Quotes by Rick Riordan

You may choose to believe or not, but the fact is that immortal means immortal. Can you imagine that for a moment, never dying? Never fading? Existing, just as you are, for all time?

Even Dionysuss welcome-home speech wasnt enough to dampen my spirits. Yes, yes, so the little brat didnt get himself killed and now hell have an even bigger head. Well, huzzah for that. In other announcements, there will be no canoe races this Saturday....

It wasn’t easy looking dignified wearing a bed sheet and a purple cape.

Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around her and dear and rabbits doing her laundry.”“Leo, that’s Snow White,” Piper said.

Ella was fluttering above him, dodging missiles and calling out advice: The groin. The Earthborns groin is sensitive.SMASH!Good. Yes. Tyson found its groin.

I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny.

Yeah! Bring it on lake! -Coach Gleeson Hedge

Hazel squinted. How far?Just over the river and through the woods.Percy raised an eyebrow. Seriously? To Grandmothers house we go?Frank cleared his throat. Yeah, anyway.

Aphros nodded, a glint of pride in his eyes. “We have trained all the famous mer-heroes! Name a famous mer-hero, and we have trained him or her!”“Oh, sure,” Leo said. “Like…um, the Little Mermaid?”Aphros frowned. “Who? No! Like Triton, Glaucus, Weissmuller, and Bill!”“Oh. ”Leo had no idea who any of those people were. “You trained Bill? Impressive.

I dont fight without reason. I dont want war without end.

Piper wondered if Olympian gods ever blasted their kids with lightning for being evil, or grounded them in the Underworld.

Then she laughed for real, and put her hands around my neck. I am never, ever going to make things easy for you Seaweed Brain. Get used to it. When she kissed me, I had the feeling my brain was melting right through my body. I couldve stayed that way forever, except a voice behind us growled, Well its about time! Suddenly the pavilion was filled with torchlight and campers. Clarisse led the way as the eavesdroppers charged and hoisted us both onto their shoulders. Oh, come on! I complained. Is there no privacy? The lovebirds need to cool off! Clarisse said with glee. The canoe lake! Conner Stoll shouted. With a huge cheer, they carried us down the hill, but they kept us close enough to hold hands. Annabeth was laughing, and I couldnt help laughing too, even though my face was completely red. We held hands right up to the moment they dumped us in the water.

Hades, Kronos growled. I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegiance. Im afraid not. Hades sighed. My son here convinced me that perhaps I should prioritize my list of enemies. He glanced at me with distaste. As much as I dislike certainupstart demigods, it would not do for Olympus to fall. I would miss bickering with my siblings. And if there is one thing we agree on—it is that you were a TERRIBLE father.

If I had still been an immortal, I might have flirted with her myself. But I was now a sixteen-year-old boy. My mortal form was working its way upon my state of mind. I saw Sally Jackson as a mom—a fact that both consternated and embarrassed me. I thought about how long it had been since I had called my own mother. I should probably take her to lunch when I got back to Olympus.

Leo resisted the urge to throw a grenade in Franks face. I suppose I should know who Pelops was?He was a prince, won his wife in a chariot race. Supposedly he started the Olympic games in honor of that.Hazel sniffed. How romantic. Nice wife you have, Prince Pelops. Thanks. I won her in a chariot race.

Beckendorf, whose legs were now working fine (nothing like being chased by a huge monster to get your body back in order) shook his head and gasped for breath. “You shouldn’t have turned it on! It’s unstable! After a few years, automatons go wild!

We had enough quite enough snobbery in this world without exporting it to the hereafter.

everybody-even monsters-needed a little attention once in a while.

Life is only precious because it ends, kid.

I didnt answer, but, please—nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling.