Rick Riordan Quotes page 8

“Great victory requires great risk.
-Hera”

Source: The Son of Neptune

“It was a crazy idea. But, as usual, that’s all Percy had.”

Source: The Lost Hero

“I looked at Rachel. "You're not going to do anything stupid, are you? I mean…. you talked to Chiron, right?"
She managed a faint smile. "You're worried aboutdoing something stupid?”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“The thing about plummetting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter - if you realize it's a bad idea when you're halfway down, it's too late.”

Source: The Last Olympian

“Let's boogie,' he (Leo) said. 'Before I come to my senses”

Source: The Son of Neptune

“People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldn't explain how. She didn't really want to know.”

Source: The Lost Hero

“No, no,” Leo said. “Rainbows. Very macho.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Really? That would be a first. I'm the son of, Jason. I might as well be covered in blood or sewage, the way people treat me. I don't belong anywhere. I'm not even from this. But that's not enough to set me apart.”

Variant: Rainbows. Very Macho! ~Leo Valdez
Source: The Lost Hero

Rick Riordan book The House of Hades

Source: The House of Hades

“That sounded about as likely as Apophis and Ra becoming Facebook buddies, but I decided not to say anything.”

Rick Riordan book The Throne of Fire

Source: The Throne of Fire

“He’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family.”

“A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Rachel bit her lip. "I hope you're right. I'm a little worried. What if someone asks what's on the next math test and I start spouting a prophecy in the middle of geometry class? Gods, that would be embarrassing.”

Source: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide

“After our mom died, her parents (our grandparents) had this big court battle with dad. After six lawyers, two fistfights, and a near fatal attack with a spatula (don't ask), they won the right to keep Sadie with them in England.”

Source: The Last Olympian

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Leo had seen Tia Callida in action; she liked knives, snakes and putting babies in roaring fires. Yeah, definitely let's unleash her rage. Great idea.”

“He hated when his own advice applied to himself.”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“Hey!" I screamed, waving the jacket, running to one side of the monster. "Hey, stupid! Ground beef!”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“We’ve all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. I’m tragically funny and good-looking.”

“I'd missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

Rick Riordan book The Sea of Monsters

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“Sadie, I can't intervene." He turned up his palms in frustration. "I told you when we first met, this isn't an actual physical body."
"Shame," I mumbled.
"What?"
"Nothing. Go on.”

Rick Riordan book The Throne of Fire

Source: The Throne of Fire

“There's another problem," Percy said. "I'm not good with air travel. It's dangerous for a son of Neptune."
"You'll have to risk it… and so will I," Frank said. "By the way, we're related."
Percy almost stumbled off the roof. "What?”

“Not all powers are spectacular." Hestia looked at me. "Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding.”

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Hazel blinked. “Two gods had a horse for a kid?”
“Long story.”

Variant: Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding. -Hestia
Source: The Last Olympian

“Don't underestimate Camp Half-Blood.”

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Running with a drowsy child of Hades was more like doing a 3 -legged race with a life size rag doll.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“I know, I'm an idiot!" Leo moaned. "A brilliant idiot, but still an idiot.”

Source: The Last Olympian

Rick Riordan book The Demigod Diaries

Source: The Demigod Diaries

“Percy, you're a brave guy," [Annabeth] said. "Just take the compliment. I swear, is it so hard?”

“Anubis frowned. He locked his very nice eyes with mine.
“You’re not dead.”
“No,” I said. “Though we’re trying awfully hard.”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“I hate this plan,” I said. “Let’s do it.”

Rick Riordan book The Sword of Summer

Source: The Sword of Summer

“If the statue engulfs people in fire, we should send Leo.’
‘I love you too, man.’
‘You know what I mean. You’re immune. Or, heck, give me some of those nice water grenades and I’ll go. Ares and I have tangled before.”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“You can’t burn me.”

“It's first owner… well, things didn't turn out too well for her. Her name was Helena.'
Piper let that sink in. "Wait, you mean the Helena? Helena of Troy?'
Annabeth nodded.
"And it's just sitting in your toolshed?”

Source: The Lost Hero

“If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, it
was Thalia and me. I wondered if maybe I should've sent Poseidon that seashell pattern tie
for Father's Day after all.
--Percy Jackson”

Source: The Lost Hero

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“Beckendorf walked up with his helmet under his arm. 'She likes you, man.'
'Sure,' I muttered. 'She likes me for target practice.'
'Nah, they always do that. A girl starts trying to kill you, you know she's into you.
'Makes a lot of sense.”

Rick Riordan book The Demigod Files

Source: The Demigod Files

“Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. “Keep it simple.”

“Nico started to crawl away, groaning. Percy wanted him to move faster and groan less. He considered throwing his wonder bread at him.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven.”

“Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.”

Source: The Son of Neptune

Rick Riordan book The Throne of Fire

Source: The Throne of Fire

“She had to go on this quest. The fate of the world might depend on it. But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didn’t want to be without her.”

“Wouldn't that put a twist in your toga?”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Dalmatia,” Nico said, making Jason jump. Jason wished he could put a bell around Nico di Angelo’s neck to remind him the guy was there. Nico had this disturbing habit of standing silently in the corner, blending into the shadows.”

Rick Riordan book The House of Hades

Source: The House of Hades

“I woke to a bucket of ice water in my face.
“Sadie! Get up,” Zia said.
“God!” I yelled. “Was that necessary?”
“No,” admitted Zia.”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“I gotta say"—Apollo broke the silence—"these kids did okay." He cleared his throat and began to recite: "—"

Um, yes, first class," Hermes interrupted, like he was anxious to avoid Apollo's poetry.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“You promised you would protect her Nico said.
He might as well have stabbed me with a rusty dagger. It would've hurt less than reminding me of my promise.”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

“We still should have enough time to reach Rome.”
Hazel scowled. “When you say…”
Leo shrugged. “How do you feel about?”
Hazel put her face in her hands for a count of three. “Sounds about typical for us.”

“You're cute when you're worried," she muttered. "Your eyebrows get all scrunched together."

You aregoing to die while I owe you a favor," I said. "Why did you take that knife?"

You would've done the same for me.”

Source: The Mark of Athena

“The way Leo figured it, he spent more time crashing than he did flying. If there was a rewards card for frequent crashers, he'd be, like, double platinum level.”

Source: The Last Olympian

Rick Riordan book The House of Hades

Source: The House of Hades

“But she wondered why beautiful things had to be wrapped up with evil history. Or was it the other way around? Maybe the evil history made it necessary to build beautiful things, to mask the darker aspects.”