Rick Riordan Quotes

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“Oh, lord. I was beginning to think like Neith. Soon I'd be huddled in an underground bunker eating army rations and cackling as I sewed together the pockets of all the boys who'd jilted me.”

“We can’t make a portal—”
“We’ve got a flying boat,” Carter offered.”

“Is Tyson okay?' I asked.
The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. 'He's fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though 'peanut butter' is a strange battle cry.”

“You mean a bad heel?" I said. "Couldn't I just, like, wear something besides sandals? No offense."
-Percy”

“I thought about all the things I was suddenly able to do—like fight with a sword and summon a magical shell of armor. Those were not things I covered in home school.”

“Don't Worry, Be Hapi.”

“I looked into his eyes, and I realized he was the same man I'd seen in my dreams. His face might be totally different, but the same soul was in there, the same intelligence and all the sadness.”

“I looked back, but Bast and Sadie seemed fine. They were still staring at the water as if it were some amazing Internet video.”

“So for Magic Problem-Solving 101, we headed to the training room and blew stuff up.”

“Should I get you a shovel, so you can dig that hole deeper?”

“I have some extra costumes-"
"No!" Ephialtes snapped, and for once Percy was in agreement.”

“I love Greek Mythology, wish there was a TV series, like being human or smallville, but with the series based around Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Holla Mayne!”

“Staying silent, staying away from him… that was the hardest thing I've ever done.”

“Being turned into a lizard can really mess up your day.”

“Let me get this straight. Your table ran away because you polished it with Windex?”

“How do you have five children in a row, each on a different say?”
“They’re gods,” Carter said. “They can do stuff like that.”

“You remind me of myself ” Bes continued “back when I was a young dwarf. You got a stubborn
streak. When it comes to girl problems you’re clueless.”

“The Cyclopes growled, "I don't see very well since the last hero poked my eye out, but you're… NO… LADY… CYCLOPES!”

“WHEN SOMEONE SAYS, It’s the Squirrel, you don’t ask questions.”

“Spontaneous combustion IS a form of harm, Mr. D," Chiron put in.”

“His lion and hippo legs twitched. I wondered if netherworld monsters dreamed of chasing rabbits.”

“And now, Anubis, I find you in this den of iniquity, this morass of questionable behavior, this… this--'

'School?”

“My dear children!"
Nellie whopped him upside the head with her backpack.
"Ow!" Uncle Alistair curled over, cupping his hand over his good eye.
"Nellie!" Amy said.
"Sorry," Nellie muttered. "I thought he was one of the bad guys.”

“He looked like an evil male model, showing off what the fashionable college age villain was wearing to Harvard this year.”

“Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon," Frank said. "Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes.”

“Like death, his father's presence was cold and often callous, but it was real -- brutally honest, inescapably dependable.”

“As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas.”

“For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest WHAT IF.”

“Who are you and why are you my cat?”

“But too much love is poison, especially when that love is not returned.”

“I turned to Alex. 'Hey, are you female today?'
'Hold on… There! Now I'm female.'
My expression must have been priceless.
Alex burst out laughing. 'I'm kidding. Yes, I'm female today. She and her.”

“Hi, this is Ganymede, cup-bearer to Zeus, and when I'm out buying wine for the Lord of the Skies, I always buckle up!”

“I’ll distract them,” Carter said. “You search. The Trophy room is through there.”
“Carter!”
But the fool ran off to protect me. I hate when he does that.”

“Armed with my sword and wand, I was all set for a stroll through the swamp to look for a hungry monster. Oh, joy!”

“Blades before babes, you know what I’m saying?”

“Stand your ground!" Stheno yelled. "I've got free samples!”

“Amos sipped his coffee. The faraway look on his face reminded me of my dad. “I don’t want to scare you.”
“Too late.”

“Oh, why does college have to happen to perfectly good people?”

“I don't feel that way anymore," Nico muttered. "I mean… I gave up on Percy. I was young and impressionable, and I-I don't…”

“It’s hard to look in charge when you’re hunched over like Quasimodo.”

“Annabeth smiled. “I don’t know the ocean very well, but my boyfriend does. I think it’s time you met Percy.”

“Keep a demon busy, I thought. Right. Maybe he fancies a game of Tiddlywinks.”

“Amy gritted her teeth. "King Louis XVI even put Franklin's picture on a chamber pot!"
Jonah looked at his dad. "Do we have souvenir chamber pots?"
"No." His dad whipped out his phone. "I'll make the call.”

“Things will work out - maybe just not the way you plan”

“Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.”

“When in doubt, start from the top.
-Jason Grace”

“Me, I’m late to meet my girlfriend. Annabeth is going to kill me.
Hope you enjoyed the stories. Stay safe out there, demigods.
Peace from Manhattan,
Percy Jackson”

“Good luck, boss. Don't let'em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)”

“Zeus did not answer. He was probably too busy recording my humiliation to share on Snapchat.”