Top 100 Percy Jackson Percy Quotes
#1. Running with a drowsy child of Hades was more like doing a 3 -legged race with a life size rag doll.
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#2. Can't this thing go any faster?" Thalia demanded.
Zoe glared at her. "I cannot control traffic."
You both sound like my mother," I said.
Shut up!" they both said in union.
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#3. We heard the army before we saw it.
The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas.
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#5. 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.
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#6. If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron wouldn't let us call the place the Poop Pile, especially after it had been named for Zeus, who doesn't have much of a sense of humor.
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#7. It almost made me long for the flying pig.
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#8. The story of Psyche finally made sense to him- why a mortal girl would be so afraid. Why would she risk breaking the rules to look the god of love in the face, because she feared he might be a monster.
Psyche had been right. Cupid was a monster. Love was the most savage monster of all.
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#9. The wind blowing through my ripped clothes was so cold that I felt like a Percysicle.
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#10. I love Greek Mythology, wish there was a TV series, like being human or smallville, but with the series based around Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Holla Mayne!
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#11. Thanks for not freaking out," I said.
"Oh, I'm freaking out," Paul promised, his eyes wide. "I just think it's awesome!
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#12. There are so many fantastic stories and I want to bring Thor and Odin and the other gods into the modern world, just like I did with the Greeks and 'Percy Jackson.' I'll give the books an urban setting and have young people interacting with the Norse gods.
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#13. The truth hit him. Jason wasn't quite Roman anymore. His time at Camp Half-Blood had changed him. Reyna had recognized that. Apparently, so did the undead legionnaires. If Jason no longer gave off the right sort of vibe, or aura of a Roman leader ...
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#14. Percy?" Annabeth gripped his arm.
"Oh, bad," he muttered. "Bad. Bad." He looked across the table at Frank and Hazel. "You guys remember Polybotes?"
"The giant who invaded Camp Jupiter," Hazel said. "The anti-Poseidon you whacked in the head with a Terminus statue. Yes, I think I remember
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#15. Michael Varus drew his sword. 'My father is Janus, the god of two faces. I am used to seeing through masks and deceptions.
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#16. Monkey bar," Annabeth said. "I'm great at these." She leaped onto to the first rung and start swinging her way across. She was scared of tiny spiders, but not of plummeting to her death from a set of monkey bars. Go figure.
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#17. You're a stalker with hooves."
-Percy Jackson
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#18. People don't just appear on the beach unless they're demigods or gods or really, really lost pizza delivery guys. (It's happened - but that's another story.)
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#19. You're cute when you're worried," she muttered. "Your eyebrows get all scrunched together."
You are not going to die while I owe you a favor," I said. "Why did you take that knife?"
You would've done the same for me.
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#20. I'm Crusty, he said, with a tartar-yellow smile.
I resisted the urge to say, Yes, you are.
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#21. [Iris] squeezed his hand. Don't lose hope, Frank. Rainbows always stand for hope.
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#22. There's no point in defending camp if you guys die. All our friends are here.
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#23. Hazel frowned. "Why that one?"
"You don't see the ghost?" Frank asked.
"Ghost?" Nico asked.
Okay ... if Frank was seeing a ghost that the Underworld kids couldn't see, something was definitely wrong.
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#24. Which reminded me ... I still owed the gods a debt.
"You're a genius," I (Percy) told Annabeth.
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#25. Helios thought he looked pretty hot, and he had an annoying habit of calling the sun his chick magnet.
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#26. You're cute when you're worried. Your eyebrows get all scrunched together.
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#27. Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven.
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#28. The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise.
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#29. Tell me again, exactly what Dr. Thorn said."
"Um, I hate middle school dances."
"No,no. After that.
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#30. In a way, it's nice to know there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to
blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been
attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else.
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#32. The others were a little surprised when Piper came back on a pegasus with two unconscious demigods.
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#33. She got right in my face. Yes, you. You're a coward, Percy Jackson!
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#34. The good thing is Jason and I both outrank you so we can both tell you to shut up.
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#35. Marvelous," she said. "Tell me about this tapestry."
Arachne's lips curled over her mandibles. "Why do you care? You're about to die."
"Well, yes," Annabeth said. "But the way you captured the light is amazing. Did you use real gold thread for the sunbeams?
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#36. You assume that it has to be a male god who finds a human female attractive? How sexist is that?
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#37. So Beckendorf was pretty popular?" Leo asked. "I mean-before he blew up?
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#38. Aphrodite," [Annabeth] said.
"Venus?" Hazel asked in amazement.
"Mom," Piper said with no enthusiasm.
"Girls!" The goddess spread her arms like she wanted a group hug.
The three demigods did not oblige. Hazel backed into a palmetto tree.
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#39. BOOKS BY RICK RIORDAN PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS The Lightning Thief
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#40. It didn't seem to matter how much he resented Percy Jackson; Nico would do anything for him. He hated himself for that.
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#41. As a general rule, I preferred not to have my soul reaped.
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#42. So," Annabeth said, "are you going to argue about me coming along?"
"Nah. You'd just beat me up." Percy said.
She managed a laugh, which was good to hear
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#43. Percy'd heard stories about amputees who had phantom pains where their missing legs
and arms used to be. That's how his mind
felt - like his missing memories were aching.
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#44. Percy: I thought I'd lost my mom forever, and I was stuck on a hill in a thunderstorm fighting this huge bull dude while Grover was passed out wailing. "Food!" It was terrifying, man.
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#45. It was like Percy had faced death before, like he knew about grief. What mattered was listening. You didn't need to say you were sorry. The only thing that helped was moving on - moving forward.
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#46. Oh, come on!' Percy complained. 'I get a little nosebleed and I wake up the entire earth? That's not fair!
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#47. You're the last Olympian," I said. "And the most important." "And why is that, Percy Jackson?" "Because Hope survives best at the hearth," I said.
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#48. I know what you're gonna think, what you're gonna ask. Percy Jackson, why are you hanging from a Times Square billboard without your pants on, about to fall to your death?
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#49. Nico di Angelo ran up to me with a big grin on his face.
"Percy, this is awesome!" His blue-feathered bronze helmet was falling in his eyes, and his breastplate was about six sizes too big. I wondered if there was any way I'd looked that ridiculous when I'd first arrived.
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#50. Nereus spun and expanded, turning into a killer whale, but I grabbed his dorsal fin as he burst out of the water.
A whole bunch of tourists went, "Whoa!"
I managed to wave at the crowd. Yeah, we do this every day here in San Francisco.
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#51. Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-" said Percy
"Percy ... Chiron's collection!
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#52. I wrote for 10 years before I even started the 'Percy Jackson' series.
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#53. The plan had three phases: dangerous, really dangerous and insanely dangerous.
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#54. You know how teachers tell you the magic word is 'please'? That's not true. The magic word is 'puke'. It will get you out of class faster than anything else.
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#55. Hope does not leave without being given permission.
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#56. Hope," Frank grumbled. "I'd rather have a few good weasels.
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#57. Hmm ... " Jason snapped his fingers. "I can call a friend for a ride."
Percy raised his eyebrows. "Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's see whose friend gets here first.
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#59. Hermes has threatened me with slow mail. lousy Internet service and a horrible stock market if i publish this story. I hope he is just bluffing.
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#60. Nico drank from the chalice, then offered it to Jason. "You asked me about trust, and taking a risk? Well, here you go, son of Jupiter. How much do you trust me?"
Frank wasn't sure what Nico was talking about, but Jason didn't hesitate. He took the cup and drank.
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#62. Sugar and caffeine. My willpower crumbled.
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#63. Where's the dam water fountain I'm thirsty?
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#64. Question (from a reader) : Will the Wise Goddess Athena overthrow Zeus and become the ruler of Olympus?
Athena's answer : What an interesting idea ... No, just kidding, Dad. Put away the lightning bolt.
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#65. Percy looked at Coach Hedge and Frank. "A trap?"
"Probably," Frank said.
"She's not mortal," Hedge said, sniffing the air. "Probably some kind of goat-eating, demigod-destroying fiend from Tartarus."
"No doubt," Percy agreed.
"Awesome." Hedge grinned. "Let's go.
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#66. Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon ... probably the demigod Hazel admired most. He'd saved her life so many times on their quest to Alaska; but when he had needed Hazel's help in Rome, she'd failed him. She'd watched, powerless, as he and Annabeth had plunged into that pit.
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#67. Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. Keep it simple.
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#68. Coach Hedge grumbled as he tended their wounds. How come I never get invited on these violent trips?
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#69. I'd like to say I took the news well.
The truth was, I wanted to strangle the Hunters of Artemis one eternal maiden at a time.
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#70. Percy!' Annabeth scolded. 'You just opened another Monster Doughnut shop somewhere!
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#71. Ella, just stay here. Stay safe."
"Safe," Ella repeated. "Ella likes being safe. Safety in numbers. Safety deposit boxes. Ella will go with Tyson."
"What?" Percy said. "Oh ... fine, whatever. Just don't get hurt. And Mrs. O'Leary - "
"ROOOF."
"How do you feel about pulling a chariot?
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#72. I've found peace here at the co-op. You could stay with us, if you want. Become a ROFLcopter.
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#73. Reyna looked at Percy without much hope. "You do have a plan?"
Percy wanted to step forward bravely and say, No, I don't!
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#74. Nico's voice was like broken glass. "I- I wasn't in love with Annabeth."
"You were jealous of her," Jason said. "That's why you didn't want to be around her. Especially why you don't want to be around ... him. It makes total sense.
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#75. Really? That would be a first. I'm the son of Hades, Jason. I might as well be covered in blood or sewage, the way people treat me. I don't belong anywhere. I'm not even from this century. But that's not enough to set me apart.
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#76. That's what being a demigod was all about, not quite belonging in the mortal world or on Mount Olympus but trying to make peace with both sides of their nature.
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#77. I turned and faced the Olympians.
"We need a shroud," I announced, my voice cracking. "A shroud for the son of Hermes.
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#78. But remember: what belongs to the sea will always return to the sea.
--Nereid
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#79. Stand your ground!" Stheno yelled. "I've got free samples!
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#80. Now, leave."
All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza.
"Percy!" Annabeth grabbed him.
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#81. Rachel bit her lip. I hope you're right. I'm a little worried. What if someone asks what's on the next math test and I start spouting a prophecy in the middle of geometry class? The Pythagorean theorem shall be problem two ... Gods, that would be embarrassing.
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#82. I had a fair idea how it felt to get spanked with a large flat surface, and my rump clenched in sympathy.
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#83. Beckendorf walked up with his helmet under his arm. 'She likes you, man.'
'Sure,' I muttered. 'She likes me for target practice.'
'Nah, they always do that. A girl starts trying to kill you, you know she's into you.
'Makes a lot of sense.
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#84. I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
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#85. It isn't easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.
-Hephaestus
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#86. Dakota's head was stuck in his toga. He staggered around olike a Kool-Aid-stained ghost.
"Um," Percy said, "should I wear my bed sheets?
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#87. I looked down at my clothes. They were slashed to pieces and full of bullet holes, but I was fine. Not a mark on me.
Nico's mouth hung open. "You just ... with a sword ... you just - "
"I think the river thing worked," I said.
"Oh gee," he said sarcastically. "You think?
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#88. Aretmis gripped her bow. "Let us pray I am wrong."
Can goddesses pray?
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#89. Hephaestus glowered up at us. "I didn't make you, did I?"
Uh," Annabeth said, "no, sir."
Good," the god grumbled. "Shoddy workmanship.
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#90. Mmm. Don't make me regret it, satyr. Now get going, Percy Jackson. I've bought you a few hours at most.
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#91. No more Lastrygonians." Ella fluttered down and landed next to them. "Six minus six is zero. Spears are good for subtraction, yep.
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#92. I stared at him (Dionysus). You're ... you're married? But I thought you got in trouble for chasing a wood nymph-
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#93. I was wondering how you got all that out of a single moooooo
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#94. Complaining of unfairness is like assigning blame, Percy Jackson. It does no one any good.
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#95. Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon."
"Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug.
Percy stifled a laugh. "Actually he's more like a great-great- ... Oh, never mind. Yeah, he's your brother."
"Thanks." Frank mumbled through a mouthful of flannel.
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#96. Dreams like a podcast,
Downloading truth in my ears.
They tell me cool stuff."
"Apollo?" I guess, because I figured nobody else could make a haiku that bad.
He put his finger to his lips. "I'm incognito. Call me Fred."
"A god named Fred?
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#97. If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, it
was Thalia and me. I wondered if maybe I should've sent Poseidon that seashell pattern tie
for Father's Day after all.
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#98. Did someone just call me the wine dude?" he asked in a lazy drawl. "It's Bacchus, please. Or Mr. Bacchus. Or Lord Bacchus. Or, sometimes, Oh-My-Gods-Please-Don't-Kill-Me, Lord Bacchus.
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#99. Nosoi?" Percy planted his feet in a fighting stance. "You know, I keep thinking, I have now killed every single thing in Greek mythology. But the list never seems to end."
"You haven't killed me yet," I noted.
"Don't tempt me.
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#100. As Hazel marched down the hill, she cursed in Latin. Percy didn't understand all of it, but he got son of a gorgon, power-hungry snake, and a few choice suggestions about where Octavian could stick his knife.
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