Quotes About Rick Riordan

You do know how to play pinochle? Mr. D eyed me suspiciously. I'm afraid not, I said. I'm afraid not, sir, he said. Well, he told me, it is, along with gladiator fighting and Pac-Man, one of the greatest games ever invented by humans. I would expect all civilized young men to know the rules.

I accidentally vaporize my pre-algebra teacher

It's first owner...well, things didn't turn out too well for her. Her name was Helena.' Piper let that sink in. Wait, you mean the Helena? Helena of Troy?' Annabeth nodded. And it's just sitting in your toolshed?

Love is on every side, and no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you.

Nico leaned over and plucked a grape. Probably that was the guy's entire diet for the day.

The Friday before winter break, my mom packed me an overnight bag and a few deadly weapons and took me to a new boarding school.

He issued orders to us: demigods who come to us for aid are no longer to be tolerated. We are to crush your little mortal faces.' There was an uncomfortable silence. 'That sounds...extreme,' Jason ventured.

Who are you? he asked. I'm a shabti, of course! The figurine rubbed his dented head. He still looked quite lumpish, only now he was a living lump. Master calls me Doughboy, though I find the name insulting. You may call me Supreme-Force-Who-Crushes-His-Enemies!

Otis, I said. Shhh, he said. I'm incognito. Call me...Otis. I'm not sure that's how incognito works, but okay. Otis, aka Otis climbed into the chair I'd reserved for Sam.

So what if they were in Tartarus? So what if they stood a slim chance of surviving? He was so glad that they were together, he had the ridiculous urge to smile.

At the end of the hall stood a walnut door with a bronze plaque: ASCLEPIUS MD, DMD, DME, DC, DVS, FAAN, OMG, EMT, TTYL, FRCP, ME, IOU, OD, OT, PHARMD, BAMF, RN, PHD, INC., SMH There may have been more acronyms in the list, but by that point Leo's brain had exploded.

I'll show them 'love is worthless,' Silena Beauregard grumbled as she strapped on her armor. I'll pulverize them!

There will be guards," Bast said. "And traps. And alarms. You can bet the house is heavily charmed to keep out gods." "Magicians can do that?" I asked. I imagined a big can of pesticide labeled God-Away.

Your mom is a rainbow goddess? You got a problem with that? No, no. Rainbows. Very macho.

You're the last Olympian,' I said. 'And the most important.' And why is that, Percy Jackson?' Because Hope survives best at the hearth,' I said.

I hate to tell you this," Jason said, "but I think your leopard just ate a goddess.

Erre es korakas, Blinkey! Dionysus cursed. I will have your soul! Um, he's a video game character, I said.

Oh, Hazel is awesome, Don Said. She's so nice! All the other campers are like 'Go away Don.' But she's like 'Please go away, Don.' I love her!

I call it Andskoti, the Adversary. It is woven with the most powerful paradoxes in the Nine Worlds—Wi-Fi with no lag, a politician's sincerity, a printer that prints, healthy deep-fried food, and an interesting grammar lecture!

Ah, Senor Zhang, Leo said, you know how you're always saying, 'Leo, you are the only true genius among demigods'? I'm pretty sure I never said that.

Schist, said an angry voice from the grass. Hazel raised her eyebrows. Excuse me? Schist! Big pile of schist!

Please!' That word didn't make sense to Nico. The Underworld had no mercy. It only had justice. 'You're already dead,' Nico said. 'You're a ghost with no tongue, no memory. You won't be sharing any secrets.

I thought she'd make some comment about the bloodthirsty gods chasing us, but when she finally found her voice, she said, That boy kissed you! Leave it to Liz to have her priorities straight.

I can't believe Sadie's going to let me have the last word. Our experience together must've really taught her something. Ow, she just hit me. Never mind.