Quotes by Rick Riordan

We got lots of secrets, Will. You Apollo guys cant have all the fun. Our campers have been excavating the tunnel system under Cabin Nine for almost a century. We still havent found the end. Anyway, Leo, if you dont mind sleeping in a dead mans bed, its yours-Jake Suddenly Leo didnt feel like kicking back. He sat u, careful not to touch any of the buttons. The counselor who died-this was his bed-Leo Yeah. Charles Beckendorf-Jake Leo imagined saw blades coming through the mattress, or maybe a grenade sewn inside the pillows. He didnt, like, die IN this bed, did he-LeoNo. In the Titan War, last summer-JakeThe Titan War, which has NOTHING to do with this very fine bed-LeoThe Titans, Will said, like Leo was an idiot. The big powerful guys that ruled the world before the gods. They tried to make a comeback last summer. Their leader, Kronos, built a new palace on top of Mount Tam in California. Their armies came to New York and almost destoyed Mount Olympus. A lot of demigods died trying to stop them-WillIm guessing this wasnt on the news-LeoIt seemed like a fair question, but Will shook his head in disbelief. You didnt hear about Mount St. Helens erupting, or the freak storms across the country, or that building collapsing in St Louis-WillLeo shrugged. Last summer, hed been on the run from another foster home. Then a truancy officer caught him in New Mexico, and the court sentenced him to the nearest correction facility-the Wilderness School. Guess I was busy-LeoDoesnt matter. You were lucky to miss it. The thing is, Beckendorf was one of the first casualties, and ever since then-JakeYour cabins been cursed-Leo

Python opened his eyes. What do you want?To sing you songs about my awesomeness!Oh, please. Just kill me now.Okay! Apollo drew his bow and shot the snake between the eyes. Then he sang a song about his awesomeness.

I imagined she was going to say, You killed a Minotaur! or Wow, youre so awesome! or something like that. Instead she said, You drool when you sleep.

We couldn’t have done it without somebody else! We couldn’t have won this race or got the Fleece or saved Grover or anything! We owe our lives to Tyson, Percy’s…’‘Brother!’ I said, loud enough for everybody to hear. ‘Tyson, my baby brother.’Tyson blushed. The crowd cheered. Annabeth planted a kiss on my cheek.

For the first time, Cupids gaze seemed sympathetic. Oh, I wouldnt say Love always makes you happy. His voice sounded smaller, much more human. Sometimes it makes you incredible sad. But at least youve faced it now. Thats the only way to conquer me.

They’d seen his deepest secrets. They knew who he was, what he was. But they didn’t seem to care. No … they cared more. They weren’t judging him. They were concerned.

Seaweed BrainWise Girl

I know what youre gonna think, what youre gonna ask. Percy Jackson, why are you hanging from a Times Square billboard without your pants on, about to fall to your death?

Tyson put his hand on Grover´s shoulder I -I will go with him.I couldn´t believe I was hearing this. Tyson are you sure?The big guy nodded. Goat boy needs help. We will find the god person. I am not like Hephaestus. I trust friends.

They want to cook you and eat you, she said distatefully, which is ridiculous. Youd taste terrible.Thank you, grandmother.

Exquisitely painful, isnt it? Not being sure who you love and who loves you.

Were fresh out of flying boys.

Percy!’ Annabeth scolded. ‘You just opened another Monster Doughnut shop somewhere!

The others were a little surprised when Piper came back on a pegasus with two unconscious demigods.

Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of thing. After all those labors I had to complete for my evil cousin Eurystheus, well...I dont want to be that guy, you know?

Dont destroy Half-Blood while were gone, was Chirons parting instruction. Argus pointed two fingers at his eyes and then at us. This took a few minutes since he has one hundred eyes, but we got the message - be good, or else.

We went about our usual routines - combat practice, volleyball practice, archery practice, strawberry-picking practice (dont ask), lava-wall-climbing practice ... Youll find we practice a lot here.

First thing Id do is make sure the poor newbie demigods dont have to suffer through the orientation film.All conversation stopped. What orientation film? Will Solace asked.Nico looked puzzled. You know ... He glanced side to side, clearly uncomfortable with everybody watching him. Finally he cleared his throat and sang in a warbly voice to the tune of The Hokey Cokey: It lets the demigods in! It shuts the monsters out! It keeps the half-bloods safe, but turns mortals all about! Its Misty, and its magic, and it makes me want to shout: the border is all about! He punctuated the last line of the song with some half-hearted claps.We stared at him in stunned silence.Nico. Will patted his boyfriends arm. Youre scaring the other campers.More than usual, Julia Feingold muttered under her b

He turned to Harley, the oddly muscular eight-year-old son of Hephaestus. Want to come with? I might need help with the projector.A projectile! Yes! Harley pumped his

Uh-oh, Will muttered. This is going to be ... interes