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Rick Riordan Quotes - Page 23

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I've never been a collector - just a consumer - and these days unless a book is signed to me by another author, I don't normally have any qualms about passing it to a friend or donating it to the library.

I've never been a collector - just a consumer - and these days unless a book is signed to me by another author, I don't normally have any qualms about passing it to a friend or donating it to the library.

Book, Qualms About, Library

To a degree, the Greek and Roman mythological heroes are just the first superheroes. They appeal to children for much the same reason. These gods and heroes may have powers, but they get angry and they do the wrong thing. They are human too.

Children, Hero, Greek

"Rick Riordan: 'Myths are universal and are totally ingrained in our culture'". Interview with Vanessa Thorpe, www.theguardian.com. December 9, 2012.

When I was young, my favorite picture book was 'Fletcher and Zenobia,' written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It's long out of print now, but its mix of macabre humor and 1960s psychedelia made it a perfect children's book for the times.

Children, Book, Long

Writing 'Book 1: The Maze of Bones' didn't feel much different than writing one of my other novels, but I thought it was very innovative to offer the website and trading card components as well for those readers who wanted to go more in depth with the Cahill experience.

Book, Writing, Mazes

"'The 39 Clues' round-robin interview: All seven authors answer questions about the interactive adventure series". Interview with Keith Staskiewicz, ew.com. August 30, 2010.

Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs and grenades.

Flying, Burritos, Wells

It seemed weird calling a teenager 'sir' but I'd learned to be careful with immortals. They tended to get offended easily. Then, they blew stuff up.

Teenager, Calling, Stuff

Rick Riordan (2007). “The Titan's curse”

"You are okay?" he asked. "Not eaten by monsters?" "Not even a little bit." I showed him that I still had both arms and both legs, and Tyson clapped happily. "Yay!" he said. "Now we can eat peanut butter sandwiches and ride fish ponies! We can fight monsters and see Annabeth and make things go BOOM!" I hoped he didn't mean all at the same time, but I told him absolutely, we'd have a lot of fun this summer.

Summer, Fun, Mean

"Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth". Book by Rick Riordan, May 6, 2008.

I said hello to the poodle.

Poodles, Hello, Said

Suspecting and knowing are not the same.

Knowing

Rick Riordan (2006). “The lightning thief”

The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Entrances, Underworld

Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.

Real, Humorous, Faces

Where's the glory in repeating what others have done?

Done, Glory

Rick Riordan (2006). “The lightning thief”

My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.

Family, Cousin, Giving Up

"The Sea of Monsters". Book by Rick Riordan, April 1, 2006.

Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.

Miami, Strange, Sea Of Monsters

"The Sea of Monsters". Book by Rick Riordan, April 1, 2006.

Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.

Monsters, Sometimes, Horrible

Rick Riordan (2007). “The Titan's curse”

She said this in the same way you might say Fields of Punishment or Hades's gym shorts.

Funny, Punishment, Might

You drool when you sleep.

Sleep, Annabeth, Percy Jackson And The Olympians

Rick Riordan (2006). “The lightning thief”

"Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can." Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?" Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?" "Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam French fries." Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."... I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at us "I do not understand." "I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said. "And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam T-shirt."

Snacks, Water, Trying

"Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse". Book by By Rick Riordan, May 1, 2007.

The cafe windows wrapped all the way around the observation floor, which gave us a beautiful panoramic view of the skeleton army that had come to kill us.

Beautiful, Army, Skeletons

Number eight, the silver one, belongs to Artemis. She vowed to be a maiden forever. So of course, no kids. The cabin is, you know, honorary. If she didn't have one, she'd be mad.

Kids, Eight, Numbers

Rick Riordan (2006). “The lightning thief”

She glared at me like she was about to punch me, but then she did something that surprised me even more. She kissed me. "Be careful seaweed brain." She said putting on her invisible cap and disappearing. I probably would have sat there all day, trying to remember my name, but then the sea demons came.

God, Sea, Names

Whats up, Seaweed Brain?

Brain, Seaweed

Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand, then played his pipes. They rearranged themselves in a pattern that made no sense to me, but Grover looked concerned. "That's us," he said. "Those five nuts right there." "Which one is me?" I asked. "The little deformed one," Zoe suggested. "Oh, shut up.

Wind, Nuts, Patterns

Rick Riordan (2007). “The Titan's curse”

Jumping out a window five hundred feet above ground is not usually my idea of fun. Especially when I'm wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck.

Fun, Jumping, Wings

"Something was wrong with Luke," Annabeth muttered, poking at the fire with her knife. "Did you notice the way he was acting?" "He looked pretty pleased to me," I said. "Like he'd spent a nice day torturing heroes." "That's not true! There was something wrong with him. He looked... nervous. He told his monsters to spare me. He wanted to tell me something." "Probably, 'Hi, Annabeth! Sit here with me and watch while I tear your friends apart. It'll be fun!"

Fun, Nice, Hero

"Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth". Book by Rick Riordan, May 6, 2008.

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