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Richard Russell Riordan Jr. is an American author. He is known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, about a twelve-year-old Percy Jackson who discovers he is a son of Greek God Poseidon. His books have been translated into 42 languages and sold more than 30 million copies in the US. 20th 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.

Riordan's first full-length novel was Big Red Tequila, which became the first book in the Tres Navarre series. His big breakthrough was The Lightning Thief , the first novel in the five-volume Percy Jackson series, which placed a group of adolescents in a Greco-Roman mythological setting. Since then, Riordan has written The Kane Chronicles trilogy and The Heroes of Olympus series. The Kane Chronicles focused on Egyptian mythology; The Heroes of Olympus was the sequel to the Percy Jackson series. Riordan also helped Scholastic Press develop The 39 Clues series and its spinoffs, and penned its first book, The Maze of Bones . His most recent publications are three books in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series, based on Norse mythology. The first book of his The Trials of Apollo series based on Greek mythology, The Hidden Oracle, was released in May 2016. Wikipedia  

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Rick Riordan Quotes

“Leo: Rainbows. Very macho.
Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the pegasi.
Leo: Rainbows, ponies…
Butch: I'm gonna toss you off this chariot.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“On the bright side," Percy said, "both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Variant: The good thing is Jason and I both outrank you so we can both tell you to shut up.
Source: The Mark of Athena

“New lesson, class. Most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword. This change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you right now if you don't BACK OFF!" - Percy”

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“It's him," I said. "Typhon."
I was seriously hoping Chiron would say something good, like 'No, that's our huge friend Leroy! He's going to help us!”

Rick Riordan

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

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around her and dear and rabbits doing her laundry.”
“Leo, that’s Snow White,” Piper said.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“I found myself staring at her, which was stupid since I'd seen her a billion times. Still, she seemed so much more mature. It was kind of intimidating. I mean, sure, she'd always been cute, but she was starting to be seriously beautiful.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“So, you wrecked Alcatraz Island, made Mount St. Helens explode, and displaced half a million people, but at least you're safe."
"Yep, that pretty much covers it.”

Rick Riordan

“Before I could figure out how to apologize for being such an idiot, she tackled me with a hug, then pulled away just as quickly. "I'm glad you're not a guinea pig."
"Me, too." I hoped my face wasn't as red as it felt.”

Rick Riordan book The Sea of Monsters

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“I said hello to the poodle.”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera.

The truth? My only thought was: Aaaaggghhhhh!”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny.”

Rick Riordan

“You're a stalker with hooves."
"I am not! I followed her to the Big House and hid in a bush and watched the whole thing.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“I learned a long time ago:bet against Annabeth.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Everybody was patting Nico on the back, complimenting him on his fighting. Even the Ares kids thought he was pretty cool. Hey, show up with an army of undead warriors to save the day, and suddenly you're everybody's best friend.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded.
Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control traffic.”
You both sound like my mother,” I said.
Shut up!” they both said in union.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Grover murmured, "Well, Percy, what have we learned today?"
That three-headed dogs prefer red rubber balls over sticks?"
No," Grover told me. "We've learned that your plans really, really bite!”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“You speak horse?" Hazel asked.
"Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mean a Neptune thing."
"Then you and Arion should get along fine," Hazel said. "He's a son of Neptune too."
Percy turned pale. "Excuse me?”

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“She led the way. Eyeless sockets of the dead seemed to stare at them as they passed.
"These are cool," Dan decided. "Maybe I could-"
"No, Dan," Amy said. "You can't collect human bones."
"Awww.”

Rick Riordan The Maze of Bones

Source: The Maze of Bones

“Keep moving. Don't get bogged down. Don't think about the bad stuff. Smile and joke even when you don't feel like it. Especially when you don't feel like it.”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“Don’t judge someone until you’ve stood at his forge and worked with his hammer, eh?”

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties. If you ever get a choice go for the Olympian.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Luke gazed at Annabeth. "You knew. I almost killed you, but you knew…"
"Shhh." Her voice trembled. "You were a hero at the end, Luke.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“Narcissus turned and scowled at Leo. “Who are you?”

“I’m the Super-sized McShizzle, man!” Leo said. “I’m Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme. And the ladies love a bad boy.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Hermes played a little Mozart and some One Direction, and Apollo cried, ‘I must have it! The girls will go wild for that!”

Rick Riordan

Source: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

“Showers are good. Perhaps not as good as bacon, but good.”

Rick Riordan book The Hidden Oracle

Source: The Hidden Oracle

“Etiquette tip: If you're looking for the right time to leave a party, when the host yells, "No one leaves here alive," that's your cue.”

Rick Riordan book The Hammer of Thor

Source: The Hammer of Thor

“I rested my hand on Will's shoulder. 'Don't worry. We'll be back by dawn.'
His mouth trembled ever so slightly. 'How can you be sure?'
'I'm the sun god,' I said, trying to muster more confidence than I felt. 'I always return at dawn.”

Rick Riordan book The Hidden Oracle

Source: The Hidden Oracle

“Weasel cookies.”

Rick Riordan book The Throne of Fire

Source: The Throne of Fire

“I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals”

Rick Riordan

(Chapter 2)

“We all do, kid. People have destructive impulses. Some of us want to see the world in ruins just for the fun of it… even if we're ruined along with it.”

Rick Riordan book The Sword of Summer

Source: The Sword of Summer

“…He is driven by bitterness and anger. You can understand that.’
Nico wanted to yell, Like you know what I feel?”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“Wow," Thalia muttered. "Apollo is hot."
"He's the sun god," I said.
"That's not what I meant.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.”

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed.”

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“God alert!" Blackjack yelled. "It's the wine dude!
Mr. D sighed in exasperation. "The next person, or horse, who calls me the 'wine dude' will end up in a bottle of Merlot!”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Humans see what they want to see.”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“Jason scratched his head. "You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, ‘festus’ means ‘happy’? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon?”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Variant: You named him Fetus? You know in Latin Fetus means happy? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon?
Source: The Lost Hero

“You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear thorough the search.”

Rick Riordan

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

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief