Quotes by Rick Riordan

About Rick Riordan:

Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr. is an American author known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, which is about a twelve-year-old who discovers he is the son of Poseidon. His books have been translated into 37 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Twentieth Century Fox has adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films. His books have spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections.
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Could an Olympian parent turn against his half-blood child? Would it sometimes be easier just to let them die? If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, it was Thalia and me. I wondered if maybe I should've sent Poseidon that...

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You must forgive my Hunters if they do not welcome you," Artemis said. "It is very rare that we would have boys in this camp. Boys are usually forbidden to have any contact with the Hunters. The last one to see this camp…" She looked at Zoe. "Which...

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Now, if you have never been hit by a flying burrito, count yourself lucky. In terms of deadly projectiles, it's right up there with grenades and cannonballs.

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And there, shimmering in the Mist right next to us, was the last person I wanted to see: Mr. D, wearing his leopard-skin jogging suit and rummaging through the refrigerator. He looked up lazily. "Do you mind?" Where's Chiron!" I shouted. How rude." M...

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I hoped I wasn't blushing. It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles.

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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!

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Bianca, camp is cool! It's got a pegasus stable and a sword-fighting arena and… I mean, what do you get by joining the Hunters?" To begin with," Zoe said, "immortality." I stared at her, then at Artemis. "She's kidding, right?" Zoe rarely kids abou...

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We had enough quite enough snobbery in this world without exporting it to the hereafter.

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I didn't answer, but, please—nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling.

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Think about Isis,” Jaz repeated. “And Sadie…there is a purpose. You taught us that. We choose to believe in Ma'at. We create order out of chaos, beauty and meaning out of ugly randomness. That's what Egypt is all about. That's why its name, its...

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The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.

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I’m sorry I can’t do more. But happy birthday, Sadie.” He leaned forward and kissed me on the lips.

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the answer to every problem involved penguins

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The sign was spray-painted in Arabic and English, probably from some attempt by the farmer to sell his wares in the market. The English read: Dates-best price. Cold Bebsi. "Bebsi?" I asked. "Pepsi," Walt said. "I read about it on the Internet. There'...

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Felix believed that the answer to every problem involved penguins; but it wasn't fair to birds, and I was getting tired of teleporting them back home. Somewhere in Antarctica, a whole flock of Magellanic penguins were undergoing psychotherapy.

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Then there were the shabti, magical figurines that were supposed to come to life when summoned. A few months ago, I’d fallen for a girl named Zia Rashid, who’d turned out to be a shabti. Falling in love for the first time had been hard enough. Bu...

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I haven't devoured a soul in...What month is this? March?

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I should’ve been very cross with Anubis. Kissing me without permission—the nerve!

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A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.

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Two farewell gifts," Sadie muttered, "from two gorgeous guys. I hate my life.

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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.

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Author Bio

  • NameRick Riordan
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornJune 5, 1964
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Teacher
  • WorksPercy Jackson The Sea Of Monsters; The Kane Chronicles; The Heroes Of Olympus; The Maze Of Bones
  • AwardsEdgar Award