3,416 Quotes by Rick Riordan

Pro tip: If you’re attacked by a creep, it’s never your fault. Tell somebody.

I figured something out. You can’t hold onto hate forever. It won’t do a thing to the person you hate, but it’ll poison you, sure enough.

Leo looked like a Latino Santa’s elf, with curly black hair, pointy ears, a cheerful, babyish face, and a mischievous smile that told you right away this guy should not be trusted around matches or sharp objects. His long, nimble fingers wouldn’t stop moving – drumming on the seat, sweeping his hair behind his ears, fiddling with the buttons of his army fatigue jacket. Either the kid was naturally hyper or he was hopped up on enough sugar and caffeine to give a heart attack to a water buffalo.

Why does it have to be so hard? Why can’t it be a happily-ever-after ride-into-the-sunset feeling all the time?

Khufu carefully picked out everything that ended with-o – Doritos, Oreos, and some chunks of meat. Buffalo? Armadillo? I was scared to even ask.

You’re cute when you’re worried, your eyebrows get all scrunched together.

I’ve always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.

Nothing lasts forever. But the thing is, you can reuse some. Use your mind. – Leo’s Mother, The Lost Hero.

My name is Percy Jackson. I’m twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that.