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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  

✵ 5. June 1964
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Rick Riordan Quotes

“Back in my day, we died all the time, and we liked it!”

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Number eight, the silver one, belongs to Artemis. She vowed to be a maiden forever. So of course, no kids. The cabin is, you know, honorary. If she didn't have one, she'd be mad.”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“Please, Percy… change your clothes. You smell like you've been run over by an electric horse.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena

“When she kissed me, I had the feeling my brain was melting right through my body.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“Now the tattoos," Zia announced.
"Brilliant!" I said.
"On your tongue," she added.
"Excuse me?”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Are you guys busy?" Juniper asked.
"Well," I said, "we're in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we're trying not to die."
"We're not busy," Annabeth said.”

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Variant: Juniper: Are you guys busy?
Percy: Well, we’re in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we’re trying not to die.
Annabeth: We’re not busy.
Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“You cannot control your parentage, but youcontrol your legacy.”

Rick Riordan book The House of Hades

The House of Hades
Variant: You can't choose your parentage. But you can choose your legacy.

“She grabbed his face and pulled him into a kiss, which effectively shut him up.”

Rick Riordan book The House of Hades

Source: The House of Hades

“I will deny I ever said this, of course, but the gods need heroes. They always have. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around."

I feel so wanted. Thanks.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“You know what would help this boy?" Demeter mused. "Farming."
Persephone rolled her eyes. "Mother-"
"Six months behind a plow. Excellent character building.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“When I got across, I looked back and saw Tyson giving Grover a piggyback ride (or was it a goatyback ride?).”

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Husband, we talked about this," Persephone chided. "You can't go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he's brave. I like that."
Hades rolled his eyes. "You liked that Orpheus fellow too. Look how well that turned out.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“What's Cabin Nine?" Leo asked. "And I'm not a Vulcan!"
"Come on, Mr. Spock, I'll explain everything.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“Wha-what?" Her eyes fluttered open.
"Nothing," I shouted. "We're being followed by a slaying machine. Go back to sleep.”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Great,” Percy said. “I always wanted to be glue.”

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune

Source: The Son of Neptune

“But who are you?"

Percy—" I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. "Gotta go!"

What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go?”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“I know you'll do what's best for Annabeth."
"How can you be sure?"
"Because she'd do the same for you.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“It’s my birthday, Horus insisted. Wish me happy birthday!
“Happy birthday!” I yelled. “Now shut up!”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Did someone just call me the?” he asked in a lazy drawl. “It’s Bacchus, please. Or Mr. Bacchus. Or Lord Bacchus. Or, sometimes, Oh-My-Gods-Please-Don’t-Kill-Me, Lord Bacchus.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena

“She wondered if it was her stupid mother, the goddess of love, messing with her thoughts. If Piper started getting urges to read fashion magazines, she was going to have to find Aphrodite and smack her.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena

“I past another telkhine, who was so startled he dropped his Lil' Demons lunch box. I left him alive - partly because he had a cool lunch box…”

Rick Riordan

“Carter Kane, 14, died tragically in Paris when he was eaten by his sister’s cat Muffin.”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“The Princess Andromeda?"
"Went ka-boom.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“Percy!” he bellowed. He dropped his broom and ran at me. If you’ve never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops wearing a flowered apron and rubber cleaning gloves, I’m telling you, it’ll wake you up quick.”

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Percy was getting tired of water.
If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon’s Junior Sea Scouts, but he didn’t care.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena

“I will call him Small Bob," said Bob. "He is a good monster."

End of discussion. The Titan hefted his spear and they continued marching into the gloom.”

Rick Riordan book The House of Hades

Source: The House of Hades

“Don't untie me," she said, "no matter what happens or how much I plead. I'll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself."
"Are you trying to tempt me?"
"Ha-ha.”

Rick Riordan book The Sea of Monsters

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“Life is only precious because it ends, kid. Take it from a god. You mortals don't know how lucky you are”

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune

Source: The Son of Neptune

“I just love family meetings. Very cozy, with the Christmas garlands round the fireplace and a nice pot of tea and a detective from Scotland Yard ready to arrest you.”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Percy," Grover said, "the godsdon't appreciate people sitting in their thrones. I mean like turn-you-into-a-pile-of-ashes don't appreciate it.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“Dakota's head was stuck in his toga. He staggered around olike a Kool-Aid-stained ghost.
"Um," Percy said, "should I wear my bed sheets?”

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Right," Sadie said. "And Set will just stand there calmly while I read him to death.”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Coach Hedge yelled,“Thar she blows! Kansas, ahoy!”
“Holy Hephaestus,” Leo muttered. “He really needs to work on his shipspeak.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Until she met the exploding statue, Annabeth thought she was prepared for anything.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Yours in demigodishness, and all that. Peace out!”

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune

Source: The Son of Neptune

“The wind blowing through my ripped clothes was so cold that I felt like a Percysicle.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Even little Herley, who couldn't have been more than eight, looked like he could go six rounds with Chuck Norris without breaking a sweat.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“Holy mother!"
"Hmph. More like holy father. I'd think you'd know the difference."

-Hephaetus”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“This is the Wilderness School. 'Where the Kids are animals”

Rick Riordan

“If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“And you, Percy, are my favorite son.”

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Nereus spun and expanded, turning into a killer whale, but I grabbed his dorsal fin as he burst out of the water.
A whole bunch of tourists went, "Whoa!"
I managed to wave at the crowd.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Tyson thought Annabeth was just about the coolest thing since peanut butter, and he SERIOUSLY loved peanut butter.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse