Rick Riordan: Trending quotes (page 19)

“I uncapped the blade, flung open the door, and found myself face-to-face with a black pegasus. Its voice spoke in my mind as it clopped away from the sword blade.”

“Tyson," I said "We're turning around!"
Going the wrong way?" he asked.
Always," I grumbled, but I steered the chariot towards the stands.”

“There!" Apollo pointed. "Long Island, dead ahead. Let's slow down, dear. 'Dead' is only an expression.”

“Nothing lasts forever, not even the best machines. And everything can be reused.
- Hephaestus”

“Hearthstone Passes Out Even More than Jason Grace (Though I Have No Idea Who That Is)”

“Love was the most savage monster of all.”

“But how did you know where we were?" Annabeth asked.

Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami if you made it out of the Sea of Monsters alive. Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.”

“Frank didn’t drop you on purpose,” she said. “He’s not like that. He’s just a little clumsy sometimes.”

“Oops,” Leo said, in his best Frank Zhang voice. “Dropped Leo into a squad of enemy soldiers. Dang it!”

“Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.”

“Met them. Killed them. Got the T-shirt.”

“Aphrodite strikes again, huh? You're gonna be the best-dressed warrior in town, beauty queen.”

“It was like Percy had faced death before, like he knew about grief. What mattered was listening. You didn’t need to say you were sorry. The only thing that helped was moving on—moving forward.”

“Great victory requires great risk.
-Hera”

“It was a crazy idea. But, as usual, that’s all Percy had.”

“I looked at Rachel. "You're not going to do anything stupid, are you? I mean…. you talked to Chiron, right?"
She managed a faint smile. "You're worried aboutdoing something stupid?”

“The thing about plummetting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter - if you realize it's a bad idea when you're halfway down, it's too late.”

“Let's boogie,' he (Leo) said. 'Before I come to my senses”

“People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldn't explain how. She didn't really want to know.”

“No, no,” Leo said. “Rainbows. Very macho.”