Quotes by Rick Riordan

As I got closer to the fence, I held my shirt over my nose to block the smell. One stallion waded through the muck and whinnied angrily at me. He bared his teeth, which were pointed like a bears.I tried to talk to him in my mind. I can do that with most horses.Im going to clean your stables. Wont that be great?Come inside! Eat you! Tasty half-blood!Usually this gets me VIP treatment in the equestrian world, not this time.Poseidon can come in, too! We will eat you both! Seafood! The other horses chimed in as they waded through the field.

Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—”“Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”“No!”“Me neither,” Leo admitted.

Hazel!” he yelled. “That box! Open it!”She hesitated, then saw the box he meant. Te label read WARNING. DO NOT OPEN. “Open it!” Leo yelled again.

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.

Grover wore his fake feet and his pants to pass as human. He wore a green rasta-style cap, because when it rained his curly hair flattened and you could just see the tips of his horns. His bright orange backpack was full of scrap metal and apples to snack on. In his pocket was a set of reed pipes his daddy goat had carved for him, even though he only knew two songs: Mozarts Piano Concerto no. 12 and Hilary Duffs So Yesterday, both of which sounded pretty bad on reed pipes.

Stop! Narcissus got to his feet. This is not right! This person is obviously not awesome, so he must be... He struggled for the right words. It had probably been a long time since hed talked about anything other than himself. He must be tricking us. Apparently Narcissus wasnt completely stupid.

Frank didn’t drop you on purpose,” she said. “He’s not like that. He’s just a little clumsy sometimes.”“Oops,” Leo said, in his best Frank Zhang voice. “Dropped Leo into a squad of enemy soldiers. Dang it!

Percy was getting tired of water.If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon’s Junior Sea Scouts, but he didn’t care.

Will put his hand on Nicos shoulder. Nico, we need o have another talk about your people skills.Hey, Im just stating the obvious. If this is Apollo, and he dies, were all in trouble.Will turned to me. I apologize for my boyfriend.Nico rolled his eyes. Could you not―Would you prefer special guy? Will asked. Or significant other?Significant annoyance, in your case, Nico grumbled

People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldnt explain how. She didnt really want to know.

Leo frowned at the giants spire. Cant we blow it up or something?Without me, you do not have the power, Hera said. You might as well try to destroy a mountain.Done that once today, Jason said.

Hermes smiled. I knew a boy once ... oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, really.Hermes ignored them. One night, when this boys mother wasnt watching, he sneaked out of their cave and stole some cattle that belonged to Apollo.Did he get blasted to tiny pieces? I asked.Hmm ... no. Actually, everything turned out quite well. To make up for his theft, the boy gave Apollo an instrument hed invented-a lyre. Apollo was so enchanted with the music that he forgot all about being angry.So whats the moral?The moral? Hermes asked. Goodness, you act like its a fable. Its a true story. Does truth have a moral?Um ...How about this: stealing is not always bad?I dont think my mom would like that moral., suggested George. Martha demanded..Ive got it, Hermes said. Young people dont always do what theyre told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment. Hows that?

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of whack-a-mole. 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.

A telkhine was hunched over a console, but he was so involved with his work, he didnt notice us. He was about five feet tall, with slick black seal fur and stubby little feet. He had the head of a Doberman, but his clawed hands were almost human. He growled and muttered as he tapped on his keyboard. Maybe he was messaging his friends on uglyface.com.

Before I could lose my courage, I said, Dont I get a kiss for luck? Its kind of a tradition, right?I figured she would punch me. Instead, she drew her knife and stared at the army marching toward us. Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then, well see.

Are you guys busy? Juniper asked. Well, I said, were in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and were trying not to die. Were not busy, Annabeth said.

The Princess Andromeda?Went ka-boom.

I stared at him (Dionysus). Youre...youre married? But I thought you got in trouble for chasing a wood nymph-

Unless you stop him. Perhaps next we meet.Youll be just as annoying? I guessed.He fixed my with those warm brown eyes. Or perhaps you could bring me up to speed on those modern courtship rituals.I sat there stunned until he gave me a glimpse of a smile-just enough to let me know he was teasing. Then he disappeared.Oh, very funny! I yelled.

Leo had seen Tia Callida in action; she liked knives, snakes and putting babies in roaring fires. Yeah, definitely lets unleash her rage. Great idea.