Rick Riordan Quotes page 4

“Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.”

Source: The Last Olympian

“Well," I said. "If you need me, I'll be outside, playing with sharp objects.”

“No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.”

Source: The Red Pyramid

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Variant: No one can hate you more than someone who used to love you.
Source: The Blood of Olympus

“There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decided to destroy it. He couldn't imagine why. Maybe they hadn't like the deep-tissue massage? Maybe they'd gotten bad manicures?”

“Lots of death, huh? Personally, I'm trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun!”

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Hey, I’m a Poseidon kid,” he said. “I can’t drown. And neither can my pancakes.”

Source: The House of Hades

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“[Jason] faltered when he looked at Leo, who was mimicking taking notes with an air pencil.
“Go on, Professor Grace!” he said, wide-eyed. “I wanna get an A on the test.”

Source: The House of Hades

“Names have power.”

“Oh, come on!’ Percy complained. ‘I get a little nosebleed and I wake up the entire earth? That’s not fair!”

Source: The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“I’ve met plenty of embarrassing parents, but Kronos, the evil Titan Lord who wanted to destroy Western Civilization? Not the kind of dad you invited to
school for Career Day.”

“Powdered donuts," Tyson said earnestly. "I will look for powdered donuts in the wilderness." He headed outside and started calling, "Here, donuts!”

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles.”

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“She looked at me, like she was drinking in the fact that I was still here. And I realized I was doing the same thing. The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.”

Source: The Lightning Thief

“They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a little worried about the reindeer. "You think it's okay that we're eating Rudolph?"

"Dude," Percy said, "I could eat Prancer and Blitzen, too. I'm.”

Source: The Last Olympian

“Daddy will explain. Come, he is blowing up monsters.”

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.”

Source: The Last Olympian

“You’re that lady,” Leo said. “The one who was named after Caribbean music.”
Her eyes glinted murderously. “Caribbean music.”
“Yeah. Reggae?” Leo shook his head. “Merengue? Hold on, I’ll get it.”
He snapped his fingers. “Calypso!”

“Ah, Mastery of the Five Elements!"
"Is that the one we want?" I asked.
"No, but a good one. How to tame the five essential elements of the universe - earth, air, water, fire, and cheese!"
"Cheese?”

Source: The House of Hades

“Yeah, well,” Nico said, “not giving people a second thought…that can be dangerous.”

Source: The Red Pyramid

“In person, if possible, Anubis was even more drop-dead gorgeous. [Oh… ha, ha. I didn't catch the pun, but thank you, Carter. God of the dead, drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, hilarious. Now, may I continue? ]”

Source: The House of Hades

“Meat!" he said scornfully. "I'm a vegetarian."

You eat cheese enchiladas and aluminum cans," I reminded him.

Those are vegetables.”

Source: The Red Pyramid

“I am never, ever, going to make things easy for you, Seaweed Brain. Get used to it.”

Source: The Lightning Thief

“I'm not good with children," the god confessed. "Or people. Well, any organic life forms, really.”

“I couldn’t miss Percy’s fifteenth birthday,” Poseidon said. “Why, if this were Sparta, Percy would be a man today!”

"That’s true,” Paul said. “I used to teach ancient history.”

Poseidon’s eyes twinkled. “That’s me. Ancient history.”

Source: The Lost Hero

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Once the others were below, Hazel and Leo faced each other awkwardly. They were alone except for Coach Hedge, who was back on the quarterdeck singing thetheme song. The coach had changed the words to:, and Leo really didn’t want to know why.”

“Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself --- avoid trying to be something you're not. For a goddess, that's especially hard. We can change so easily.
-Aphrodite”

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Aretmis gripped her bow. “Let us pray I am wrong.”
Can goddesses pray?”

Source: The Lost Hero

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.”

“Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true.”

“What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should've been named ADHD poster child of the year.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Dude! said a party pony as he unloaded his gear. Did you see that bear guy? He was all like: 'Whoa, I have an arrow in my mouth!”

Source: The Lightning Thief

“Gabe scratched his double chin. "Maybe if you hurry with the seven-layer dip… And maybe if the kid apologizes for interrupting my poker game."
Maybe if I kick you in your soft spot, I thought. And make you sing Soprano for a week.”

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“Good fighting with you, Seaweed Brain."
Ditto.”

Source: The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Stupid rock gods!” Leo yelled from the helm. “That’s thetime I’ve had to replace that mast! You think they grow on trees?”
Nico frowned. “Mastsfrom trees.”
“That’s not the point!”

“Juno: "All roads lead there child. You should know that."
Percy: "Detention?”

Source: The House of Hades

“There were a lot of answers I might've given, from "I knew that" to "LIAR!" to "Yeah right, and I'm Zeus." - Percy, after Quintus says that he is Daedalus”

Source: The Son of Neptune

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“I'm so glad you're here," Aphrodite said. "War is coming. Bloodshed is inevitable. So there's really only one thing to do."
"Uh… and that is?" Annabeth ventured.
"Why, have tea and chat, obviously”

“Five syllables," Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. "That would be real bad.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Right," she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative.”

Source: The Last Olympian

“Akhlys lunged at Percy, and for a split second he thought: Well, hey, I’m just smoke. She can’t touch me, right?
He imagined the Fates up in Olympus, laughing at his wishful thinking: LOL, NOOB!”

Source: The Lightning Thief

“Look," Percy continued, "I know I'm new here. I know you guys don't like to mention the massacre in the nineteen eighties-"
"He mentioned it!" one of the ghosts whimpered.”

Source: The House of Hades

“Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.”

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Cool" Leo said. "I always wanted a sister who could beat me up.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Oh, I wouldn't say Love always makes you happy. Sometimes it makes you incredibly sad.”

Source: The Lost Hero

“Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.”

Source: The House of Hades

“She wanted me to betray you guys, and I was like, 'Pfft, right, I'm gonna listen to a face in the potty sludge'.”

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“Stop running, you fools!" Kronos yelled. "Stand and ACKK!"
That last part was because a panicked Hyperborean giant stumbled backwards and sat on top of him. The lord of time disappeared under a giant blue butt.”

Source: The Lost Hero