3,416 Quotes by Rick Riordan

I could always see myself being a teacher. I remember sitting in class as a kid, listening to the teacher and thinking, you know, I’m pretty sure I could explain that a little bit better.

My fatal flaw is hubris. The brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches? No, seaweed brain. That’s hummus. Hubris is worse. What could be worse than hummus?

For once, I didn’t look back.

It’s not bad enough I am exiled? It’s not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I’m allowed to meet? You think it’s funny to send me this this – this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranquility? This is NOT FUNNY! Take him back!

You can’t call a ninja lord dweeb.

I didn’t like being a leader. I always had to appear confident for the sake of the others, even when I wasn’t.

Thalia blushed. “Hi, Lord Apollo.” Zeus’s girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be a tree, didn’t you? Glad you’re back. I hate it when pretty girls turn into trees. Man, I remember one time –.

He looked like those paintings of baby angels – what do you call them, hubbubs? No cherubs. That’s it. He looked like a cherub who’d turned middle-aged in a trailer park.

Each person’s grief has its own life span; it needs to follow its own path.