Quotes of Rick Riordan - somelinesforyou

“ If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ My dear young cousin, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related for better or for worse. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Be careful of love. It’ll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related for better or for worse…and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ My dear young cousin, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death. ”

- Rick Riordan The Throne of Fire

“ Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds? ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but heywhen you are the son of Poseidon, you don't have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say you're okay, or we're alive. After all they'd been through over the last year, he knew that the most important thing was that they were together. She loved him for saying that. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Annabeth pressed her lips to Percy’s ear. “I love you.” She wasn’t sure he could hear her—but if they died, she wanted those to be her last words. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ They send a person who can never stay," she whispered. "Who can never accept my offer of companionship for more than a little while. They send me a hero I can't help ... just the sort of person I can't help falling in love with." ... As I sailed into the lake I realized the Fates really were cruel. They sent Calypso someone she couldn't help but love. But it worked both ways. For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself avoid trying to be something you're not. For a goddess, that's especially hard. We can change so easily. Aphrodite ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Huh," Leo said. "Well, if you ever get off this island and want a job, let me know. You're not a total klutz." She smirked. "A job, eh?" Making things in your forge?" "Nah, we could start our own shop," Leo said, surprising himself. Starting a machine shop had always been one of his dreams, but he'd never told anyone about it. "Leo and Calypso's Garage: Auto Repair and Mechanical Monsters. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Percy pulled Annabeth close and kissed her...long enough for it to get really awkward for Piper, though she said nothing. She thought about the old rule of Aphrodite's cabin: that to be recognized as a daughter of the love goddess, you had to break someone's heart. Piper had long ago decided to change that rule. Percy and Annabeth were a perfect example of why. You should have to make someone`s heart whole; that was a much better test. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a girl who didn't mind getting her hands dirty. But of course, that was just a general comment. Didn't apply to Calypso. Obviously. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. She walked up to Nico, who was standing to one side in the shadows, as usual. She grabbed his hand and pulled him gently into the firelight. ‘We had one home,’ she said. ‘Now we have two.’ She gave Nico a big hug and the crowd roared with approval. For once, Nico didn’t feel like pulling away. He buried his face in Reyna’s shoulder and blinked the tears out of his eyes. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ My point is that love is the most powerful motivator in the world. It spurs mortals to greatness. Their noblest, bravest acts are done for love. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from a manticore. Percy's sword gleamed in the dark. He'd been the first demigod Nico had ever seen in action. Later, at Camp HalfBlood, Percy took Nico by the arm, promising to keep his sister Bianca safe. Nico believed him. Nico looked into his seagreen eyes and thought, How can he possibly fail? This is a real hero. He was Nico's favorite game, Mythomagic, brought to life. Jason saw the moment when Percy returned and told Nico that Bianca was dead. Nico had screamed and called him a liar. He'd felt betrayed, but still... when the skeleton warriors attacked, he couldn't let them harm Percy. Nico had called on the earth to swallow them up, and then he'd run away terrified of his own powers, and his own emotions. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Love was the most savage monster of all. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ You promised, Seaweed Brain. We would not get separated! Ever again!” “You’re impossible!” “Love you too! ”

- Rick Riordan The House of Hades

“ Nico studied his face – his seagreen eyes, his grin, his ruffled black hair. Somehow Percy Jackson seemed like a regular guy now, not a mythical figure. Not someone to idolize or crush on. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Love is on every side, and no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Fear can’t be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They’re like love. They’re almost identical emotions. That’s why Ares and Aphrodite like each other. Their twin sons – Fear and Panic – were spawned from both war and love. ”

- Rick Riordan
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