Top 500 Rick Riordan Quotes (2025 Update)
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401. “Even from far away, I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music.”

— Rick Riordan

402. “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...”

— Rick Riordan

403. “She said this in the same way you might say Fields of Punishment or Hades’s gym shorts.”

— Rick Riordan

404. “He could’t have survied a hundred foot drop. I’m sorry Annabeth.”

— Rick Riordan

405. “We were just looking at maps...”

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406. “The spirit of the wild must pass to all of you now. You must tell each one you meet: if you would find Pan, take up Pan’s spirit. Remake the wild, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. You cannot wait for anyone else, even a god, to do that for you.”

— Rick Riordan

407. “Even when she looked scared, she had a lot of guts.”

— Rick Riordan

408. “Teach you to try marrying me, you idiot!”

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409. “You must carry on my spirit. It can no longer be carried by a god. It must be taken up by all of you. – Pan.”

— Rick Riordan

410. “Our secret weapon, Khione! We’re not just a bunch of demigods. We’re a team.”

— Rick Riordan

411. “The cafe windows wrapped all the way around the observation floor, which gave us a beautiful panoramic view of the skeleton army that had come to kill us.”

— Rick Riordan

412. “I wasn’t aiming at the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway.”

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413. “Bob says hello,” he told the stars.”

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414. “You are one freaking awesome baboon.”

— Rick Riordan

415. “Percy looked at his friends. “I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.” “Combat time?” Piper grabbed her horn of plenty. “I hate wonder bread,” Jason said. Together, they charged.”

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416. “Don’t Worry, Be Hapi.”

— Rick Riordan

417. “Kids are baby goats. They’re cute and they have redeeming social value. You are definitely not kids.”

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418. “Being a half-blood is dangerous. It’s scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful, nasty ways.”

— Rick Riordan

419. “The meeting was like a war council with donuts. Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home.”

— Rick Riordan

420. “I didn’t answer, but, please – nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling.”

— Rick Riordan

421. “I gave her a smile that I hoped conveyed something like: Hey, you know I’m on your side. Gods are such jerks! But what can you do? Probably my expression actually conveyed: It’s not my fault! Please do not kill me!”

— Rick Riordan

422. “If not for the horses, Piper would’ve died.”

— Rick Riordan

423. “Leo fell in love with every girl he saw-as long as she was completely out of his league.”

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424. “And flash him!” Annabeth’s face reddened. “That came out wrong. But yeah, good idea.”

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425. “Leo had seen Tia Callida in action; she liked knives, snakes and putting babies in roaring fires. Yeah, definitely let’s unleash her rage. Great idea.”

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426. “I’ve always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.”

— Rick Riordan

427. “Feeling groovy, I’m Drowning, freezing, snake surfing Life is good, Batman!”

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428. “If somebody offers you Hapi pills, just say no!”

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429. “And I was holding someone who was destined to be my best friend, or possibly my worst enemy.”

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430. “Well that was sucktastic.”

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431. “Tag with plague spirits You’re it, and you’re infectious Have fun with that, LOL.”

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432. “June cackled with delight, muttering, “Whoops!” as a car almost killed them.”

— Rick Riordan

433. “A surgeon would never hesitate to amputate a rotting hand, no matter how faithfully it had served its owner in the past.”

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434. “I like flying cars. I prefer it when the car is actually capable of flight, however.”

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435. “I thought maybe he was seeing another tree. – Juniper.”

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436. “I wasn’t sure whether I was supposed to kneel or buy stamps from him or what.”

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437. “Just for you non-sea-god types out there, don’t go swimming in New York Harbor. It may not be as filthy as it was in my mom’s day, but that water will still probably make you grow a third eye or have mutant children when you grow up.”

— Rick Riordan

438. “I could hear hopefulness in her voice, but also doubt. She was waiting for me to admit the obvious: I’d forgotten. I was toast. I was boyfriend roadkill.”

— Rick Riordan

439. “I got ready for bed and crawled in. The covers were comfortable and warm, but the pillow was just too weird. It gave me neck cramps, so I put it on the floor and went to sleep without it. My first big mistake.”

— Rick Riordan

440. “If my mom told one more story about how cute I looked in the bathtub when I was three years old I was going to burrow into the snow and freeze myself to death.”

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441. “Staplers – Excellent source of iron.”

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442. “Energy and matter can’t be created or destroyed. Only changed. And sometimes changed for the better.”

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443. “Never bet against a cat.”

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444. “Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.”

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445. “The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.”

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446. “No which fish are big enough to land.”

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447. “The rivalry ends here,’ Percy said. ‘I love you, Wise Girl.’ Annabeth made a little sigh, like something in her ribcage had melted.”

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448. “I found myself staring at her, which was stupid since I’d seen her a billion times. Still, she seemed so much more mature. It was kind of intimidating. I mean, sure, she’d always been cute, but she was starting to be seriously beautiful.”

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449. “Good luck is a sham. The wheel of fortune is a Ponzi scheme. True success requires sacrifice.”

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450. “The rivalry ends here,” Percy said. “I love you, Wise Girl.”

— Rick Riordan