Quotes By Author: Rick Riordan

“And please God, grant me the wisdom to remember that I am writing for children, not golden stickers.”

“I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you MUST write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.”

“You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear thorough the search.”

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

“She glared at me like she was about to punch me, but then she did something that surprised me even more. She kissed me.”Be careful seaweed brain.” She said putting on her invisible cap and disappearing.I probably would have sat there all day, trying to remember my name, but then the sea demons came.”

“After the satyrs filed in to dinner, the Hermes cabin brought up the rear. They were always the biggest cabin. Last summer it had been led by Luke, the guy who fought with Thalia and Annabeth on top of Half-Blood Hill. For a while, before Poseidon had claimed me, I’d lodged in the Hermes cabin. Luke had befriended me…and then he’d tried to kill me.”

“It was beautiful in a harsh I’m-going-to-gut-you-like-a-fish kind of way.”

“Fortunately, we did most of our athletic stuff inside, so we didn’t have to jog through Tribeca looking like a bunch of boot-camp hippie children.”

“I past another telkhine, who was so startled he dropped his Lil’ Demons lunch box. I left him alive – partly because he had a cool lunch box…”

“Leo had seen Tia Callida in action; she liked knives, snakes and putting babies in roaring fires. Yeah, definitely let’s unleash her rage. Great idea.”

“Hope does not leave without being given permission.”

“Tyson- “Cash? Like…green paper?”Percy- “Yeah.”Tyson- “Like the kind in duffel bags?”Percy-“Yeah, but we lost those bags days a-g-g–.” “Tyson! How did you–“Tyson- “Thought it was a feed bag for Rainbow. Found it floating in sea, but only paper inside. Sorry.”

“You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind.” -Hera, goddess of marriage ”

“Almost everything strange washes up near Miami. ”

“Poison!” Grover yelped. “Don’t let those things touch you or…””Or we’ll die?” I guessed.”Well…after you shrivel slowly to dust, yes.””Let’s avoid the swords,” I decided.”