Rick Riordan quotes - page 27

You'd think he'd ran out off rocks," I muttered. (Rick Riordan)
I'll let you and Zia have some quality time," she told me. "Just the two of you and your coat. View quote
Rick Riordan
He pinched the name tag and ran his fingers under the letters. "Can you read this, mate? It says C-H-A-R-O-N. Say it with me: CARE-ON." "Charon." "Amazing! Now: Mr. Charon." "Mr. Charon." "Well done. View quote
Rick Riordan
No, no, I never mess around. View quote
Rick Riordan
Travis: I didn't know they made permanent makeup. I looked like a clown for a month. Connor: Yeah. They put a curse on me so that no matter what I wore, my clothes were two sizes too small and I felt like a geek. Travis: You are a geek. View quote
Rick Riordan
For thousands of years, you humans have been throwing in everything as you come across--hopes, dreams, wishes that never came true. Irresponsible waste management, if you ask me. View quote
Rick Riordan
Sadie got up and kissed Amos on the forehead. "Leave it to us, Uncle. I've got a plan.” "That,” I said, "sounds like very bad news. View quote
Rick Riordan
It's like I was connected to the plumping system. View quote
Rick Riordan
Their goal was in sight. They had a Titan with a very loud kitten on their side. That had to count for something. View quote
Rick Riordan
Mugged by my own mother. View quote
Rick Riordan
But yes. Come, faulty dragon people. Follow us. (Rick Riordan)
I wanted to keep things as normal as possible for the trainees, so I led my usual morning class. I called it Magic Problem-Solving 101. The trainees called it Whatever Works. View quote
Rick Riordan
After all the dangerous adventures I'd had, I couldn't die like this. Sadie would be devastated. Then, once she got over her grief, she'd track down my soul in the Egyptian afterlife and tease me mercilessly for how stupid I'd been. View quote
Rick Riordan
He offered to stop the tide for me once. He offered to build me a palace at the bottom of the sea. View quote
Rick Riordan
I don't leave her speechless very often. I have to enjoy those rare moments. View quote
Rick Riordan
My mother says looking is the nature of wisdom. View quote
Rick Riordan
Because Hope survives best at the Hearth. View quote
Rick Riordan
Silena appeared out of the woods, her sword drawn. Her Aphrodite armour was pink and red, colour coordinated to match her clothes and makeup. She looked like Guerilla Warfare Barbie. View quote
Rick Riordan
I tried to talk to Annabeth, but she was acting like I'd just punched her grandmother. View quote
Rick Riordan
I stepped forward. Call me old-fashioned, but I wanted to keep his focus on me and not Annabeth. I think it's polite for a guy to protect his girlfriend from instant incineration. View quote
Rick Riordan
A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death. (Rick Riordan)
Look, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways. View quote
Rick Riordan
I left him in his wheelchair, staring sadly into the fireplace. I wondered how many times he'd sat here, waiting for heroes that never came back. View quote
Rick Riordan
Getting eaten by a giant crocodile was bad enough. The kid with the glowing sword only made my day worse. View quote
Rick Riordan
They chose the olive" "They must really like olives" "Forget it" "Now if she invented pizza that i can understand" -Percy to Annabeth in the lightning theif. View quote
Rick Riordan