3,416 Quotes by Rick Riordan

That’s us,” he said. “Those five little nuts right there.”“Which one is me?” I asked.“The little deformed one,” Zoë suggested.“Oh, shut up.

The book was The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Percy had never heard of it, but he could guess who sent it. The letter read: Good job, kid. A real man’s best weapon is his mind. This was your mom’s favorite book. Give it a read. P.S.—I hope your friend Percy has learned some respect for me.“Wow.” Percy handed back the book. “Maybe Mars is different than Ares. I don’t think Ares can read.

Do you have any idea how hard it is to stay focussed? Splitting headaches all the time! I never know what I’m doing or where I’m going! Constantly grumpy!”“That sounds pretty normal for you,” Percy said.The god’s nostrils flared. One of the grape leaves on his hat burst into flame. “If we know each other from that other camp, it’s a wonder I haven’t already turned you into a dolphin.”“It was discussed,” Percy assured him. “I think you were just too lazy to do it.

—El amor lo puede todo —aseguró ella—. Mira a Helena y Paris. ¿Acaso permitieron que algo se interpusiera entre ellos?—Pero ¿no provocaron la guerra de Troya y causaron la muerte de miles de personas?—¡Pfff! Ésa no es la cuestión. Tú sigue a tu corazón.

I ran through the rooms washed in weird blue light from the fish tank exhibits. Cuttlefish, clown fish, and eels all stared at me as I raced past. I could hear their little minds whispering, Son of the sea god! Son of the sea god! It's great when you're a celebrity to squids

You don’t believe me about Luke,” Annabeth said, “but we’ll see him again. He’s in trouble, Percy. He’s under Kronos’s spell.” I didn’t feel like arguing, though it made me mad. How could she still have feelings for that creep? How could she possibly make excuses for him? He deserved that fall. He deserved… okay, I'll say it. He deserved to die. Unlike Bianca. Unlike Zoё. Luke couldn’t be alive. It wouldn’t be fair.

Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty, Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend, you would sacrifice the world. In a hero of the prophecy, that is very, very dangerous.

Somebody had messed with my favorite place in the world, and I was not... well, a happy camper.

She fixed me with her cold gray stare, and I realized what a terrible enemy Athena would make, ten times worse than Ares or Dionysus or maybe even my father. Athena would never give up. She would never do something rash or stupid just because she hated you, and if she made a plan to destroy you, it would not fail.Natalie: Athena scares me! She would be a… If she becomes Percy’s enemy she would just destroy him, without a hint of remorse.