Quotes by Rick Riordan

“She had to go on this quest. The fate of the world might depend on it. But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didnt want to be without her.”

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

“He hated being filled with terror. It was embarrassing.”

“Nico remembered something Jason Grace had told him in the palace of Notus: Maybe its time you come out of the shadows. If only I could, he thought. For the first time in his life, he had begun to f...”

“You will suffer, son of Hades! What else is new? Nico thought.”

“Life is only precious because it ends, kid. Take it from a god. You mortals don't know how lucky you are”

“A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone.”

“No, Nico said. Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, thats the trick. As soon as he said it, Nico realized he couldve been talking about himself. He decided not to bring that...”

“Don't dwell on things. Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of sadness.”

“Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.”

“Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.”

“Getting something and having the wits to use it...those are two different things.”

“But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.”

“Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.”

“Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.”

“Annabeth, he said hesitantly, in New Rome, demigods can live their whole lives in peace. Her expression turned guarded. Reyna explained it to me. But, Percy, you belong at Camp Half-Blood. That oth...”

“She'd secretly had a crush on him since they were twelve years old. Last summer, she'd fallen for him hard.”

“He understood how dangerous oaths could be. But Leo didn't care. "I'm coming back for you, Calypso," he said to the night wind. "I swear it on the River Styx.”

“Great victory requires great risk.-Hera”

“Sometimes small things can become very large, indeed.”