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Quotes About Escape

Can't you go faster?" Ashley pleaded. "Any faster, and we'll be the ones needing a rescue.
~ Richie Tankersley Cusick
Having come to the conclusion that there was so much to do that she didn't know where to start, Mrs Fowler decided not to start at all. She went to the library, took Diary of a Nobody from the shelves and, returning to her wicker chair under the lime tree, settled down to waste what precious hours still remained of the day.
~ Richmal Crompton
One time I took the swing shift just to get away from her for a few weeks, I just filled in for this guy who had a back injury, and I came home when no one was awake, and then I'd just take some sleeping pills and drink a few beers. Everyone had a good laugh.
~ Rick Moody
There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it.
~ Rick Riordan
The last time I'd seen the Minotaur, he'd been wearing nothing but his tighty whities. I don't know why. Maybe he'd been shaken out of bed to chase me.
~ Rick Riordan
Down in the water, Octavian yelled, "Get me out of here! I'll kill you!" "Tempting," Percy called down.
~ Rick Riordan
Frank tugged again with no luck. Even Hazel was trying not to laugh. Frank grimaced with concentration. Suddenly, he disappeared. On the deck where he'd been standing, a green iguana crouched next to an empty set of Chinese handcuffs. "Well done, Frank Zhang," Leo said dryly, doing his impression of Chiron the centaur. "That is exactly how people beat Chinese handcuffs. They turn into iguanas.
~ Rick Riordan
Annabeth looked at me. We have to get out of here. You think I want to be in the girls' restroom? I mean the ship, Percy! We have to get off the ship. Smells bad, Tyson agreed. And dogs eat all the eggs. Annabeth is right. We must leave the restroom and the ship.
~ Rick Riordan
They [Percy and Annabeth] held the Doors shut as the elevator shuddered and the music played, while somewhere below them, a Titan and a giant sacrificed their lives for their escape.
~ Rick Riordan
Water liked to be free. Given time, water could overcome any barrier, and it hated to be trapped, just like Percy.
~ Rick Riordan
Even from far away, I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music.
~ Rick Riordan
It wasn't Leo's finest moment. Panic seized him, and he took off. His only comfort was that his friends did, too – and they weren't the cowardly type.
~ Rick Riordan
One of these days, I would love to exit a world without being pursued by an angry mob.
~ Rick Riordan
What was I up to, you may ask? I certainly didn't want to meet Monsieur Evil again or creepy old Lord Salamander.
~ Rick Riordan
Do yourself a favor,' I said. Forget it. Forget you ever saw me. Forget that you tried to kill me too? Yeah. That, too. But who are you? Percy- I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. Gotta go! What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go? I bolted for the exit.
~ Rick Riordan
And if I was humming Happy Birthday and smiling stupidly as I fled for my life—well, that was nobody's business, was it?
~ Rick Riordan
Honestly, I thought I was going to be a kite forever, suffocating inside a little feathery prison. And he had the nerve to make fun!
~ Rick Riordan
That is exactly how people beat Chinese handcuffs. They turn into iguanas.
~ Rick Riordan
Fenris lunged at my face. I cleverly escaped by falling on my butt.
~ Rick Riordan
Plus, humor ws a good way to hide the pain. And if that didn't work, there was always Plan B. Run aaway. Over and over.
~ Rick Riordan
There is always a way out for those who are clever enough to find it.
~ Rick Riordan
In Case of Demonic Possession, Please Follow Illuminated Signs to the Nearest Exit
~ Rick Riordan
I remembered the last thing my mom ever told me. I'd been reluctant to use the fire escape, reluctant to leave her, but she'd gripped my arms and made me look at her. Magnus, run. Hide. Don't trust anyone. I'll find you. Whatever you do, don't go to Randolph for help.
~ Rick Riordan
Annabeth stumbled and almost slipped on the giant's severed ear. 'We need to get out of here.' 'I'm working on it,' Piper said. 'And, uh, I think this ear is your spoil of war.' 'Gross.' 'Would make a lovely shield.' 'Shut up, Chase.
~ Rick Riordan