Rick Riordan Quotes

• Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.

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  Hero, Mean, Brave

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• The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.

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  Choices, Easy, Right Choices

  Rick Riordan (2011). “The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles Book 2): The Throne of Fire”, p.61, Penguin UK

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• Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.

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  Mean, Doe, Needs

  Rick Riordan (2010). “The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid”, Hyperion

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

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  Names, Letters, Source

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• Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

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  Inspirational, Wisdom, Understanding

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• With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.

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  Naps, Needs, Percy Jackson And The Olympians

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• If I'm going to burn, it might as well be bright.

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  Might, Wells, Ifs

  Rick Riordan (2011). “The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus Book 2)”, p.339, Penguin UK

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• Never bet against a cat.

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  Cat

  Rick Riordan (2010). “The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid”, Hyperion

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• Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.

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  Appreciate, Might, Sometimes

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• Knowledge of any value can't be given. It must be sought and earned

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  Given, Values

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• Things will work out - maybe just not the way you plan

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  Work Out, Way, Things Will Work Out

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• It's always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.

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  Book, Writing, Character

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• Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations

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  Hero, Expectations, Despair

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• Life is only precious because it ends, kid.

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  Kids, Life Is, Ends

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• No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.

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  Love, Relationship, Hate

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• Ptah? son of ptooey? What is he god of spitting? i asked

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  Son

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• Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.

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  World, Littles, Remakes

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• Maybe it's okay to still be a kid every once in a while.

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  Kids, Okay, Stills

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• Chaos is impatient. It's random. And above all it's selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.

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  Selfish, Believe, Tears

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• But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.

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  Kindness, Powerful, Boys

  "The Battle of the Labyrinth". Book by Rick Riordan, May 6, 2008.

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• Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. "Jeez, Nico," I said. "I've never really tried." He went on asking questions. Did I fight a lot with Thalia, since she was a daughter of Zeus? (I didn't answer that one.) If Annabeth's mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn't Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff? (I tried not to strangle Nico for asking that one.) Was Annabeth my girlfriend? (At this point, I was ready to stick the kid in a meat-flavored sack and throw him to the wolves.)

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  Daughter, Mother, Girlfriend

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• It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.

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  Courage, Honesty

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• Humans see what they want to see.

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  Ignorance, Knowing, Perspective

  "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief". Book by Rick Riordan, July 1, 2005.

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• The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation," she said. "Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.

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  Fighting, Evil, Flaws

  Rick Riordan (2008). “Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse”, p.217, Penguin UK

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• Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked. "No such thing as fair," Frank told himself. "If I'm going to burn, it might as well be bright.

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  Might, Wells, Frank

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