riordan
As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas.
~ Rick Riordan
Now, sorry about that kill-on-sight business.
~ Rick Riordan
For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest WHAT IF.
~ Rick Riordan
I don't feel that way anymore, Nico muttered. I mean... I gave up on Percy. I was young and impressionable, and I-I don't...
~ Rick Riordan
She would always be my biggest what if.
~ Rick Riordan
He could't have survied a hundred foot drop. I'm sorry Annabeth.
~ Rick Riordan
LEO WAS DEAD.
~ Rick Riordan
When he told it, I remembered. He handed me my past like… like a spear. But I do not know if I should take it. Is it still mine, if I do not want it?
~ Rick Riordan
Um ,sorry. I cant read the last line. Fish. Have you stolen any fish from the holy lakes? I lived in Kansas..So ..no
~ Rick Riordan
The next microsecond, as the water erupted around me, I realized too late that I should've brought the entire Twenty-first Nome to help me.
~ Rick Riordan
Not your fault, brother. Kronos does not explode good. Next time we will use a big stick.
~ Rick Riordan
As I sailed into the lake I realized the Fates really were cruel. They sent Calypso someone she couldn't help but love. But it worked both ways. For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if.
~ Rick Riordan