“I’d been to the British museum before. In fact I’ve been in more museums than I like to admit—it makes me sound like a total geek.
[That’s Sadie in the background, yelling I am a total geek. Thanks, Sis. ]”

— Rick Riordan , book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

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