Top 500 Rick Riordan Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “I am Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades. I control the shadows. They do not control me.”

— Rick Riordan

152. “Nothing like ADHD and a good fight to the death to make time fly.”

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153. “Maybe people with special gifts show up when bad things are happening because that’s when they’re needed most.”

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

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155. “I’m not choosing one of your paths, I’m making one of my own.”

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156. “We need a shroud. A shroud for the son of Hermes.”

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157. “Zeus looked like a really buff, really angry hippie.”

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158. “The Feast of Fortuna had nothing to do with tuna, which was fine with Percy.”

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159. “Nico, I’ve seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest.”

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160. “Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.”

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161. “It’s not how long you live that matters. It’s what you live for.”

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162. “I keep forgetting about your amnesia. Heh. Forgetting about amnesia. That’s funny.”

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163. “I’d missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit.”

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164. “All right, cupcakes. You are about to see the Grand Canyon. Try not to break it. The skywalk can hold the weight of seventy jumbo jets, to you featherweights should be safe out there. If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork.”

— Rick Riordan

165. “Scrawny? Baby, I invented scrawny. Scrawny is the new sizzling hot.”

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166. “Great, I thought. We just blowtorched a national monument.”

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167. “A long white ribbon shot out of the crack in the wall. The ribbon just kept coming, weaving itself into some kind of shape next to Anubis, and my first thought was, My god, he’s got a magic roll of toilet paper.”

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168. “Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness. Commodus.”

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169. “Good Morning! You’re Going to Die.”

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170. “What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should’ve been named ADHD poster child of the year.”

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171. “Don’t feel bad, I’m usually about to die.”

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172. “With her braided hair and white dress, she seemed to glow in the moonlight.”

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173. “If Annabeth’s mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn’t Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff?”

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174. “You missed a pedestrian,” I said. “You want to go back and hit her?”

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175. “Like your zodiac sign?” Percy asked. “I’m a Leo.” “No, stupid,” Leo said. “I’m a Leo. You’re a Percy.”

— Rick Riordan

176. “I can see the stars again m’lady.”

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177. “He didn’t think much of fates and prophecies, but he did believe in one thing: Annabeth and he were supposed to be together.”

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178. “I don’t define myself by the boys who may or may not like me.”

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179. “The world will fall, the gods will die, and I will never achieve a perfect score on this stupid machine. -Dionysus.”

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180. “Writing is like a sport. If you don’t practice, you don’t get any better.”

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181. “My dear young cousin, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.”

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182. “My goal in the classroom was always to make sure they were having so much fun that they didn’t realize they were learning.”

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183. “Laughter is a good way to hide pain”- Leo Valdez.”

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184. “Hubris means deadly pride. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else.”

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185. “It’s not bad enough I am exiled? It’s not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I’m allowed to meet? You think it’s funny to send me this this – this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranquility? This is NOT FUNNY! Take him back!”

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186. “Gods forbid if she ever broke up with him. She’d never be able to visit the sea again without remembering her broken heart. Annabeth about Percy.”

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187. “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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188. “Aphrodite strikes again, huh? You’re gonna be the best-dressed warrior in town, beauty queen.”

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189. “For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.”

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190. “Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. It has to be dealt with, even embraced.”

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191. “Your head is full of kelp.”

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192. “Out of every tragedy, ” he said, “comes new strength.”

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193. “Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.”

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194. “The Friday before winter break, my mom packed me an overnight bag and a few deadly weapons and took me to a new boarding school.”

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195. “Do you always try to kill people when they blow their nose?”

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

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197. “Jumping out a window five hundred feet above ground is not usually my idea of fun. Especially when I’m wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck.”

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198. “For the rest of my life I would always be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if. -Perseus Jackson.”

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199. “I need to use the Dam Bathroom, I need to use the Dam Snack bar, I want a Dam Tee-Shirt.”

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200. “Leo and Calypso’s Garage: Auto Repair and Mechanical Monsters.” “Fresh fruits and vegetables,” Calypso offered. “Cider and stew,” Leo added. “We could even provide entertainment. You could sing and I could, like, randomly burst into flames.” Calypso laughed – a clear, happy sound that made Leo’s heart go ka-bump. “See,” he said, “I’m funny.” She managed to kill her smile. “You are not funny. Now, get back to work, or no cider and stew.” “Yes, ma’am,” he said.”

— Rick Riordan