Strange things conspire when one tries to cheat fate Rick Riordan More Quotes by Rick Riordan More Quotes From Rick Riordan Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say. Rick Riordan familyhumorousfunny Does truth have a moral? Rick Riordan moraltruthdoe You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear thorough the search. Rick Riordan creativitypurposeart Getting something and having the wits to use it...those are two different things. Rick Riordan differentusetwo You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed. Rick Riordan labyrinthstuffyears Always, Always have a plan Rick Riordan plans [My mom's] funny that way, celebrating special occasions with blue food. I think it's her way of saying anything is possible. Percy can pass seventh grade. Waffles can be blue. Little miracles like that. Rick Riordan mombluethinking Rachel: You're a half-blood, too? Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about? Rachel: Okay. Hey, everybody! These two aren't human! They're half Greek god!...They don't seem to care. Rick Riordan greektwoblood I had weird dreams full of barnyard animals. Most of them wanted to kill me. The rest wanted food. Rick Riordan kill-medreamanimal Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. "Jeez, Nico," I said. "I've never really tried." He went on asking questions. Did I fight a lot with Thalia, since she was a daughter of Zeus? (I didn't answer that one.) If Annabeth's mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn't Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff? (I tried not to strangle Nico for asking that one.) Was Annabeth my girlfriend? (At this point, I was ready to stick the kid in a meat-flavored sack and throw him to the wolves.) Rick Riordan girlfrienddaughtermother I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny. Rick Riordan central-parkgiantsnew-york Well . . . sure good to be together again. Arguing. Almost dying. Abject terror. Oh, look. It's our floor. Rick Riordan together-againdyinglooks Aretmis gripped her bow. “Let us pray I am wrong.” Can goddesses pray? Rick Riordan bowsgods-and-goddessespraying Not knowing is half the fun," Aphrodite said, "Exquisitely painful isn't it? Not being sure who you love and who loves you? Oh, you kids! It's so cute I'm going to cry! Rick Riordan love-youfuncute Hephaestus glowered up at us. “I didn’t make you, did I?” Uh,” Annabeth said, “no, sir.” Good,” the god grumbled. “Shoddy workmanship. Rick Riordan annabethworkmanshipsaid Jason scratched his head. "You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, ‘festus’ means ‘happy’? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon? Rick Riordan dragonslatinmean Good job on Percy Jackson I read all of them 8 times and have listened 42 times and still not bored Thanks. Rick Riordan thanksboredjobs Hubris means deadly pride. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else. Rick Riordan pridemeanthinking I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce. Rick Riordan kidsbookthinking Percy: Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right? Annabeth: Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then we'll see. Rick Riordan kissingluckbrain
