Quotes by Rick Riordan

Doubtful, but it did work...Annabeth? Percy said again. Youre planning something. Youve got that Im-planning-something look.I dont have an Im-planning-something look.Yeah, you totally do. Your eyebrows knit and your lips press together and ---Do you have a pen? she asked him.Youre kidding, right? He brought out Riptide.Yes, but can you actually write with it?I--I dont know, he admitted. Never tried.

Nico drew his sword. His smile was even more unsettling than his scowl.Underground, he said. My favorite p

Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your anger rule you... well, your fate will be even sadder then mine.

[Percy] kept hoping things would get better for Annabeth and him, but their lives just got more dangerous, as if the Three Fates were up there spinning their futures with barbed wire instead of thread just to see how much two demigods could tolerate.

Nicos voice was like broken glass. I- I wasnt in love with Annabeth.You were jealous of her, Jason said. Thats why you didnt want to be around her. Especially why you dont want to be around... him. It makes total sense.

About five meters ahead, Nico was swinging his black sword with one hand, holding the scepter of Diocletian aloft with the other. He kept shouting orders at the legionnaires, but they paid him no atte

Nothing? Favonius cried. The one you care for most... plunged into Tartarus, and you still will not allow the truth?Suddenly Jason felt like he was eavedrop

The story of Psyche finally made sense to him- why a mortal girl would be so afraid. Why would she risk breaking the rules to look the god of love in the face, because she feared he might be a mo

Jason always tried to build a good relationship with his team. Hed learned the hard way that if somebody was going to have your back in a fight, it was better if you found some common ground and trusted each other. But Nico wasnt easy to figure out.

Please tell me your master isnt Aeolus.That airhead? Favonius snorted. No, of course not.He means Eros. Nicos voice turned edgy. Cupid, in Latin.Favonius smiled. Very good, Nico di Angelo. Im glad to see you again, by the way. Its been a long time.

Oh, hes not like that, said Favonius.Jason flinched. You can read my

Frank, how did you do that? Jason yelled.Franks head swam with pain. He forced himself not to pass out. Im the ranking Roman officer, he said. They- uh, they dont recognize you. Sorry.Jason grimaced, but he didnt look particularly surprised. How can we help?

So now I get the scepter? Jason

If Annabeths mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didnt Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff?

His face was gaunt, scraped and bloody, his hair dusted with cobwebs, but when he locked eyes with her, she thought he had never looked more handsome.Percy & Annabeth

New lesson class... most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword.this change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you RIGHT NOW if you dont BACK OFF!.... CLASS DISMISSED!

Wheres the dam water fountain Im thirsty?

hermes has threatened me with slow mail. lousy Internet service and a horrible stock market if i publish this story. I hope he is just bluffing.

As soon as the rocky coast line of the island came into view, I ordered one of the ropes to wrap around Annabeths waist, tying her to the foremast. Dont untie me, she said, no matter what happens or how much I plead. Ill want to go straight over the edge and drown myself. Are you trying to tempt me?Ha-ha.

Piper bit her lip. The last thing she wanted to do was check Katopris for more terrifying images.Ive tried,she said.The dagger doesnt always show what I want to see. In fact,it hardly ever doesPlease,Percy said.Try again.He pleaded with those sea-green eyes, like a cute baby seal that needed help.Piper wondered how Annabeth ever won an argument with this guy.Fine,she sighed,and drew her dagger