3,416 Quotes by Rick Riordan

They're Lares. House gods.""House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but larger than apartment gods?

I wasn't aiming at the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway.

So…these Pillars of Hercules. Are they dangerous?”Annabeth stayed focused on the cliffs. “For Greeks, the pillars marked the end of the known world. The Romans said the pillars were inscribed with a Latin warning—”“Non plus ultra,” Percy said. Annabeth looked stunned. “Yeah. Nothing Further Beyond. How did you know?”Percy pointed. “Because I’m looking at it.

She decided to make his life as terrible, tragic and complicated as possible, so that some day Percy Jackson would have a really hard time writing about it.

Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of thing. After all those labors I had to complete for my evil cousin Eurystheus, well...I don't want to be that guy, you know?

Beautiful people never lie.

Godly tug of war / Not recommended for kids. / Or Lesters, either.

Where were we?” he said. “Ah, yes, cake and sarcasm.

He looked at the silver pocketknife in his hand. An idea came to him – possibly the stupidest, craziest idea he’d had since he thought, Hey, I’ll get Percy to swim in the River Styx! He’ll love me for that!