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Quotes About Communication

Calm down, Horus said. Don't tell me to calm down! Bast frowned. I didn't. Talking to him! I pointed at my forehead.
~ Rick Riordan
It's stupid what keeps people apart.
~ Rick Riordan
Bob says hello, he told the stars.
~ Rick Riordan
The thing about talking swords…it's hard to tell when they're kidding. They have no facial expressions. Or faces.
~ Rick Riordan
We're burning," Sadie pointed out helpfully. "Noticed!" I yelled back.
~ Rick Riordan
You Keep Using the Word Help. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means
~ Rick Riordan
I'd had years of practise looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn't know. It's a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don't see the need. It's easier just to have folks explain stuff.
~ Rick Riordan
I tried to talk to Annabeth, but she was acting like I'd just punched her grandmother.
~ Rick Riordan
I need to talk to Clarisse, Annabeth said. I stared at her as if she'd just said I need to eat a large, smelly boot. What for?
~ Rick Riordan
Bob says hello.
~ Rick Riordan
Doughboy, we need to talk." Doughboy opened his wax eyes. "Finally! You realize how stuffy it is in there? At last you've remembered that you need my brilliant guidance." "Actually we need to become a coat.
~ Rick Riordan
Hearthstone snapped his fingers for attention. I'm glad too, he signed. He patted the bag of runes at his belt. Stupid cages were magic-proof. Blitzen was crying a lot. I was not, Blitzen protested, signing along. You were. I was not, Hearthstone said. You were. At that point, the ASL conversation deteriorated into the two of them poking each other in the chest.
~ Rick Riordan
Anyway... she knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a horse who knows a goat who knows another horse-
~ Rick Riordan
Percy: Dad- Poseidon: Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works. Percy: I'm praying, I'm talking to you, right? Poseidon: Oh...yes. Good point.
~ Rick Riordan
The dead are hard to look at. Their faces shimmer. They all look slightly angry or confused. they will come up to you and speak, but their voices sound like chatter, like bats twittering. Once they realize you can't understand them, they frown and move away. The dead aren't scary. They're just sad.
~ Rick Riordan
Get closer, I told Blackjack. I need to talk to the statue. Now I'm sure you've lost it, boss, he muttered, but he flew as close as he could, dodging the flying statue.
~ Rick Riordan
Before I could respond, Thalia tromped up the stairs. She was officially not talking to me now, but she looked at Grover and said, Tell Percy to get his butt downstairs. Why? I asked. Did he say something? Thalia asked Grover. Um, he asked why. Dionysus is calling a council of cabin leaders to discuss the prophecy, she said. Unfortunately, that includes Percy.
~ Rick Riordan
Annabeth finished her note and folded the napkin. On the outside, she wrote: Connor, Give this to Rachel. Not a prank. Don't be a moron. Love, Annabeth
~ Rick Riordan
I kind of liked that, actually. You couldn't multitask while talking to him. The dialogue required one hundred percent focus. If all conversations were like that, I imagined people wouldn't say so much stupid garbage.
~ Rick Riordan
Amy gritted her teeth. King Louis XVI even put Franklin's picture on a chamber pot! Jonah looked at his dad. Do we have souvenir chamber pots? No. His dad whipped out his phone. I'll make the call.
~ Rick Riordan
Annabeth, you know Morse code?" "Of course." "So does Leo." Piper handed her the mirror. "He'll be watching from the ship. Go to the ridge—" "And flash him!" Annabeth's face reddened. "That came out wrong. But yeah, good idea.
~ Rick Riordan
Teach you to try marrying me, you idiot!
~ Rick Riordan
Zoë threw up her hands in exasperation. I hate this language. It changes too often!
~ Rick Riordan
And, Bianca, come with me. I would like to speak with you. What about me? Nico asked.
~ Rick Riordan