Top 500 Rick Riordan Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “A real man’s weapon is his mind.”

— Rick Riordan

52. “Life is only precious because it ends, kid.”

— Rick Riordan

53. “Bring it on, Pinecone Face!”

— Rick Riordan

54. “You, sir, are a ray of sunshine. -Percy Jackson.”

— Rick Riordan

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

— Rick Riordan

56. “The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.”

— Rick Riordan

57. “Die! – Gleeson Hedge.”

— Rick Riordan

58. “You can’t control every contingency. You have to accept that. Let it scare you. Trust that it’ll be okay anyway.”

— Rick Riordan

59. “Nothing lasts forever, not even the best machines. And everything can be reused. – Hephaestus.”

— Rick Riordan

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

— Rick Riordan

61. “Great victory requires great risk. -Hera.”

— Rick Riordan

62. “The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.”

— Rick Riordan

63. “No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero. – Poseidon.”

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64. “Dreams like podcast. Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff.”

— Rick Riordan

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

— Rick Riordan

66. “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

67. “Wisdom’s daughter walks alone. That didn’t just mean without other people, Annabeth realized. It meant without any special powers.”

— Rick Riordan

68. “Plus, humor ws a good way to hide the pain. And if that didn’t work, there was always Plan B. Run aaway. Over and over.”

— Rick Riordan

69. “Back in my day, we died all the time, and we liked it!”

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70. “Things will work out – maybe just not the way you plan.”

— Rick Riordan

71. “My resolve, my anger, even my grief gave me confidence.”

— Rick Riordan

72. “People of Earth, I come in peace!”

— Rick Riordan

73. “You can’t burn me.”

— Rick Riordan

74. “Love is no game! It is no flowery softness! It is hard work- It demands everything from you- especially the truth. Only then does it yield results.”

— Rick Riordan

75. “Seven half-bloods shall answer the call To storm or fire the world must fall An oath to keep with a final breath and foes bear arms to the doors of death.”

— Rick Riordan

76. “The pinecone is a fearsome tool of destruction! -Bacchus.”

— Rick Riordan

77. “People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.”

— Rick Riordan

78. “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

79. “So few people did good in their lives. It was depressing.”

— Rick Riordan

80. “Not inmune to engines huh? BOO-Yah!! -Leo.”

— Rick Riordan

81. “Don’t get starry-eyed about somebody you can’t have, especially if it blinds you to somebody who’s really important.”

— Rick Riordan

82. “I could always see myself being a teacher. I remember sitting in class as a kid, listening to the teacher and thinking, you know, I’m pretty sure I could explain that a little bit better.”

— Rick Riordan

83. “The most important thing whenever we’re connecting kids to books, is that we try to match the book to the kid and make sure that reading is a fun, rewarding experience outside the classroom.”

— Rick Riordan

84. “Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.”

— Rick Riordan

85. “I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.”

— Rick Riordan

86. “What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.”

— Rick Riordan

87. “Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.”

— Rick Riordan

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

— Rick Riordan

89. “She would always be my biggest what if.”

— Rick Riordan

90. “A guy in Greek armor drew his sword and charged, but slipped in a puddle of pina colada.”

— Rick Riordan

91. “When in doubt, start from the top. -Jason Grace.”

— Rick Riordan

92. “The real world is where the monsters are.”

— Rick Riordan

93. “Annabeth: Hey, Seaweed Brain. Percy: Will you stop calling me that? Annabeth: You know you love it.”

— Rick Riordan

94. “A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.”

— Rick Riordan

95. “I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.”

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96. “Why would Roman gods want to date Chinese Canadians?”

— Rick Riordan

97. “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?”

— Rick Riordan

98. “He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you’re my best friend and I don’t want you to die!”

— Rick Riordan

99. “Love and war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil and good, beauty and ugliness.”

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100. “Words are the source of all power. And names are more than just a collection of letters.”

— Rick Riordan