Rick Riordan Quotes page 20

“I blinked the sleep out of my eyes and realized my head was in Khufu’s lap. The baboon was foraging my scalp for munchies.
“Dude.” I sat up groggily. “Not cool.”
“But he gave you a lovely hairdo,” Sadie said.
“Agh-agh!” Khufu agreed.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Aphrodite," she said.
"Venus?" Hazel asked in amazement.
"Mom," Piper said, with no enthusiasm.”

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Somewhere behind me, Zia yelled, "Hippo!" Which I thought was a little late.

~Carter Kane”

Source: The Mark of Athena

Rick Riordan book The Serpent's Shadow

Source: The Serpent's Shadow

“Relax," Chiron told me. "Keep a clear head. And remember, you may be about to prevent the biggest war in human history."
"Relax," I said. "I'm very relaxed.”

“The dead see what they believe they will see. So do the living. That is the secret.”

Source: The Lightning Thief

“The pinecone is a fearsome tool of destruction!

-Bacchus”

Source: The House of Hades

“We were alone in a strange mansion with a baboon, a crocodile, and a weird cat. And apparently, the entire world was in danger.
I looked at Sadie. “What do we do now?”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“With great power comes a great need to take a nap.”

Source: The Red Pyramid

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Variant: With great power... comes need to take a nap. Wake me up later
Source: The Last Olympian

“We'd just released a zebra in Las Vegas.”

“What colors are the eyes of Anubis?"

"Brown… Duh.”

Source: The Lightning Thief

“When they ran up to him, Percy said, 'Hey,' like they were just meeting for lunch or something.

'You're alive!' Frank marveled.

Percy frowned. 'The fall? That was nothing. I fell twice that far from the St. Louis Arch.'

'You didHazel asked.”

“I could hear hopefulness in her voice, but also doubt. She was waiting for me to admit the obvious: I’d forgotten. I was toast. I was boyfriend roadkill.”

Rick Riordan book The Demigod Diaries

Source: The Demigod Diaries

“Let the world honor you, my Huntress. Live forever in the stars.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“My fatal flaw is hubris.
The brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches?
No, seaweed brain. That's hummus. Hubris is worse.
What could be worse than hummus?”

Rick Riordan book The Sea of Monsters

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“They know they’ve won,” Carter guessed. “They’re making a show of it.”
“Yes,” Amos said.
“Well, let’s blow up the boats or something!” I said.
Amos looked at me. “Is that your strategy, honestly?”

“Makes us appreciate blessing, not be greedy and mean and fat like Polyphemus.”

Source: The Red Pyramid

Rick Riordan book The Sea of Monsters

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“I don’t expend my energy trying to fight the change of seasons. I focus on making sure the days I have, and the season I oversee, are as joyful, rich, and plentiful as possible.”

Rick Riordan book The Sword of Summer

Source: The Sword of Summer

“See, lady, that's what happens to snow in Texas. It- freaking- melts.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: Thats what happens to Snow in Texas, lady. It freaking MELTS!!" Leo Valdez- The Lost Hero

“They're not so bad. They just need some attention…. Like pets. Or my brother.”

Rick Riordan book The Serpent's Shadow

Source: The Serpent's Shadow

“A battle can be won before it's ever fought by choosing the right ground.”

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Most problems look worse than they are. nothing is unfixable.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“Nut shrugged. "Set had always been Set, for better or worse. But he is still part of our family. It is difficult to lose any member of your family… is it not?”

“Ella is nervous,” the harpy muttered from her perch on the railing. “The elephant. The elephant is watching Ella.”

Source: The Red Pyramid

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Despicable creatures, vultures: without a doubt the most disgusting birds ever. I suppose they served their purpose, but did they have to be so greasy and ugly? Couldn't we have cute fuzzy rabbits that cleaned up roadkill instead?”

Rick Riordan book The Throne of Fire

Source: The Throne of Fire

“You can do this" I murmured. "You are my brother. I love you. All the embarrassing bits, all the annoying bits, which I imagine is most of you--a thousand Zias might run away from you if they knew the truth. But I won't. I'll still be here.”

Rick Riordan book The Throne of Fire

Source: The Throne of Fire

“Excuse me, have you seen Death? Big guy with black feathery wings? Likes to reap souls?”

“What was I up to, you may ask? I certainly didn't want to meet Monsieur Evil again or creepy old Lord Salamander.”

Source: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

“You are so easily flattered, brother.'

'Because I have so many qualities to praise!”

Source: The Red Pyramid

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“Twelve minutes. I can give you that.”

“Boy," Annabeth interrupted, "I'm sure you both would've been wonderful at killing each other. But right now you need some rest.”

Source: The House of Hades

“Don't talk to my sister that way." Nico said. His voice quivered, but I was impressed that he had the guts to say anything at all. — Percy”

Source: The Mark of Athena

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“You said your mom is the goddess of balance," I reminded him. "The minor gods deserve better, Ethan, but total destruction isn't balance. Kronos doesn't build. He only destroys.”

“He's nuts" Bianca said
"We need to jump off this cliff" i said
"Oh nice idea!! Your nuts too”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Maybe being home schooled, Carter didn’t realize that “test” is normally a bad thing.”

“It always disappointed me when mortals put themselves first and failed to see the big picture—the importance of putting me first”

Source: The Red Pyramid

Rick Riordan book The Hidden Oracle

Source: The Hidden Oracle

“You sure you're not a Roman, Annabeth? Or an Amazon?”

“These times make for strange friends and unexpected enemies.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“Her freckles were orange, as if somebody had spray-painted her face with liquid Cheetos.”

“Annabeth glared at me like she was going to punch me. But she did something that surprised me even more…

She kissed me.”

Source: The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Get closer," I told Blackjack. "I need to talk to the statue."he muttered, but he flew as close as he could, dodging the flying statue.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“How does Galdoila know about the reward?" i asked.
"He reads the signs," Grover said. "Duh."
"Of course," I said. "Silly me.”

“They [Percy and Annabeth] held the Doors shut as the elevator shuddered and the music played, while somewhere below them, a Titan and a giant sacrificed their lives for their escape.”

Source: The Lightning Thief

“He crossed the street toward the man in the trench coat, which left me with two choices: follow my dad and see what was going on, or do what I was told.
I decided on the slightly less dangerous path.
I went to retrieve my sister”

Source: The House of Hades

“My eyes were gray—more like my cousin Annabeth’s than my mom’s.”

Source: The Red Pyramid

Rick Riordan book The Sword of Summer

Source: The Sword of Summer

“No doubt she was thinking, Who dressed this poor girl like a traffic light?”

Rick Riordan book The Hidden Oracle

Source: The Hidden Oracle

“It's not bad enough I am exiled? It's not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I'm allowed to meet? You think it's funny to send me this this ― this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranquility? This is NOT FUNNY! Take him back!”