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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“May you live every day of your life.”
― Jonathan Swift

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

“Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs and grenades.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

“Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Oh no." I said panic rising in my chest. "No, no, no, Somebody get a can opener. I've got a god in my head!!”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Die, enemies of Ra!" Sekhemet yelled. "Perish in agony!"
"She's almost as annoying as you," I told Horus.
"Impossible," Horus said. "No one bests Horus.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Well," I said. "If you need me, I'll be outside, playing with sharp objects.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Almost everything strange washes up near Miami. ”
― Rick Riordan

“Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“In person, if possible, Anubis was even more drop-dead gorgeous. [Oh . . . ha, ha. I didn't catch the pun, but thank you, Carter. God of the dead, drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, hilarious. Now, may I continue?]”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Ah, Mastery of the Five Elements!"
"Is that the one we want?" I asked.
"No, but a good one. How to tame the five essential elements of the universe - earth, air, water, fire, and cheese!"
"Cheese?”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Our baboon was going completely sky goddess - which is to say, nuts.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“She blinked. "Hmm? Oh, don't care. What did Anubis look like to you?"
"What did... he looked like a guy. So?"
"A good-looking guy, or a slobbering dog-headed guy?"
"I guess... Not the dog-headed guy."
"I knew it!" Sadie pointed at me as if she'd won an argument.
"Good-looking. I knew it!"
And with a ridiculous grin, she spun around and skipped into the house.
My sister, as I may have mentioned, is a little strange.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Nothing is more tragic than loving someone to the depths of your soul and knowing they cannot and will not ever love you back.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Hearthstone Passes Out Even More than Jason Grace (Though I Have No Idea Who That Is)”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“Tell you what," I said. "After the testing after the Demon Days, when things settle down -"
"Things won't settle down."
"- I'm going to take you to the mall."
She blinked. "The mall? For what reason?"
"To hang out," I said. "We'll get some hamburgers. See a movie."
Zia hesitated. "Is this what you'd call a 'date'?"
My expression must have been priceless, because Zia actually cracked a smile. "You look like a cow hit with a shovel.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“And this is the east shore?" Sadie asked. "You said something about that in London--my grandparents living on the east shore."
Amos smiled. "Yes. Very good, Sadie. In ancient times, the east bank of the Nile was always the side of the living, the side where the sun rises. The dead were buried west of the river. It was considered bad luck, even dangerous, to live there. The tradition is still strong among... our people."
Our people?" I asked, but Sadie muscled in with another question.
So you can't live in Manhattan?" she asked.
Amos's brow furrowed as he looked across at the Empire State Building. "Manhattan has other problems. Other gods. It's best we stay separate.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Wha-what?" Her eyes fluttered open.
"Nothing," I shouted. "We're being followed by a slaying machine. Go back to sleep.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Carter Kane, 14, died tragically in Paris when he was eaten by his sister’s cat Muffin.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“I hate this plan,” I said. “Let’s do it.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.”
― Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire

“Right," Sadie said. "And Set will just stand there calmly while I read him to death.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid