Top 100 Riordan Quotes
#1. Then I got another mental image of him, broad chest covered in blond pelt, muscular forearms, big smooth cock jutting out of a silky nest. Riordan ordering me down on my knees, his hand tangling in my hair as he pulled my head toward his heat. The laugh died in my throat.
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#2. BOOKS BY RICK RIORDAN PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS The Lightning Thief
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#3. Regardless of religion (or lack thereof), lovers of speculative fiction will swallow up these provocative stories. - Erin O'Riordan,
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#4. Okay, baby?
Riordan was walking toward me. I realized he was talking to me.
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#5. Thought of Riordan. Thought of a big hand wrapping around my shaft, sliding up and down, pumping hard ... harder. The head of my cock leaked a single salty tear to slick my own hand's efforts. Yikes. Think of Bruce. Yeah. Better. Safer. Saner ...
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#6. Fear can't be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They're like love. They're almost identical emotions.
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#8. Leo waited while the fish centaur put away his supplies. Aphros's lobster-claw horns kept swimming around in his thick hair, and Leo had to resist the urge to try and rescue them.
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#9. But you'll be killed!"
"I'll be fine. Besides, we've got no choice."
Annabeth glared at me like she was going to punch me. And then she did something that surprised me even more. She kissed me.
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#10. Look, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways.
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#11. My brother broke into a toothy grin. Yay! Your brain works!
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#13. Finally they reached the Colosseum, where a dozen guys in cheap gladiator costumes were scuffling with the police - plastic swords versus batons. Percy wasn't sure what that was about, but he and Annabeth decided to keep walking. Sometimes mortals were even stranger than monsters.
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#14. paradises are usually places where you get killed. The
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#15. a tree falls in the forest and crushes a demon, does the tree get cursed?
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#16. Or perhaps Zeus was just messing with me again - giving me a taste of my old power before yanking it away once more. Remember this, kid? WELL YOU CAN'T HAVE IT!
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#17. Nice work,' Nico said.
Lou Ellen blushed. 'Well, it's the only pig ball I have. So don't ask for an encore.
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#18. 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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#19. How many fauns does it take to change a lightbulb?
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#20. Hey!" Jason yelled, flying circles around her. "I have a question about my deductibles!" "What?" the statue cried. "Hygeia!" Piper shouted. "I need an invoice submitted to Medicare!" "No, please!
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#21. The Web or card experience is not at all going to replicate the book experience, nor is the book experience going to replicate the Web.
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#22. I just wish we could move faster.' He chin-pointed to Nico. 'I don't see how this kid is going to last one more jump. How many more will it take us to get home?
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#23. 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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#24. The strife will only get worse. Chaos feeds on weak leaders, divided loyalties. That
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#25. Bes snorted. "That's okay. I finally came to my senses and found the right girl. Besides, you're a cat. It's your nature to think you're the center of the universe." She stared at him blankly. "But I am the center of the universe." Bes
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#26. Excuse me. I didn't know I was talking to a master."
"Tres Navarre," I said. "I usually wear a t-shirt, says 'Master.' It's in the wash.
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#27. Me? I slept like the dead, which I hoped wasn't a sign of things to come.
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#29. But if you recognize yourself in these pages - if you feel something stirring inside - stop reading immediately. You might be one of us. And
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#30. Coach Hedge grunted like he was pleased to have an excuse. He unclipped the megaphone from his belt and continued giving directions, but his voice came out like Darth Vader's. The kids cracked up. The coach tried again, but this time the megaphone blared: The cow says moo!
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#32. Dance you guys!" Thalia ordered. "You look stupid just standing there."
I looked nervously at Annabeth, then at the groups of girls who were roaming the gym.
"Well?" Annabeth asked.
"Um, who should I ask?"
She punched me in the gut. "Me, Seaweed Brain."
"Oh. Oh right.
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#33. His lion and hippo legs twitched. I wondered if netherworld monsters dreamed of chasing rabbits.
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#34. Don't worry, goat boy. The milkman is dead.
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#35. Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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#36. 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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#37. 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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#38. Luke's left side was bloody. His eyes were open - blue eyes, the way they used to be. His breath was a deep rattle. "Good ... blade," he croaked.
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#39. It's like I was connected to the plumping system.
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#40. One the next corner stood a cinder block restaurant with a hand-painted sign that read CHICKEN & WAFFLES. There was a queue of twenty people outside.
You Americans have the strangest taste. What planet is this?
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#41. Why does it have to be so hard? Why can't it be a happily-ever-after ride-into-the-sunset feeling all the time?
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#42. The world may need fixing, but it's worth preserving.
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#43. For me, writing for kids is harder because they're a more discriminating audience. While adults might stay with you, if you lose your pacing or if you have pages of extraneous description, a kid's not going to do that. They will drop the book.
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#44. Maia hated this town. Everything was connected. Everybody was somebody's cousin or childhood friend. A city of a million-plus people, and they still operated like a little country town.
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#45. If the parents are too busy to read, it's a safe bet the children will feel the same way. Set aside time for family reading each night. It doesn't matter so much what the kids read, as long as you provide them space for reading and a sense that it is a valuable part of your daily routine.
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#46. Tonight was 25 July. Seven more days until 1 August.
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#47. the ham is in a different dangerous location. It's in Provincetown.
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#48. Cupid," Jason called, "where are you?"
'Where you least expect me,' Cupid answered. 'As love always is.
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#49. I've found peace here at the co-op. You could stay with us, if you want. Become a ROFLcopter.
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#50. Just Leo's luck. A super-hot immortal girl was waiting for him on Ogygia, but he couldn't figure out how to wire a stupid chunk of rock into the three-thousand-year-old navigation device. Some problems even duct tape couldn't solve.
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#51. Your voice is your identity. If you don't use it, you're halfway to Asphodel already.
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#52. The whole scene made Dan think of American history tests, which were almost as scary as exploding museums.
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#53. No offense, kid, but I have a strong desire to murder your uncle with extreme prejudice." "No offense taken," I said. "I'm tempted to help you.
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#54. I wanted my students to leave my classroom loving reading and wanting to read more, and if they left my classroom thinking that reading is boring, then I haven't done my job.
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#56. He looked like those paintings of baby angels - what do you call them, hubbubs? No cherubs. That's it. He looked like a cherub who'd turned middle-aged in a trailer park.
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#57. I was too shocked to register that he'd just cursed in Ancient Greek, and I'd understood him perfectly.
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#58. I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping along behind you and nobody even looks at you funny.
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#59. Lemurs?" Frank asked nervously. "I'm guessing you don't mean the furry little guys from Madagascar?
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#60. Sadie," he said forlornly, "when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children's.
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#61. Carter stood straight. I could see the doubt and fear in him, but possibly that was just because I knew him. I'd spoken his secret name. On the outside, he looked confident, strong, adult - even kingly. [Yes, I said that. Don't get a big head, brother dear. You're still a huge dork.]
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#62. I was wishing I'd bought some of that Camp Half Blood orange thermal underwear ... ?!?!
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#63. Right." Sadie looked dazed. "You've got a monkey butler. Why not?
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#64. Juno: "All roads lead there child. You should know that."
Percy: "Detention?
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#65. He pushed that thoughts away. He didn't like painful memories. Keep moving
that was his motto. Don't dwell in things. Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of the sadness.
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#66. 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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#67. Percy!' Annabeth scolded. 'You just opened another Monster Doughnut shop somewhere!
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#68. He's nuts" Bianca said "We need to jump off this cliff" i said "Oh nice idea!! Your nuts too
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#70. Makes us appreciate blessing, not be greedy and mean and fat like Polyphemus.
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#71. But (Peresphone) was like, the goddess of flowers." Grover looked offended. "Springtime.
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#72. FEAR NOT, said a voice from the glitter. I AM ZEUS, LORD OF THE SKY. YOU LOOK FINE, GIRL. DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT?
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#73. 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.
Percy Jackson
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#74. Coach Hedge grumbled as he tended their wounds. How come I never get invited on these violent trips?
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#75. Another thing I learned: it's one thing to climb a rope in gym class. It's a completely different thing to climb a rope attached to a moving pig's wing while you're flying at a hundred miles an hour.
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#76. Yes," the snake king agreed. "Only this girl's music controls me. I hate it. Please, sing some more.
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#77. Watching a satyr cook Eggo blueberry waffles on a stick over an open fire.
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#78. If my life is going to mean something, I've got to live it myself
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#80. You promised, Seaweed brain. We would not get separated! Ever again!
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#81. Well, I live a double life. Tonight, I'll escort you to dinner. Then I have to rush home and finish my calculus homework.'
'You're not joking, are you?'
'I never joke about calculus homework.
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#82. This is Sumarbrander, the Sword of Summer... and it is about to kick your collective butts."
"Thank you," said the sword.
Sam made a squeaking noise.
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#84. I looked back, but Bast and Sadie seemed fine. They were still staring at the water as if it were some amazing Internet video.
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#85. Piper!" Frank yelled. "Counter those empousai! We need some chaos."
"Thought you'd never ask." She started catcalling at the female demons: "Your makeup is smeared! Your friend called you ugly! That one is making a face behind your back!
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#86. Nothing lasts forever, not even the best machines. And everything can be reused.
- Hephaestus
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#87. Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. Keep it simple.
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#88. He had a point. (Oh, sorry. That was bad.)
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#89. Even before he got electrocuted, Jason was having a rotten day.
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#91. It always disappointed me when mortals put themselves first and failed to see the big picture - the importance of putting me first
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#92. 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.
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#93. 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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#94. The word Styx got her [Mrs. O'Leary, the hellhound] excited. She probably thought I meant sticks. She jumped a few times, chased her tail just to teach it who was boss, and then calmed down enough for me to push Nico onto her back.
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#95. Well, yes, I call it the Expando-Duck. It's perfect if you need a small metal duck. Or a larger metal duck.
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#96. I would've hit the water hard, but at the last second I changed into a falcon.
~Carter Kane
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#97. When she kissed me, I had the feeling my brain was melting right through my body.
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#98. She thought about her cousins in Oklahoma, which was odd, since she'd never spent much time with them. She didn't even know them very well. Now she was sorry about that.
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#99. My gods! She told me you were dead!" She gripped Jason's face and seemed to be examining everything about it. "Thank Artemis, it is you. That little scar on your lip - you tried to eat a stapler when you were two!
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#100. Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.
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