Mariah

“There cannot be light without darkness, nor darkness without light. You must have the contrast for both to exist.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Farewell, my friends,' I told them. 'Be good to one another'... I wondered if I was leaving the snakes with a new religion; if they would tell stories to future generations about the strange rainbow god boy who tripped a lot before returning to the heavens. Or maybe they were just thinking, That kid is really weird.”
― Rick Riordan, The Chalice of the Gods

“You know,” he said, “sometimes it’s the smallest waves that knock you off your feet. Tsunamis—everybody knows they’re powerful. Tidal waves—big and impressive. But those small waves? They hold a lot of power. They prove what the ocean is capable of, even when no one is paying attention.”
― Rick Riordan, The Chalice of the Gods

“I come preloaded with sarcasm.”
― Rick Riordan, The Chalice of the Gods